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This big car wafted by me as I was shooting a car that is out of frame to the left at the start of the Tulip Rallye last year. It was smooth, silent, and so very British in its manner. Can you ID this Queen of the Road?
How about the rest of the cars in frame?
(yes, this is a sort of easy one after you guys struggled with the last CPotD car-spotting challenge. Kudos to all who picked out the oddities.)
Apologies for the lack of updates for the past several days. Life has me spinning at a high RPM, though without being in gear of late. The reasons will hopefully become clear very soon. In the meantime, here’s a few photos for you to ponder. Above is one of those snapshots that you have to take when you stumble upon the scene. Sure the photo isn’t that great, but the subject matter makes for one of those mental “huh” moments…
Carrying on… Here’s a six-pack of car photos to make up for my absence!
Continue reading “Car Photo(s) of the Day: The Make-up Exam, from Alfa to O… pel.”
I stumbled upon this car at a show last year. The front end had a very E-type or 275GTB look to it, but was nothing of the sort. I’d never seen one in the flesh, so it is a rare beast indeed. Can you ID the car?
Here is the bottom/business end of the Hyabusa engine I posted in an earlier Car Photo of the Day. On a rest stop of the 2009 Annie & Steve Norman Classic Motorcar Rally on Vancouver Island we stopped at the shop of Super Seven Cars Inc. The shop is run by an ex-Can Am racer who has a fascinating collection of cars in and around the shop. They specialize in this Lotus 7 replica with the Hyabusa engine. Seems like a natural fit really. Insane coupled to crazy.
Can you name the car from just this view of the engine. Plenty of clues abound, so I doubt this one will withstand much scrutiny before being named correctly.
OK, so this isn’t a great photograph, but there’s a lot of interesting things going on here for my car-spotting crowd. Can you name the car and the engine?
Pardon the shameless self-promotion, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind my readers that prints of my car photography are available for purchase online. The above is a slide show of some of the shots you can buy. These are from the collection called “Action Shots”. Prints are available in various sizes, suitable for on a desk or hanging on the wall. They’s make a great gift for your Dad for Father’s Day, or anyone who appreciates cool cars anytime of the year! You can even have them framed and gift-wrapped!
To purchase your print select the image you want and click it. You’ll be taken to my online store.
(Proceeds go to paying for the upkeep of the online store first, and.. if I ever sell enough, a nice new wide-angle lens for making more great photos!)
Thanks for your support.