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1929 Auburn 8-90 Boattail Speedster.
Recorded June 2, 2019 at Gilmore Museum, Hickory Corners, Michigan.
Yes, I know. I previously uploaded a version of this car - well I'm uploading another version. Hey, what can I say, I like the car! If ya don't want to comment or fav, that's fine. If ya do wish to leave a comment and/or fav..........well that's fine too.
Btw- The reflection of a tree in the car. There is a large tree just to the right - hence the reflections.
Hope "someone" gets a bit of enjoyment viewing this fine classic.
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Pierce-Arrow concept car. Only five were built, only 3 have survived.
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See rear view here - flic.kr/p/2oJfJFZ
This fine specimen is part of the Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage the Richard H. Driehaus Collection - a private collection.
A bit of Southern charm on a warm summer day in July. Parked my new car on the front lawn of my good friend's charming house in Georgia under the shade of their grand old oak tree.
The car - well it's a 1929 Hudson Dual-cowl Phaeton.
1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider
buildraceparty.com/1957-ferrari-625-trc-spider/
As preeminent Ferrari historian Richard F. Merritt put it, the 1957 Ferrari 625 TRC is, “one of the prettiest Ferraris ever built”.
320 bhp, 2,953 cc Tipo 128 SOHC per cylinder bank V-12 engine, six Weber 40 DCN twin-choke carburettors, alloy four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with unequal-length A-arms, coil springs and anti-roll bar, nine-inch differential, live rear axle with parallel trailing arms and coil springs, and four-wheel hydraulic finned aluminium drum brakes with steel liners. Wheelbase: 2,250 mm (88.6")
This is one of only two 2.5-litre 625 TRCs ever built by Ferrari, each specifically ordered by the larger-than-life West Coast Ferrari distributor Johnny von Neumann. Brought just under a cool $6.5 million in Monaco, May, 2012.
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Background
In remembrance of our mate, Richard Taylor for allowing me use of this background scene (Italian courtyard). Sadly, we lost Richard on September 15, 2022.
Hope you all enjoy ……………………..
1932 Duesenberg J-476 Torpedo Convertible Coupe by Murphy
If you follow my photostream, you have probably seen this beautiful Duesenberg convertible coupe before but not wearing white "spats".
Trivia - Famous movie stars who owned Duesenberg's; Gary Cooper and his extremely rare short-wheelbase 1935 Duesenberg SSJ. Clark Gable's originally purchased 1936 Duesenberg Model JN with body by Rollston which Gable subsequently brought to master coach builder, "Bohman & Schwartz" for a complete re-built. James Cagney who owned a 1933 Duesenberg Model J Dietrich Convertible Sedan.
May not look like it but did a lot of work here, folks. If you care to view my other picture of this car, taken some time ago, and read the general narrative about this fine specimen, you can click here - flic.kr/p/hnjVfo
Hope you'all enjoy.............
Its’ been some time since I (tried) entertaining everyone with a “story” so here it is – The story……….
If I had been living in the 1930’s (which, of course, I hadn’t) and if I had been wealthy (which, of course, I wouldn’t have been) but ‘if’ I had………. this would have been my car. Oh yes indeed, there were many beautiful cars manufactured in the thirties – like the very “snazzy” and sporty 1935 Auburn supercharged boattail speedster but the Auburn, in my opinion, was a car more for the snooty college kids who were attending Ivy League schools. You know, the college kids like those who wore, knitted ties, shawl collared coats, plus four pants with argyle hosiery and letter sweaters. And let’s not forget the frappe herringbone newsboy hats! You know, the college kids who went around addressing one another with greetings like, “Hey ole boy” and “How’s it going ole chap?”
I would have been more like the “Alan Freedman School of Liberal Arts” type and I would have been wearing pleated wool trousers and a tweed coat and probably smoking a pipe.
