1967 Ford Mustang Eleanor | Mecum Auctions.
This 1967 Ford Mustang is number 7 of 11 “Eleanor” versions built by Cinema Vehicle Services of North Hollywood, California, for the 2000 remake of the original 1974 cult classic “Gone in 60 Seconds.” The car is one of only three used in scenes involving the cast of Gone, which included Nicholas Cage, Giovanni Ribisi and Angelina Jolie, and it incorporates the now-famous design features originally penned by famed hot rod designer Steve Stanford.
Read more here Eleanor at Auction.
The most famous Shelby of all time!!!!
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Tim
Car News Now (CNN) – 07/06/14 – Mercedes
CAR NEWS NOW
Mercedes – AMG gets a boost of power. Engineers have upped the power for the 4.0 Liter engine via a twin turbo, 4 valve per cylinder and direct injection. Drivers can expect 503 HPs and 479 lb-ft of torque. Gone is the 6.2 liter.
The New AMG-GT will have the new direct inject engine.
End of production for this beautiful AMG SLS car as well.
2015 C63 – Gonna have to be fast – surely isn’t special looking.
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Tim
They Made How Many? Chevy 1975 Part III – Happy 4th of July!!
I saved the most iconic Chevy for last. America’s sports car and my favorite since being placed behind the wheel of my Uncle 1958 – the Corvette!!!!
1975 Corvette
That year the Corvette came in two configurations, 2 door sport coupe – T-tops were an option and the 2 door convertible.
Total produced coupes produced was 33,836 and convertibles numbered 4,829. Of all the Vette the C3 are my favorites along with C4, and C6 and C7.
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Tim
They Made How Many? Chevy 1975 Part II
Continuing with Baseball, Hot Dog, Apple Pie, Chevrolet and 4th of July theme….
Last post we touched on a rare Chevy but they made some great car in 1975…ok….maybe…not ‘great’, but there are some collectibles I think are over looked. (Keep in mind that I think just about any 2 door Chevy can be ‘all that’!!!)
Check these out.
How about the Malibu for ’75? It came in the S and Landau versions and with a total of 258,909 units built, there a good bet you can find used parts.
1975 Malibu….the hood wasn’t an option!!!
The Nova was on the decline design-wise, but you could get it in a V8 and a Super Sport version. There were 273,014 Nova’s built-in two door and (hiss…boo) 4 door configurations. Of that total 138,879 were six cylinders and 134,103 were V8’s. Within the V8’s 9,087 were Super Sport!!
Nova SS (Hatch back? Yup!)
There was a the Impala/Bel Air/Caprice platform. No I am serious!!!! The two door version are under rated and can be monsters in the right hands (the Bel Air only came in 4dr and wagon sub models). The Impala had the Landau, Custom Coupe and Sports Coupe with a total production of 176,376. The Caprice had Custom, Landau and the Convertible with 103,944 units coming off the assembly line. That totaled included 8,349 Convertibles.
75 Caprice Caprice Convertible
Saving (arguably) the best two platforms for last the Chevelle series (which included the Malibu, the Malibu Classic, the Classic Estate [station wagon] and the Laguna) and the Camaro. The Camaro was still longish and sleek and the Chevelle etc was….well Monte Carlo like!!! Both came in 6 and 8 cylinder and had a few two door configurations. The Malibu and Malibu Classic and the Laguna Type S-3 having two door cars for the Chevelle and of course that’s all there was for the Camaro. The Malibu units totaled out at 63,530 (21,804 – 6 cylinders/41,726 – V8s) with the Malibu Classic production at 131,455 (3,844 – 6’s and 127,611 – 8’s) and the Laguna Types S-3 (think NASCAR) 6,714.
NASCAR Laguna
75 Laguna
The Camaro came in the base model and the LT. There was the Rally Sport package which sources agree were about 7,000 produced. There is some issue with the total number of Camaro produced with number ranging from 141,629 to over 145K. But with other numbers like 145,755 had power steering and 29,359 with 6 cylinders and 116,430 with V-8s (totally 1445,789) We do know that there were 4,160 car built for exports.
