Posts for: FL Streetrodder
Apr 22, 2024 10:26:04 #
Your skill with a camera is well showcased with this post. However, I wish you had some color film in your camera to capture some of the beautiful paint jobs that must have graced these vehicles!
Apr 22, 2024 10:15:15 #
My first impression was "ostentation overload." However, that beautiful silver roadster is a great looking car! Another example of your excellent skills as a photographer.
Apr 21, 2024 10:38:31 #
black mamba wrote:
It is pressurized. You can see in the first shot what appears to be a hand operated pump and a pressure gauge sitting on top of the tank. I assume that during pit stops a pit crew member would make sure adequate pressure was being maintained.
Tom, it's rather difficult to determine from these photos whether the race car accommodated a ride-along mechanic as was common during that time period. One of the mechanic's duties would be to use the visible handpump to keep the fuel system pressurized and the motor fed.
Apr 20, 2024 10:08:55 #
I can just imagine the ride-along mechanic furiously pumping to pressurize that huge fuel tank while the driver was clipping along at 100mph+! Roll cage??? what's that?
Apr 18, 2024 11:59:41 #
Finally, a car that wins the Ugly Award over the latest version of the Corvette!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 16, 2024 11:07:35 #
Bears quite a resemblance to your previous post of the white Ferrari, but this color combination (Ferrari's signature racing colors) takes it to a new level of eye candy!!!
Apr 16, 2024 11:02:54 #
Another beautiful Ferrari in a configuration I have never seen before. However, I think the famous Ferrari Red would make it even more appealing to the eye!
Apr 16, 2024 10:53:28 #
black mamba wrote:
Y'all seem to have a pretty active group. I see some nice looking work, good pictures too.
Tom, yes I happened to fall into a small community in central FL when my wife and I retired that had quite an active car crowd much to my delight. Members have changed over the years, but we still maintain an active group that grows in size when our "Snowbirds" return in the fall.
Apr 15, 2024 10:17:33 #
Another superb post, Tom! What a beautiful and functional design on that Jag.
Apr 15, 2024 10:06:42 #
Thanks all for your kind comments. There will be other photo ops throughout the summer for a number of car shows in my locale, the largest being the Caladium Festival Car & Bike Show at the end of July with participants coming from a large area of central Florida.
Apr 14, 2024 13:57:11 #
billmck wrote:
Time to come up north, as the car show season here is just starting!
Bill
Bill
I think not, my son and daughter still live in northern NY and are still shoveling snow!
Apr 14, 2024 11:32:55 #
We're taking a break from the fast-approaching heat of our Florida summers and will resume our monthly local Cruise-ins in September. Saturday's Cruise-in was well attended with a number of new participants and near perfect weather conditions! Next installment will include later-model vehicles.
Apr 14, 2024 10:18:03 #
Simply gorgeous Customs!!! The West Coast guys sure remain true to building some beautiful cars that pay homage to that tradition!
Apr 14, 2024 10:12:14 #
Beautiful examples of true Classics, Tom. Those are killer headlights on the Dupont and I believe they have been reproduced on a limited basis and now appear on some high dollar customs.
Apr 12, 2024 10:59:14 #
Enjoyed the views from your tour! I always marvel at how clean and orderly your cities appear, a far cry from many cities here in the USA!