Grand and stately cars like the touring models of the Duesenbergs, Cadillacs, Lincolns and other Packards would have been too unwieldy, appealing to what I would have considered the more stodgy or conventional kind. Albeit, no question about it, the Duesenberg SJ Boattail Speedster was definitely a very classy car and also powerfully fast. The Duesenbergs were also quite expensive.
Admittedly the Packard Super Eight with its meager 145 horsepower with a normally aspirated two-barrel carburetor mated to a three-speed synchromesh transmission would be considered anything but speedy. Nevertheless, my opinion would have been that this Packard Victoria by Dietrich possessed a sense of timeless style with its “Empire grill” while projecting a conservatively sporty appearance. Combine this with Packard’s reputation for quality workmanship would have made this car the perfect choice in my opinion.
Hope you enjoy “my” car……….
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......... would be Peace throughout the world.
Merry Christmas to all my fine fickr friends around the world. May Peace and good will be with you all.......
Unknown to me until just today, my Son took this picture of this unique concept car.
This rear view is a mate to this view - flic.kr/p/2oJehox
This fine specimen is part of the Chicago Vintage Motor Carriage the Richard H. Driehaus Collection - a private collection.
The Scene
A three image composite - images of which, none were photographed by yours truly. Being that none of the original photographers of these pictures could be positively identified, I am unable to provide individual accreditation or “ownership”. If anyone recognizes or identifies the “owner or owners” of any of the images contained herein, please advise this artist.
• The background (from the line of the road and up) is one of the composite images. From the best that I have determined, the yellow ochre Tudor style house on the left was once the home of Charles Cheney, one of the Cheney Brothers who together operated the Cheney Brothers Silk Company.
Note: In that I wanted a expansive foreground for the composition, I found the Charles Cheney house at 79 Hartford Road in Manchester, Connecticut to be an ideal choice. The broad sweep of the Great Lawn looks much the same as during the heyday of the Cheney silk business (about 1860 to 1930). The Cheney family opened the lawn to the public, who came to pick dandelions for cooked greens; to find worms for use as fish-bait; and in winter to ski, sled, and toboggan. Beginning in 1942, the mansions on the Great Lawn were sold to non-Cheney families; and today none are owned by either the Cheneys or their descendants.
• The boy dragging the fir (or whatever type of tree) up the yard, across the snow is another element of this artwork.
• The striking red Duesenberg and the foreground is yet another element of this composite.
The Car
1932 Duesenberg Model J Phaeton, SJ-463/2480
Formerly part of Al Wiseman's renowned collection, this 1932 Duesenberg Model J, chassis number 2480, engine number J-463, has a remarkably interesting history. A long-wheelbase car, J-463/2480 stretches some 153.5-inches and boasts a highly desirable and elegant dual cowl phaeton bodywork crafted in the style of LeGrande and finished in closely-matched, duo-tone Red with Beige top and interior. Spicing up the allure and history of J-463/2480, and often a common practice with cars such as Duesenberg, J-463/2480 began life with a formal limousine body by Rollston of New York, which was later removed in favor of body number 1946 from J-389/2415, a sportier, long-wheelbase convertible Berline body by Dietrich, Inc. of Detroit. Unfortunately, in 1946, a garage fire destroyed the Dietrich body, leaving only the chassis of J-463/2480 to survive for many years.
The graceful and popular LeGrande-style body was fitted prior to 1985, likely sometime during the 1970’s. It’s thought that during this time also the engine was upgraded with a proper SJ centrifugal supercharger. First offered by Duesenberg in 1932, the supercharger took the massive 420 CI 32 valve DOHC straight eight engine from 265 horsepower to 320 horsepower, and turned a Model, J into the formidable SJ model. At the time, there were very few vehicles on the road able to match the robustness, speed, power, and overall quality of a Duesenberg. Today, Duesenbergs are capable of cruising at highway speeds, and represent an absolute pinnacle in automotive engineering and styling. Sadly, the stock market crash of 1929 took a major toll on manufacturers such as Duesenberg, which closed forever in 1937 having produced just 481 units of automotive art.
