Froggy McFrog Face

TR3

In need of a loving home to restore back to roadworthyness. This 1960 Triumph roadster is listed locally for six grand. Full tear down of chassis, engine upholstery and bodywork.

Red Sportster

Sweeping Lines and Sumptuous Curves

A thing of beauty! 1970 Triumph GT6 by legendary Italian automobile designer Giovanni Michelotti who also created cars of art for Lancia, Ferrari and Maserati. If music was a solid then the orchestral symphony would look like this.

Two & Four

Green Garb’ Gal

Nice later 30’s v-twin with ‘37 Ford Coupe. Complementary colors worn by the rider including a headscarf that ties the locks of this redhead.

Bell Bottoms

Raked

Long legged Triumph chopper lets a Seventies couple enjoy the fresh air of the open road. The S reg 245 Volvo estate in the garage dates this after ‘77. Good photo for the album!

Black Bean Soup

Hutch

I loved watching these guys as a kid. This is what I thought America was like (or the Waltons). I used to have a beat up leather coat for going to smoky pubs. It was my Starsky jacket. I know he had his personal demons but he played a good detective in Ken Hutchinson . RIP David Soul (1943-2024)

Things of Beauty

Prototyp Hamburg

Whilst in the northern German city on the Elbe I visited this marvelous collection of Porsche one-offs and racing cars. Stunning beauty in all of their lines.

911’s, 356’s, Type 64 ‘Berlin-Rome’ car (the black one at the head of the post).

The curved bodywork flows in all directions like a Henry Moore sculpture. Wood forms were used to achieve this beauty.

Volvo

Under the Tracks

Beautiful burgundy P1800 Volvo passed before my eyes just as I was leaving work. Designed by Pelke Peterson whilst a student under the Italian carrozzeria Pietro Frua. The P1800 was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961, the same year as the E-Type Jaguar. The Saint TV show starring Roger Moore as Simon Templar used the Volvo as his car after Jaguar declined to offer their XKE.

Pontiac Muscle

‘70 GTO

Bottle green with a V8 Big Block good for 500 lb ft of torque and 360 horsepower. Spied on Devon Avenue on my drive home. “Mid-size” in its day! Loverly, just.

Big Greet Caddy

When boats roamed the roads.

Wa introduced to a friends old car last evening. Tucked away in a nice garage space in the suburbs of the Twin Cities. Pulling the dust cover back revealed a large American car from the early seventies. A behemoth of a convertible with massive 8.2liter v10 engine. Long trunk and matching interior. I was told it rides as smooth as a cloud.

Orange Utility

The Thing

Volkswagen’s response to the US Jeep and UK’s Land Rover was this lightweight version. The Type 181 is the military version of its 2WD lineup.

Earth Day

Yellow Spitfire

– Return to the soil…

Number One

Jim Clark

He would have been 86 today. Sadly we lost him when he was just 32.

Any color…

… as long as it’s black

– so said Henry Ford. We visited the Model T museum in Richmond Indiana today. A nice display of 30 examples of the original multi purpose vehicle. It was a runabout, speedster, truck, van, snowmobile, ambulance, fire truck, tow truck, touring car. These particular models, ranging from early 1907 models to the latter 20’s versions, were in marvelous condition.

911

LSD in a black Porsche

– what is German for zoom?

In the rearview mirror

Sixty Three

– I enjoyed the company of this gold colored Buick LeSabre down Lake Shore Drive this morning. Or to give the Highway it’s full new name Jean Baptiste Point DuSable LSD.