1975 Camaro RS
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Tim
The Delivery Trucks
I have always loved the look of the huge panel/delivery trucks or sedans of the 30’s and 40’s. The rounded fenders and either separate or incorporate headlights combined with the tall solid panel sides gave them a great look.
The terms panel/delivery were used on trucks as well as stations wagons (sedans) like Ford’s 1938 and 1939 panel/delivery trucks with the oval grille and I include even the windowed Chevy Suburban, Carryall in the late 50’s.
My favorite!! 1938 Ford delivery Van
The 1938 Ford panel trucks were newly designed for that year. This included the oval grille and car like fenders. You had your choice of V8’s either 60 or 85 hp versions. It include cool options like oil bath air cleaner, oil filter and an available hot water heater…yeah in the truck!!!
’41 Chevy Sedan Delivery. Another Favorite.
The ’41 Chevy Sedan Delivery was a new design for that year as well. It also incorporated the passenger car features and a six cylinder engine that gave you more horse power (90) then the Fords V8s. Chevy engineers solved a lot of issue with this model such as a new carb design to prevent the sudden stop stalling issues, newly designed water pump and a larger radiator to help with over-heating issues. It also sported hydraulic breaks, synchomesh trans, double-acting shocks, independent front suspension and vacuum-assisted gearshift.
I mentioned the Chevy Suburban/Carryall which are great looking with a lot of windows.
’59Chevy Apache CarryAll
1957 Carryall
These were basically for transporting people. It was introduced in 1935 and in 1957 it had a lot of upgrades for example – hidden stairs and a new V8 – Chevy’s working 283 or the Trademaster 265. It had power brakes, power steering, Hyda-matic with overdrive and electric wipers. You had the option of rear panel doors or wagon tailgate!!!
I love this trucks!!! But restoration is costly and I have a real problem with visualizing what can be done with, for instance, cargo space for the ’41 Chevy. More seats? Paneling and shag carpet? (I group in the 60’s and 70’s van era!!!)
Got a good idea for the cargo space? Drop me your ideas in a comment for email me at AGCarRestoration@cox.net.
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Tim
How Much Would You Pay For A Secret Mini Found In A Dead Factory?
It was saved by a former factory worker who got permission to remove it in 2012 shortly before the tunnels were due to be filled in – making it the last ever Mini to leave Longbridge. After not getting any sunlight for three decades, this 1275 GT needs lots of love in order to return to its former glory.
via How Much Would You Pay For A Secret Mini Found In A Dead Factory?.
Doesn’t look like much in this photo.
Still doesn’t look like much – top has been banged out a bit.
But the good thing is….it’s a low mileage car!!!!!
Would you buy it?
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Tim
Hot Rods Head to Beaulieu — WordPress.com
BEAULIEU’S ever popular Custom & Hot Rod Festival, held on Father’s Day, saw hundreds of colourful customs and stunning hot rods flood into the picturesque parkland of the National Motor Museum.
The Festival, held in association with Victory Wheelers, the south coast’s leading Custom, American and Hot Rod club, welcomed 7,320 visitors.
A large variety of custom cars and motorcycles were on display, with plenty of unusual designs and eye-catching artwork for visitors to admire. A number of trade stands were open for business, selling clothing, Americana memorabilia, merchandise and accessories.
This year, three dragsters formed a special display in a corner of the Beaulieu Arena. The Ratcatcher Resurrection slingshot dragster and Joe Bond’s Nuthin Fancy fuel-altered dragster both fired up for watching visitors, showing off the powerful force of their engines, in morning and afternoon demonstrations.
Europe’s first dragster, Sydney Allard’s 1961 Allard Chrysler, which was officially returned to the National Motor Museum at last year’s Festival, following extensive renovation, was also on display.
via Hot rods head to Beaulieu — WordPress.com.
Car shows on the grass are the best!!!!
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Tim
Maserati centennial exhibition in Modena — WordPress.com
A UNIQUE exhibition dedicated to the Centennial of Maserati was inaugurated in Modena this week.