Source: MECUM AUCTIONS
btw - We are getting our first snowfall for the season as this image is being uploading. Large puffy flakes of gently falling snow with little or no wind and the temperature is moderate for this time of year. A real "Hallmark Christmas" scene outside my window........... * Update: Turned into a real mess of a snowstorm. It's now 6:15pm and been snowing since about 6 a.m. Now they are predicting the temps are going to fall, turning this wet snow into an treacherous icy mess by tomorrow morning.......... bah, humbug!
Blessings to all my flickr friends around the world, “Peace, Good Health and Harmony”.
Europeans have a unique way, from Americans, designating engine displacement. “275” equated the rough count of cubic centimeters displaced by each piston within this Columbo V12 engine and the “B” following the Gran Turismo designation stood for “Berlinetta” coupe.
Introduced along with its topless GTS (“S” for Spider) counterpart in Paris in October 1964, the 275 GTB kept its 3.3-liter V12 up front, but its transmission was relocated to the rear as a transaxle arrangement for better weight balance. The 275 also was the first Ferrari road car fitted with independent rear suspension, and the first not fitted with wire wheels; Campagnolo alloy rim were the standard equipment. The beautiful Borrani wire wheels seen on some 275 models were optional.
The 275 GTB seen here, first appeared at the 1966 Paris Auto Salon fitted with a more potent 300-hp all-aluminum DOHC V12. Predictably the “/4” at the end of GTB referred to the engine’s total camshafts count. While still displacing 3286cc, the GTB/4’s DOHC V12 produced 20 more horsepower over its predecessor (300 total). Air/fuel was fed into the combustion chambers by six Weber carburetors (rather than three in the previous SOHC engine).
About 330 275 GTB/4 coupes were built between 1966 and 1968.
Source: Display placard
* This beautiful Ferrari 275 GTB/4 was recorded at the 2012 Barrington Concours d’Elegance.
1957 Cadillac Fleetwood - picture taken at the Abbey Farms annual car meet, 2025
You might want to check out the “bookend” to this car posted by Vince Montalbano. Click this link - flic.kr/p/2rk2r2R
Twenty-two hours - this is how much time I put into, what should have been a relatively easy composite! I must be getting old albeit, just turned 77 today. I think I’ve said before that trying to create, or rather, recreate reflections on a car’s glossy paint is a real bear for me. (in self-defense, I would imagine, a very time consuming and tricky procedure for any graphic artist.) Anyway I did my best to “melt” these images together.
On the subject of “images”, the impressive background image; “Racetrack Valley Desert” is courtesy of EVANESCENT LIGHT I invite everyone to visit and view the outstanding photography of Ian Parker.
Hope you’all enjoy………………..
........ and once again, neither the background illustration or the picture of this fine looking ‘32’ Auburn are the products of my efforts. My only part in this digital display is the mating of these two pictures together.
Source: Hollywood Tower - disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2014_11_30_archive.html
Copyright – Disney
The Car
1932 Auburn Twelve Boattail Speedster
Source: en.wheelsage.org/auburn/v12/78783/pictures/bba9tx/
Hope you enjoy.
* Hold on – I just may post a picture of something that I actually did take..... ;)
After three days of shoveling and plowing snow (and cussing this winter), I felt we needed a little warmth. (tomorrow the temps are headed straight down - by Thursday, a high of "1" !
Do they have internet service on Fuji ?
I wish to thank Geoff Livingston for giving me his permission to use his fine picture titled, “Late Autumn Farm Road” as a background for this artwork. Mr. Livingston’s original picture can be viewed here: www.flickr.com/photos/geoliv/51734096020/
It is hoped that viewers will find my rendition acceptable and enjoyable. May I suggest that this artwork be considered a collaboration between myself and Mr. Livingston (although Mr. Livingston didn't realize at the time that he was "collaborating".
