Radnor Hunt CDE: 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Posted: November 19, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 1957, 2012, 250, Classic, Concours, Elegance, Ferrari, Italian, Mind over motor, Radnor, Testa Rossa, TR, V12, vintage 3 Comments »
When it comes to Ferraris things do not get much better than this. The 250 Testa Rossa is one of the most legendary cars of all time, and this was the first one sold in the United States. Owned by the Simone Museum in Philadelphia, we were fortunate enough to be able to see this car up close at this year’s Radnor Hunt Concours d’ Elegance. The design of the Testa Rossa is nothing short of breathtaking, with its voluptuous Italian curves. It is a work of functional art rivaled by few other objects on Earth. While visually beautiful, it remains a race car in purpose, so it was built to be as light and simple as possible. Under the hood there is a V12 engine, which is beautiful enough in its own right. Even going to car events all the time, I don’t get to see too many of these, so I ate up my time with this rare Ferrari (likely worth around $20M) by taking tons of photos. I hope you enjoy them; if this isn’t “Art”, then I don’t know what is.
Radnor Hunt CDE: 1931 Cadillac V16 452A All-Weather Phaeton by Fleetwood
Posted: September 19, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 1930, 1931, 1932, 452, all, Cadillac, Concours, gangster, Hunt, Mind, motor, Over, Phaeton, Prohibition, Radnor, V16, Weather Leave a comment »
This is the height of what made a Cadillac a Cadillac. These V16 powered land yachts were the epitome of style and status during Prohibition-Era America. Everyone’s favorite movie stars and gangsters had flashy cars like this, and this Caddy the 452A was the pinnacle of the Cadillac lineup. This specific car features a full sedan convertible design, something far too cool to be allowed today, and looks to have all the bells and whistles available at the time. The owner was very proud of the car and had restored it himself. He told me he had changed the color, and while that won’t help the car win at a Concours, I like the look of this dark blue a whole lot more than the car’s previous black. Even with all the curvy Italian cars just up the hill, this Caddy really caught my eye at the show. When I think of Cadillac, this is what I think of. I just wish the people actually running Cadillac even knew cars like this were once built under the Cadillac nameplate. This truly was “The Standard Of The World” at its time. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2012 Radnor Hunt Concours d’ Elegance
Posted: September 12, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 166MM, 206 SP, 250LM, 250TR, 275, 365, 452A, 500TRC, Abarth, Auburn, Bertone, Bristol, Cadillac, Chrysler, Concours, Elegance, Enzo, F40, Ferrari, GTB, GTO, Hunt, Jaguar, Lancia, Mclaren, Mind, motor, Over, PA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pierce Arrow, Porsche, Queen, Radnor, RS, Spider, Stirling Moss, V16, Weather, wood 1 Comment »
Ferrari 250TR, 500TRC, 250LM, and others
This is the 3rd year in a row we have attended the Radnor Hunt Concours, and it continues to blow us away each time. For me this year was especially interesting because Ferraris and pre-war Cadillacs were being featured. What you see above was the view as we entered the show, a row of Ferraris worth tens of millions of dollars alone. Most of these cars will be getting their own specific features later on so just let this be a nice preview of things to come. Enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »
Test Driven: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sedan
Posted: February 7, 2012 Filed under: High End & Exotic, TEST DRIVEN | Tags: Caddy, Cadillac, CTS, CTS-V, Fast, General Motors, Gray, LSA, Mind over motor, Pennsylvania, Radnor, Radnor Hunt, review, RWD, Sedan, Supercharged, Supercharger, Test Driven, V8 2 Comments »
Back in the fall at the Radnor Hunt Concours, I took an opportunity to drive a couple of new Cadillacs. Most of you know I drove an Escalade Hybrid, but the real treat was to yet again sample that great-tasting supercharged V8 which lies in the engine compartment of the CTS-V. In this case, the test car was the deep gray sedan you see above. It had a few options that the coupe I drove back in June did not, so I took it for a drive (on much different roads than the coupe) around the rolling hills of Pennsylvania’s countryside. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2011 Radnor Hunt Concours d’ Elegance
Posted: September 26, 2011 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 100, 2011, 365, 500, Aventador, Bentley, Cars, Competizione, Concours, d', E-Type, Elegance, Ferrari, Hispano, Hunt, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Mind, Mondial, motor, of, Over, PA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Radnor, XJ220, XK120 Leave a comment »
We were in attendance for this year’s Radnor Hunt Concours d’ Elegance outside Philadelphia, PA. It was a great turnout and there were some very stunning cars there as always. Radnor Hunt is a beautiful setting to hold a Councours. It is set in the beautiful PA countryside and the elegance of nature shows off the beauty of the cars quite well. Read the rest of this entry »