Maserati 100 – A Century of Pure Italian Luxury Sports Cars retraces the story of the Italian car manufacturer through an exhibition featuring some of the Trident marque’s most significant road and racing cars and to learn about the individuals who shaped its history.
via Maserati centennial exhibition in Modena — WordPress.com.
Maserati
Maserati is celebrating 100 years and although it was started in the Italian city of Bologna but eventually moved to Modena in the 1930’s where it’s headquarters still operates. The area is called “La Terra dei Motori” or Motor Valley and host not only Maserati, but Ferrai, Lamborghini, Dallara and Pagani as well as Ducati, Malaguti and Bimota motorcycle manufacturers. We are headed to the Modena area Oct 2015!!!!
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Tim
Bridgestone Project: Exhaust and Heads Part II
So on to the second part of the tear down of the exhaust on the Bridgestone Dual Twin. I have a couple videos to post, and pls keep in mind that I don’t have a ‘camera crew’ or an film editor (but I have download Adobe’s software to try — at some point– to edit my videos), nope just me and my Android.
So I showed last post how the exhaust was attached. Not much different than most other motorcycles, except for the rubber pieces that connects the header to the baffle.
You can see the header is a bit rusted but the bolts came off with no problem. The first header I removed was the left side and there was little to no room for a wrench much less be able to get a socket in there. So it was a bit more clearance if I were to remove the head. Which I’ve been meaning to do to get a look at the piston and cylinder so I did. Here are the pics and the videos:
This just shows the bolt on the inside (between) the left and right exhaust.
As you can see here’s no room go get a socket or even wrench in between the frame and back nut on the header.
So taking the left head off was going to gave me more room.
The heads are on with for nuts on studs in the head. These looked really rusted but it came off easily.
Here are couple of images:
Nuts and studs are indicated.
Here is the header removed.
Header, nuts and bolts and o-ring.
Baffle removed and my foot!! (At least it’s not my thumb!!)
Of course I have to include a shot of the pistons and cylinders and you see them in the videos as well.
Left Piston and Cylinder
Left Head Chamber
Right Piston and Cylinder. See the right head/chamber in the videos)
Videos show a bit of the exhaust and a few good shots of the piston/chamber/cylinders.
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Tim
1966 Bridgestone Motorcycle Brochure – DadsCycleMags.com
Auto Factoids for Week of June 8, 2014
Let’s get right to the glory and the tragic historical events of this weeks Auto Factoids.
June 10, 1927 the Graham brothers purchased Paige-Detroit Motor Co. These guys started out producing glass and then moved into making conversion kits to turn Model T Fords in to truck. They decided they wanted to produce their own trucks and made a deal with Dodge for the engines and selling their trucks though Dodge. In 1927 they decided they wanted to go into the car business and make the historic purchase of Paige-Detroit Motor for what was $4 million dollars. Renamed Graham-Page, they produced 6 and 8 cylinder cars using their own bodies (after buying Wayne Body Company) and light trucks. Truck production ceases when Dodge threatened to enforce the non-compete clause of the original agreement. Of note was the 8 cylinder engine they developed nicknamed the “Blue Streak”. It soon became the name for the car. Graham brothers produced cars up until 1940 and only used their factory during WWII for various war effort production. By 1946 they were producing cars again and farm equipment under Kaiser-Frazer name. They eventually transferred all the rights to Kaiser-Frazer and their production facilities were sold to Chrysler.
Love this 1927 Panel Truck
Model 827 Circa 1929
Survivor!!!!
Oh YES…THEY DID A BUS!!!
June 10, 1951 Jaguar has it’s first Le Mans win and 4 years later and one day, the worse racing tragedy in organized racing history – 81 spectators were killed in the Le Mans crash on June 11, 1955.
June 12 1954 – Packard offers new cars with tubeless tires – major milestone!!!
June 12, 1975 – Chrysler Imperial is no longer produced. If you recall Imperial started out as it’s own brand and then purchased by Chrysler the name was retired for a period of time and then brought back in the 1970’s.
1975 was the last year for the Land Yacht
June 14 1932, Happy Birthday to
Nicolaus Otto
Who ga
ve us this thing:
first internal-combustion engine to efficiently burn fuel directly in a piston chamber.
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Tim
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