We hope you enjoy……………
The Fields of November - Norman Blake A rather mournful tune but typifies the type of weather we have been having for the past 30-45 days.............. Hard times are upon us folks.
Mild but clean - 327 small block. Holly 650cfm, Weiand aluminum intake, Hooker headers and a few other goodies. Began life as a three speed on the column. Installed a Muncie 4-speed. Owner & I talked for quite awhile. Had the car since new - only 68, something K on the odometer.
Actually my friends it is not too Merry here in the Chicago area. Blizzard conditions, Snowing, winds of 30-50 mph and wind chills tomorrow of 30-50º below zero!
Anyway I guess we'll survive. Merry Christmas to all flickr friends and wishing you all a healthy, happy New Year.
About
After having rescued Auburn and instructing Fred Duesenberg to build the Model J, E.L. Cord sought a distinctive medium-priced car to add to his growing product line. Unable to find a suitable design to buy, Cord set his engineers to work at creating an all-new car, internally designated “L-29.”
Never one to overlook the opportunity to create a sensation, Cord proposed that the new line adopt front-wheel drive, which enjoyed tremendous success in Harry Miller’s racing cars. Cord contacted Miller and purchased the rights to his front-drive system, which was refined for production by Cornelius Van Ranst, Leon Duray and Tommy Milton.
The L-29 was a breakthrough when announced, with production beginning in June 1929. Its front-wheel drive layout provided a lower ride height, along with a long hood necessitated by the drivetrain length. Al Leamy and his design staff took full advantage of the Front Drive’s distinctive layout, creating some of the most attractive and sporting bodies of the early 1930s in the process. As expected, these advanced and exceptional automobiles captured the imagination of celebrities and the public alike.
When the Cord Front Drive hit the market, hopes were high and aside from the expected teething problems with the Front Drive’s revolutionary drivetrain, the new L-29 was received enthusiastically. All that changed on Black Tuesday, with Cord particularly hard hit by the crisis. New on the market, with no established reputation and equipped with a radical new drivetrain, the L-29 struggled to gain the market recognition that its specifications, styling and aggressively low pricing deserved. As a result, only about 5,010 were produced between 1929 and 1932.
Specs
125 bhp, 298.6 cu. in. Lycoming inline eight-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, live axle front suspension with parallel quarter-elliptic leaf springs, live axle rear suspension with semi-elliptic leaf springs, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes, mounted inboard at the front. Wheelbase: 137.5"
Source: BOLDRIDE
NOTE: Not being one to leave my pictures completely untouched, I just had to make some minor adjustments (a/k/a ‘edits’). The original car, as shown at the 2016 Grand Classics event at the Gilmore Museum, did not have white wall tires. So me, being me, I felt this car needed a bit of extra pizzazz and therefore, the white wall tires. If the owner should happen to see this picture, I am trusting he will not be offended. As a matter of fact, I am rather hoping he will go out, buy and install white wall tires on this car.
Excellent picture of this car taken by my fellow flckrite, Steve Brown: flic.kr/p/oUxwKX
Hope you’all enjoy…………..
Well, so wudda we have here? Yep it’s a family get together at Henry and Martha’s house out in the country. That’s Henry’s 1921 REO T6 5-Passenger Touring car in the foreground and most will recognize a 1928 Ford Model A Tudor Sedan parked behind those tree branches.
Actually, ninety-five percent of this scene was recorded at the Glen Ellyn, Illinois Classic car show. The other five percent is photoshopped and frankly required considerable time and effort to produce - especially placing that Model A Ford “behind” those leaves of the tree. By the way, yours truly recorded the Model A Ford at a cruise night event in Rolling Meadows last year. In fact I have several pictures taken from several perspectives of this old Ford.
