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I saw this car at a museum stop on the Forza Amelia a few years back. I fell hard for the whole package. I love this car…. even though I have never seen one other than this static display.
Do you know what it is?
(I photoshopped the identity off it, though I still think it is an easy one.)
One of these cars is an Auburn Boattail Speedster, and the other is a “fakey-doo” built from a VW Beetle. Can you tell the difference? 😉
Sort of an easy one…
Shot at the 2004 Northwest Historics. Note that the car is sporting a license plate! I assume the numbers come off and it drives home. That’s real vintage racing!
To those of you who know this model intimately, are those knock-off hubs?
Last week, I had a plate from an Italian car’s cam cover, and two people, Chris & Paul correctly guessed “early Alfa”. The specific answer was an Alfa Romeo 1933 8C 2300. More photos “after the jump…”
Continue reading “Car Photo Of The Day: 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300”
Roger Los’ fatal attraction to oxidized British steel immediately came to mind when I saw this. The original links to the high-res images can be found here. Nice photo.
Kudos to the brave soul who undertakes such a comprehensive restoration - remember, it’s a marriage for love, not money!
heh… if they only knew Roger. 😉
While poring over the engine compartment of an Italian classic, I noted this plate.
Kudos go to the sharp eye (or reader of Italian) who can tell us what car surrounds this metal plate.