The cars and bikes thread!

[crownpuller]

... it is the vintage ones that appeal to me much more.

I'm with you on that one. That '356' is a pretty little thing.

[tribe125]

Here’s a thing -

https://monochrome-watches.com/the-p...one-of-a-kind/


Despite the link, it’s a car.

[mlcor]

Thanks for posting all these, @skywatch. As it happens, there is a Koenigsegg dealer near here. Never driven one, but they are wild and low, not sure if I got in one I could get back out these days.

[skywatch]

We just got back from the full event, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. I took a bunch of pictures, but I'll try to organize them a bit first to tell a few stories. We had a blast, even car-dufus that I am. I have photos of some very rare and nearly extinct, beautiful flowing cars from the 20s, 30s and onward, quite a few of the magical era of sports cars, and some very quirky one-offs. I just need to sort through them, shrink them a bit for the website, and try to manage a bit of sunburn from a surprisingly sunny day at the Pebble Beach golf course.

Here's a little teaser. This is one of only a few surviving examples of the first model car that Lamborghini made in the early 1960s. I think it has those curves that @Raza likes.

[Raza]

Here’s a thing -

https://monochrome-watches.com/the-p...one-of-a-kind/


Despite the link, it’s a car.

Oh, my oh my, the Cerbera Speed 12. Been a bit of a magic trick in racing games for many years; my friend built one as a challenge in Forza Horizon 5 and I downloaded his tune. It’s got AWD, 1000+hp, and a 10 speed transmission, but it’s absurdly fast in all situations.

TVRs of the era had a very alien look to them; nothing looked like TVR, and the Cerbera was no different. Wild by any definition of the word; I sometimes did wonder if something were in the water in Blackpool.

Thanks for posting this, it’s nice to have the whole backstory.

[geoffbot]

Wicked pics Rob!!!

[gnuyork]

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This is my cup of tea. Damn fine looking roadster.

[gnuyork]

And (to my eyes at least) I don't think this rear end stands the test of time.

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I'm with ya on the vintage stuff, too.

Though I love this Ferrari, particularly the sound it makes.

[skywatch]

Starting to sort through photos from yesterday's Concours.

This year they were celebrating the 60th anniversary of two marques: Lamborghini and McLaren. I'm turning 60 this week as well, but I don't think these will be on my birthday list. Also they celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first cars by body designer Figoni (whose work I recognized but whose name I didn't) and also the 75th anniversary for Porsche.

Maybe I'll start with the really old ones. Here's a Vanderbuilt Cup Racer from 1908 or so. They showed a whole category of these, 6-8 of them dating 1906-1911.



Mercedes from 1928 through the mid-30s. All of these had the pipes indicating "kompressor" system onboard, the first supercharging system.









Duesenbergs... exquisite land yachts from the mid-30s.
The company born and died during the great depression.
They showed 8 Duesies here, and the total remaining number in the world is around 350.

[skywatch]

I learned a lot about the early automobile business. People would order an engine and chassis from the major brands, and then order the carriage of their choice from their favorite coach designer. One of the best designers in history is still considered to be Guisseppe Figoni who worked in Paris from 1935 until the 1950s. He bagan as an expert metal-bender, and his small shop created curving shapes for Bugatti, Delahaye, Talbot-Lago, Alfa Romeo and others. Every car was individually made and distinct, and these shown are now valued around $4 million. Some of these won first place in previous years, or won ribbons this year. I am absolutely in love with these undulating forms.










Pegaso received special recognition this year, with 9 very rare and exclusive sports cars from 1952-1956. I had never heard of Pegaso until now. These are special. Apparently, they were one of the fastest publicly driveable cars from their day.








Here's a random Rolls that I probably should have included earlier. I liked the color. They had a huge section of post-war luxury cars. I didn't take many photos of those.