I suspect some astute observers will question the “thing’a ma’ jig” strapped to the front of Henry’s Reo. Well the quick answer is, “I’m really not sure but I suspect it’s a stand of some sort used to support a display placard but I caught the car’s owner just before he could place an annoying sign there. Frankly he wasn’t real happy about my involvement but…………
Just to mention a few “additions” that I incorporated in this scene; There were lawn chairs and a cooler situated where that rain barrel now rests. Necessitated adding some ground cover in that area also. The real “trick” was creating a selection of all those tree leaves and placing them above (or in front of) that Model A Ford. In the original camera shot there was the rear end of a 1952 Cadillac behind those leaves. Since I wanted to create a “period scene”, I had to get rid of the ’52 Cadillac and place something appropriate for the period. This took some time and thinking………..and I’m not real proficient on the latter part of that.
Anyway folks, hope you enjoy……………….
Recorded at Glenn Ellyn classics show on a drizzling, overcast day in June, 2022. Transported (digitally) to the grounds of the Gilmore museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan.
1932 Chevrolet Convertible Cabriolet
Don't know what happened. Took this little blue-green-purple pill and don't remember NOTHIN' til I woke up a week later...........
Purple haze, all in my brain
Lately things they don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
Excuse me while I kiss the sky
This house was built around 1890 for William B. Long. William, born in 1848, serviced in the Civil War, although he was under age. When he returned to Elgin, he entered into the carpentry and construction trade. By 1889, he became the foreman of the Carpentry Department at the Elgin Watch Factory.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
439 Division Street is in the late Victorian/Queen Anne style. Some characteristics of this style is the steep pitched roofs, long, narrow windows and detailed bracket and posts found at the front porch.
The Car
This was a lucky find, however, not found in the driveway. Rather found in a barn in North Carolina and transported (digitally) to the driveway at 439 Division St. in Elgin, Illinois.
1927 Auburn 8-77 Cabriolet
"Ain't She Sweet”, song composed by Milton Ager, with lyrics by Jack Yellen and made popular by Ben Bernie and his Orchestra - 1927.
Hope ya'all enjoy...............
While I neglected to make note of the address of this house located in Elgin’s historic district, I liked the look of this house and decided to record it nevertheless. Although I could not find this house listed on the register of Historic Homes albeit, I do believe, from viewing its structure, it probably was built near the turn of the century.
1970 AMX 390
With a curb weight of 3219 lbs (1460 kgs), the AMX 1970 V8 390 4-speed has a naturally-aspirated V 8 cylinder engine, Petrol motor, with the engine code AMC V-8 390.
This engine produces a maximum power of 330 PS (326 bhp - 243 kW) at 5000 rpm and a maximum torque of 570 Nm (420 lb.ft) at 3200 rpm. The power is transmitted to the road by the rear wheel drive (RWD) with a 4 speed Manual gearbox.
On the topic of chassis details responsible for road holding, handling behavior and ride comfort, the AMX 1970 has Twin ball-joint design with coil springs. Sway-bar. front suspension and Semi-elliptical leaf springs. Sway-bar. rear suspension. Stock tire sizes are E70 / - on 14 inch rims at the front, and E70 / - on 14 inch rims at the rear. For stopping power, the AMX 1970 V8 390 4-speed braking system includes Discs at the front and Drums at the rear.
Source: ultimateSPECS
The 1953 Buick Skylark was introduced as part of Buick’s 50th Anniversary celebration. It was designed by Harley Earl as part of the Roadmaster series, and its production was limited, with only 1,690 reaching dealer showrooms. Available only as a convertible, it was luxuriously appointed and not inexpensive, with a sticker of $4,355. It was the only Buick that did not have venti-ports—or port holes—on the front fenders, but that was minor compared to the other new features on the Skylark. The V8 overhead-valve, 322-ci engine produced 188 hp and replaced the staid overhead-valve straight-eight that had been under the hood of Buicks since the early ’30s. In 1953 this new engine was only offered in the Skylark, Roadmaster, and the Series 50 Super, but in 1954 this engine, with boosted horsepower of 200 would be available in all models, including the Skylark. Other firsts for Buick that appeared on the Skylark were power steering and brakes, as well as a power top. Transferring power to the rear wheels was a three-speed Twin Turbine Dynaflow automatic transmission.
