The cars and bikes thread!

[Raza]

This year's Concours had a lovely section titles "California Dream Cars" from the 1950s. These are non-production prototypes, hand-made by passionate private engineers. Many won awards at car shows in their day, but their makers never produced more than a few. A few of their creators are still alive and attended the show!

1952 Fageol Pataray with in-house 300-hp Fageol bus engine and the chassis of Fageol Supersonic coupe, named after the builder and his wife, Pat and Ray Fageol. Ray Fageol is still 92 years young and showed the car with his son.

Attachment 124567

Attachment 124568




Very spacey 1953 Kurtis Sorrell SR-100 with aluminum chassis (he also made some with fiberglass) and 302-ci GMC 1-6 engine with 6 carburetors

Attachment 124561

Attachment 124562

1958 Strother MacMinn LeMans GT with Corvette V8 engine. MacMinn taught design at the Art Center College of Design and was honorary judge for many years at the Pebble Beach Concours.

Attachment 124563

Maybe this post could include some interesting modern concept cars. A Japanese maker Ken Okuyama is following the hand-made tradition with his Brdcage design.

Attachment 124564

Here's a crazy experiment on display. I haven't researched it yet, Attucks Futures Espada:

Attachment 124565

Another modern concept car from Lamborghini, Lanzador electric:

Attachment 124566

That 1953 Kurtis Sorrell SR-100 looks so cool!

[Raza]

I skipped the angular Lamborghinis from the show's 60th anniversary celebration of the company, and only took a photo of this 1965 Lamborghini zagato coupe (shown also up above as a teaser.) I didn't realize that Lamborghini started out as a tractor company.

Attachment 124576


And finally, a pile of cute little Ferraris, likewise skipping the modern ones, as I covered those from Saturday's owner's gathering.
First, a 1950 Barchetta:

Attachment 124577
Attachment 124570

1957 Barchetta 500 competition car

Attachment 124578
Attachment 124571

1960 Berlinetta 250

Attachment 124579

Attachment 124573

1967 Berlinetta 250

Attachment 124575

That's all folks!

Oh my oh my, yes. The story of how Lamborghini turned to cars is very fun indeed. As legend has it, Ferruccio Lamborghini owned a Ferrari that was having some problem. So he took it apart, found the problem, and fixed it. He crossed paths with Enzo Ferrari one day and told him about it. Enzo, a legendarily gruff fellow, basically told him to **** off and go back to making tractors. Either make a car better than Ferrari or shut the hell up. So, Ferruccio went and decided to make his own cars. Enzo’s pride ended up birthing one of his company’s fiercest and closest competitors.

[Raza]

If it weren't for the badges, I'd have mistaken that for an AC Ace.

As I scrolled past, I did think it was an AC Ace for a moment too. Both good looking cars.

[Fantasio]

Something Monterey, car and watch related.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ro...al-oak-concept

[geoffbot]

30m...pass

[Raza]

Something Monterey, car and watch related.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ro...al-oak-concept

That’s pretty hot, actually. Looks awful with the roof up and I don’t understand why you buy a Rolls you drive yourself, but when I win the next billion+ jackpot, I want one.

[crownpuller]

Oh dear !

It's not what I'd call attractive or pleasing to the eye.
Or, to put it another way: It's hideous.

[Raza]

Oh dear !

It's not what I'd call attractive or pleasing to the eye.
Or, to put it another way: It's hideous.

I don’t know who approved that photo. “Hey, how do you want to show off the new Rolls?” “I don’t know, put it under gray skies on a gray road with a gray mountain range in the back. I want it to look like it’s in a depressing movie from the 1930s.”

Better with the lights on:


Certainly not the prettiest Rolls-Royce ever made, but I dig it. Then again, I’ve always had a soft spot for Rolls. My parents had one when I was a kid, some fond memories there.

[mlcor]

Something Monterey, car and watch related.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ro...al-oak-concept

I kinda like the car, although it is a poster child for wretched excess. However I won’t be ordering one, since the watch is too thick for my tastes at 17.4mm.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[skywatch]

Well, since BMW owns RR, and VW owns Bentley, I guess they are just vying for new ways to seduce the idle rich to milk cash out of their respective brands .