This Jaguar XK140 is a restored fixed-head coupe that was photographed at the 2011 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance at Stanford University in Palo Alto. The model is an SE because its engine is equipped with the upgraded C-type (sports-racing) cylinder head, which increases the car’s horsepower. The Jaguar features a 3.4-liter DOHC in-line (Hemi) six [...]
Some of the early automakers transitioned from making horse-drawn carriages to making automobiles — some of which could be hitched to horses, if the engine failed. One of the earliest of this American genre of automakers was McFarlan. The company dates back to 1856, when J.B. McFarlan founded his carriage-building company in Connersville, Ind. By [...]
Among the world’s finest artistic masterpieces — as beautiful as any painting by masters such as Picasso, Cézanne or Matisse — are works of art known as “rolling art.” In other words, cars. If you do not believe it, perhaps you suffer from a bit of snobbery, or lack imagination, or simply have never experienced [...]
So why does a Custom Super Clipper Eight Packard have a red-colored clutch pedal? I wondered the same thing when the doctor who owned this 1948 Packard saw my quizzical look and came over to explain it to me at the 2011 Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance held at the Crystal Springs Golf Course. There even is [...]
One of the prettiest classic cars I’ve come across at auto shows and museums is a 1958 Bentley S1 Continental Park Ward Coupe. The very rare car is displayed at the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville (*I am a member). “This S1 by Park Ward is one of only 35 produced that were left-hand drive,” [...]
This rare 1937 Railton “Fairmile” drophead coupe was one of my favorites at the 2011 Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance held at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. “The Railton is a unique automobile that combined British bodywork {Coachcraft of London} with American engineering primarily during the pre-war years of the 1930s,” states information provided by [...]
Have you ever wondered what happened to the days of the lightweight, nimble enthusiast car? A car that was made to be driven, not to be babied. Not too long ago, I was called by a friend to come to his place to see something special. He refused to tell me what it was until [...]
One evening, during dinner time, this famous commercial aired. “Z. The last letter in the alphabet is the last word in sports cars…” That was the first automobile advertisement that really caught my eye. It must have been some time in the spring of 1989. From that time on, my taste in cars slowly changed… [...]
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