The ’53 Skylark was an attractive car. Round wheel openings displayed the chrome, spoked Kelsey-Hayes wheels to good advantage, and the cut-down belt line accentuated the low, sleek appearance of the car. The interior was equally luxurious with full leather interior, Dy Nox padding on the dash, and the owner’s name engraved on a gold-colored hub on the steering wheel.
There were just 836 Buick Skylarks produced in 1954.
Source: HAGERTY
If you might be interested in viewing a "walk around" this particular car, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0xhwftck4s&list=PL0RCVZ1ALoF...
Speaking for artists; those of us on flickr as well as ALL artists, musicians, performers, athletes, etc I feel the lyrics in this Bob Seger song capsulate the frustrations, demands and pressures imposed on artists as their fans become overwhelming at times. Expecting or demanding more, more and more from the artist. Each new piece and performance has to be better, more spectacular – or else the artist or performer does not live up to “their” (the fans) expectations. It becomes exhausting and frankly depressing for the artist/performer. Never quite good enough……. These words in Bob Seger’s lyrics tell a story – a story of weariness and loneliness. Listen to music that none other than the great (but now old and fading into obscurity) Bob Seger sings as he grinds out this somewhat mournful story. He tells a story of which I can relate. Of which, I suspect many of us can relate. The music gradually fades, melting into the fields and hills and valleys until there is no more. No more sound. No more words - just a fading memory of what was. No more recognition – just a distant memory of what was and obscurity.
Frankly I doubt this artwork (which I spent hours and hours putting together) will receive no more than a passing glance………or worse yet, people will immediately be looking for something better, more entertaining from me. Well folks, I’m old and coming to the end of the line. I don’t know how much more……. or better is left in me.
BTW - How many of you know that Bob Seger was (is) a Michigan boy – raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Turn The Page
On a long and lonesome highway
East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Moanin' out his one note song
You can think about the woman
Or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wandering
The way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours
And there's nothin' much to do
And you don't feel much like ridin',
You just wish the trip was through
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
Well you walk into a restaurant,
Strung out from the road
And you feel the eyes upon you
As you're shakin' off the cold
You pretend it doesn't bother you
But you just want to explode
Most times you can't hear 'em talk,
Other times you can
All the same old cliches,
"Is that a woman or a man?"
And you always seem outnumbered,
You don't dare make a stand
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
Out there in the spotlight
You're a million miles away
Every ounce of energy
You try to give away
As the sweat pours out your body
Like the music that you play
Later in the evening
As you lie awake in bed
With the echoes from the amplifiers
Ringin' in your head
You smoke the day's last cigarette,
Rememberin' what she said
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
There I go
There I go
Lyrics and performed by Bob Seger 1972
Credit for the Spencer, Missouri gas station and stores
route66.mightythorproductions.com/route66-dad/?p=491
* Just for explanation sake, this artwork encompasses 57 different Photoshop Layers, 17 Channels (including the red, green, blue and the RGB composite channel and 13 paths in the Path layers. The composition incorporates 12 different digital photographic elements in composite. Being this was an “on again, off again” project, I would guess that I have about 60-70 hours work in this “thing”. Over the course of 2-3 weeks I turned on – turned off and dimmed, brightened so many lights, I cannot count. Oh, yes – the one light fixture on the Singlefinger Speed Shop is “off” on purpose……….. the light bulb burned out months ago and Elmer Singlefinger never got around to replacing it ;)
So anyway folks:
There I go
Turn the page
Here I am
On the road again
There I am
Up on the stage
Here I go
Playin' star again
There I go
Turn the page
There I go
There I go
………………….. hope ya’all enjoy.
Here I go, turn the page - www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQW2Lq5pA5k
The plane is actual size - it’s everything around it that got much bigger……….
