Category: Car Photo Of The Day

When the 2007 GTTSR left Banff, Alberta I had talked with Philippe Reyns and arranged to photograph his Jaguar XKSS. Shaun Redmond was at the wheel of the 65E and I was ready with my camera and favorite lens. As we left Highway 1 and climbed towards the pass leading to Radium Hot Springs in British Columbia the road straightened and the dawn light was … perfect. It was that magical golden crisp morning bright that makes everything look and feel … wonderful.

I motioned Philippe to pass me and starting right here the two Jaguars performed a pas de deux for the next several miles. I concentrated on shooting the ultra rare Coventry cat but for this shot I captured the scene itself and that amazing light.

This car confounded the experts last weekend so it is back. Maybe I’ll run it until you guys get it right!

Here’s a side view:

Hints: It is NOT a kit car. This was a purpose-built race car, though street legal. The company existed in the 60s & 70s.

A 1910 Brush Runabout’s dashboard with its dual ignition control.

I’d love to drive a brass era machine some time. A Brush would be a nice choice, since the engine rotates counter-clockwise, so the hand crank starting won’t break the arm of the starter if it misfires!

Anyone need a co-driver for the London-to-Brighton run? I’m available! 😉

Summer is officially over. Yes, I know that was last week, but around here we had an extra few days. Things changed rather suddenly last night. The temps dropped precipitously and today we had rain. Oh well. At least I ran a few errands on Sunday in the E-type. It might get out one or two times more this year, but it will likely go into winter storage soon and that list of “things that must be fixed” will start being whittled away (fix the tach, fix the window mechanism on the passenger side, finally finish that console mod?)

Yes, I’ve used this photo before… what can I say? I have thing for Aston bonnets!