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? 😉
Month: May 2007
Car Photo Of The Day… name that car.
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?
Name that car.
Car Photo Of The Day: 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
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…”
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Air Cleaner Update
Well, the K&N filters finally came off the 65E today.
However, I didn’t put the stock cannister on. Instead I put an aftermarket replacement from ITG. Paul might be having an aneurysm reading this… I don’t know.
Remember last year, when I won that photography contest from SNG Barratt? Well I looked at the filter and the parts voucher I won, and figured “what the heck… it is free” and ordered it. I actually chatted for a while with Dave Kerr in the UK about his and he seemed to like it. It is easier to work around, and weighs about 1/8th what the stock setup does.
It was very easy to install. I documented the process here for the terminally curious. The K&N’s will be going on eBay soon, unless somebody here wants them real bad. Bueller? Bueller?
The car seems to like the new setup. I doubt it is the filter so much as the trumpets between it and the carbs. The torque curve seems to not flatten out in the midrange anymore. That’s not scientific … just a “seat of the pants dyno” reading.
I can still put the stock setup on, once I manage to find all the little parts I have yet to source.
Wallpaper, just for Roger.
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. 😉
Car Photo Of The Day.
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.