Something different for a change. Grabbed a few pictures while at the Fox Valley Aero Club in St, Charles. Obviously (or maybe not obviously) this is a radio controlled scale model. I asked it's owner what scale this is but I must have misunderstood him. Thought he said 1/5 scale but one-fifth scale would be much larger than this.
Btw - Is it me or my computer or is there a problem with flickr? Most all day today pictures are very, very slow to load up. Maybe it's the 100º heat and humidity....................
Many thanks to Randy von Liski for graciously allowing me to use his excellent picture of the Illinois State Fairgrounds Coliseum as the background for this scene. Randy’s original picture can be viewed here - flic.kr/p/2okZyvD I would invite everyone to visit Mr. von Liski’s photostream and his award winning portfolio.
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Similarly the picture of this finely maintained 1963 Peterbilt 281 was taken at the ATHS Convention and Truck Show, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL - but not at the same time or place.
Possibly you might be seeing this same background picture being used to showcase other truck pictures taken at the ATHS truck show. This is, of course, is dependent on Mr. von Liski’s approval.
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A bit of trivia - A model 281 was prominently featured in the made-for-TV movie Duel, directed by 23 year old Steven Spielberg, in 1971. When the film was released theatrically in overseas markets, additional scenes were filmed in order to lengthen it to 90 minute feature length. These additional scenes were shot with a Peterbilt 351, modified to match the original 281 as closely as possible.
[ Source ]: Wikipedia
Hope ya’all enjoy …………………….
Was the 1972 Chevelle SS 454 a true “muscle car”? You decide.
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) (model since September 1971 for North America U.S.) car specifications & performance data review
1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) .
Specs datasheet with technical data and performance data plus an analysis of the direct market competition of Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Sport Coupe 4-speed (man. 4) in 1972, the model with 2-door hardtop coupe body and V-8 7443 cm3 / 454.2 cui, 201.5 kW / 274 PS / 270 hp (SAE net) of power, 529 Nm / 390 lb-ft of torque, 4-speed manual powertrain offered since September 1971 for North America U.S.. According to the ProfessCars™ estimation this Chevrolet would accelerate 0-60 mph in 6.4 sec, 0-100 km/h in 6.7 sec and a quarter mile time is 14.9 sec. The overall dimensions are 5016 mm / 197.5 in of length, 1915 mm / 75.4 in of width (without mirrors) and 1340 mm / 52.8 in of height.
Cylinders alignment: V 8
Displacement: 7443 cm3 / 454.2 cui
Bore: 107.98 mm / 4.251 in
Stroke: 101.6 mm / 4 in
Compression ratio: 8.5 : 1
Horsepower net: 201.5 kW / 274 PS / 270 hp (SAE net)/ 4000
Torque net: 529 Nm / 390 ft-lb/ 3200
Quarter mile performance:
0-1/4 mile (s) 14.9
speed at 1/4 mile: 154 km/h / 96 mph
Source: www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1972/110555/chevrolet_chev...
…………the day the ‘muscle’ in muscle cars died………..
Version 2
In this instance, the background artwork (a pen & ink & watercolor rendering) is licensed to yours truly. No attribution is necessary or required.
Btw- folks, I am heading in a new direction with my artwork but at this juncture, I am not divulging "the direction" until I get fully established. I will say only that a recent development in my hobby (slash) digital artist aspirations has opened a new and exciting horizon which I intend to pursue (God willing). No, I will not be abandoning flickr..........unless flickr abandons me.
Hope you enjoy...............
Yes, of course it's a '65 Pontiac GTO and before anyone comments, yes, I did intend to leave the approximate 2/3rds empty space at the bottom.
A cruise night from back in July of 2021 but to me seems like 20 years ago..............
Yes, this is a replica but aren’t we all “replica’s” in one form or another.........
