Certain cars have become so historically important that their strenuous use threatens to destroy their originality and integrity. There are ways to enjoy the experience of these great cars through replication and judicious use. Important examples of this philosophy were demonstrated by the Simeone Museum: 1952 Jaguar C-Type 1953 Jaguar C-Type Replica 1963 Chevrolet Corvette… Continue reading Your Guts Are Not Like Mine: American Vs. British Sports Cars (Judicious Use)
Tag: Antique cars
Simeone Museum Remembers Stevens Trophy: An American Manufacturers Performance Contest
The Stevens trophy was popular in the 1920s and 30s as a test of speed and endurance of stock cars. Under the watchful eye of the timers, unmodified stock cars were given speed and endurance tests. The Simeone Museum demonstrated examples of the Stevens Trophy winners for 1927, 1928, and 1933: 1928 Auburn 8-88 Boat Tail Speedster… Continue reading Simeone Museum Remembers Stevens Trophy: An American Manufacturers Performance Contest
Catch Me If You Can: Rally Cars
The Simeone Museum demonstrated four cars under the theme: Rally: 1935 Jaguar 3.5 Litre SS 100 which was so named to reflect the theoretical 100 mph maximum speed of the vehicle 1948 Talbot-Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe with its rakish fastback body by Oblin and racing pedigree, this specific car was one of the first produced Grand… Continue reading Catch Me If You Can: Rally Cars
Innovative Design
The Simeone Museum’s Innovative Design Day celebrated 4 cars famous for individual innovations. Some of these fine examples changed the course of automotive history while others disappeared forgotten… 1924 Lancia Lambda Third Series Tourer According to Dr. Simeone, this was the first car to feature a load bearing monocoque body which, ultimately, became the standard of… Continue reading Innovative Design
From The Scrap Yard To The Race Track: The Curious Case Of Brooklands
The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia demonstrated five fine cars from Brooklands which, besides being the world’s first purpose-built race track, was a place where members could race their sports cars on a club-owned track. Brooklands gave drivers the opportunity to use cars that were otherwise outdated. Many historically significant cars were saved from the scrap heap… Continue reading From The Scrap Yard To The Race Track: The Curious Case Of Brooklands
American Beauty
Chesterwood Vintage Motorcar Festival in Stockbridge, MA. One of the pictures in this collection was selected by FWA Photo editors as Photo of the day, August 12th 2014 http://www.fwaphoto.com/#/2014-08-12/
Old Cars…. Grumpy Old Men…. Chesterwood Antique Automobile Show
This was an outing with New England Oddities to the auto show held at Chesterwood, the country home of Daniel Chester French best known for his Abraham Lincoln and the Minute Man sculptures. The property includes his home, studio and gardens where the cars are shown. Many car enthusiasts showed up for the show and… Continue reading Old Cars…. Grumpy Old Men…. Chesterwood Antique Automobile Show
Day 14: Walking Palm Springs, CA
It was sunny, 75 degrees. The sky was amazingly blue. Many Harley Davidsons and antique cars on the street. I walked along South Palm Canyon Drive gazing at the plants, cars, bikes…Depressed that I will be going back to snow in two days, that did not prevent me from capturing the beauty of the town!
American Beauty
As I joined New England Oddities group last Sunday to capture Stockbridge Main Street during its Christmas celebrations, I could not stop admiring the antique cars on show. I was drooling over the 1966 Mustang, the 1955 Corvette C1 with red leather and the array of Pontiac GTOs(1960s) on display. On my way to the… Continue reading American Beauty