auburn
Auburn
oh betty!
oh no!
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? 
May 31, 2007
Which one of these is not like the other, which one of these just doesn’t belong…
May 30, 2007
Car Photo Of The Day… name that car.
bork bork bork!
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?
May 29, 2007
May 26, 2007
Car Photo Of The Day: 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
Alfa Romeo 8C
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…”
Air Cleaner Update
Before
After
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.
May 25, 2007
Wallpaper, just for Roger.
rusty MGA
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.
May 24, 2007
Car Photo Of The Day.
attenzione
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.