Aston Martin's were an important car in the history of auto racing, and were well excepted by the automotive enthusiast community who enjoyed driving the cars during the week and racing them on the weekend. During the mid-1930s, Aston Martin introduced their 1.5-liter Ulster cars, named after a victory by the Works team at Ulster.
The Aston Martin Ulster stands as one of the most respected of all pre-war racecars. After the success of the factory team cars in the 1934 Ulster T.T. Race, Aston Martin made replicas available to the public to purchase. These cars were largely based on the previous MKII model, and were powered by a SOHC 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produced 85 bhp. Less than 25 Ulsters were ever made and they all still exist.
Production of the Ulster lasted from 1934 through 1936 with a mere 21 examples being produced. All examples are believed to have survived to modern times. These cars were true performance machines, suitable for the most discerning sports car drivers. The team cars had paved the way for the production based cars to be created.
Source - Excerpts from conceptcarz
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2007
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If you talk to Lincoln historians, many will feel the 1933 Lincoln KB may be the best Lincoln ever produced.
Lincoln offered true custom-built cars during this time period, but the company also placed stock orders, sometimes 50 at a time, to a multitude of premiere coachbuilders such as Judkins, Murphy, Dietrich, and Brunn. This allowed customers the luxury of a coachbuilt auto with the option to customize their vehicles without a lengthy wait for delivery. KB 2532 features what many consider the most attractive of all of those coachbuilt bodies: Brunn’s striking Convertible Victoria. With its low windshield, clean top lines and sweeping fenders, the car is a masterpiece of classic era design.
This Victoria’s 447.9 cubic inch V12 engine is nothing short of an engineering masterpiece, with seven main bearings, fork and blade connecting rods, and dual cylinder blocks. Handbuilt and very expensive to produce, the 150 horsepower mill was so expensive to manufacture that it would be promptly replaced by a more conventional design, making 1933 the last year for the ultimate Lincoln. The chassis is clean and correct, and was specifically designed to receive bespoke coachwork. It features solid front and live rear axles, longitudinal leaf springs and 4-wheel vacuum servo assisted drum brakes. The 1933 model also received a reinforced frame, an adjustable vacuum booster, thermostatic shock absorbers and a new 3-speed transmission.
* This elegant example recorded by yours truly at the 2019 CCCA Grand Experience, Gilmore Museum, Hickory Corners, MI
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……….On the way to Tucumcari (the back way )
This 1938 Chevy two-door sedan was recorded at a location in Portage, Indiana 2014.
The face and hands of the man driving were created using photoshop’s AI. I will add, however, the original generated image required quite a bit of editing to be considered an acceptable image. IMO, AI (especially that available in Photoshop) has a long way to go……….
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I suppose if I revealed that there was part of a motorcycle and a Corvette in this original scene, I would be revealing "Dark Secrets".............
Help me out here, Ford aficionados. I thought I knew a fair amount about the ’66 - 67 Ford Fairlanes but apparently I don’t. I recall talking to the owner of this red Fairlane and he had mentioned something about the “Galaxy 500” emblem on the rear side of the car. I “think” he said something about this emblem being inaccurate for this car but at the time I was concentrating more on getting some unobstructed pictures of his car and didn’t fully grasp what he was saying. Now after doing a search on the internet, I’m more confused than I was before…….but “before” I didn’t know I was confused! Confusing, huh?
Here’s the deal. Apparenting there wasn’t a Ford Fairlane “Galaxy”. It seems the “Galaxy 500” pertains to the full size Ford and evidently the owner of this Fairlane simply “stuck” this emblem on his car. So now when it comes to its engine, I’m not sure if he said it was a 390 cu or a 427 (which apparently is, or was, a 390 with a 427 stroker kit)……….or the 7 Litre, 428 cu which was available as an option in the 1967 full size Ford Galaxy. Apparently the “500” badge has no relevance to either, cubic inches or horsepower and is merely a vague reference to the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway. (Suppose this is why I never was a big Ford fan).