Category: Cars

I am a “car guy”… I love old cars.

Car Photo of the Day: Name That Car.

At the start of a large Vintage Car rally I participated in a while back I noted the unique lines of this particular car from this particular angle. From other angles it is obvious what this car is, but from above and behind the passenger side, it becomes sort of… generic. I thought it would make for a great CPotD guessing game. Do you know what car it is?

As Promised: More of “Ol Yellar”

This is a historically significant car, of which I know little. Perhaps one of our commentators can provide more background than I. Here it is parked in front of another historically significant item, a nationally known structure (though perhaps not in the same nation) … can you name it?

Meanwhile, soak in some more photos “after the jump.”
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Car Photo of the day: “Special”

Back in the day “Special” didn’t mean the short bus. It meant something unique and different. This car is one of those legendary Specials from the 50s. A car which was built for pennies in a California garage and went out to beat legendary machines made for “cubic money” in places like Maranello and Stuttgart. Do you know its name?