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BMW 507 at The Elegance at Hershey

July 15, 2015 ndubs77 1 Comment

This 1957 BMW 507 roadster stood out starkly for me at The Elegance at Hershey this year. I always love seeing BMW 507s, but this one, glistening in luscious red paint, took hold of my attention and would not let go.

With just 253 examples built, the BMW 507 was a product of 1950s, post-war Germany, commissioned by US importer Max Hoffman along side the likes of the Mercedes 300SL and Porsche 356. The 507 was a new league of sports car for BMW, and helped to really set the foundation for the exotic automobiles we love today. The 507 cost an outrageous $9,000-$11,000 brand new back in the mid-late ’50s, making it quite similar to modern supercars today in adjusted cost.

The BMW 507 packed a 3.2L V8 under its hood with around 150hp. Not much over a Miata today, but back then its performance was very solid, and it could reach 124 mph (200kph) flat-out.

Today the BMW 507 is a rare collectable piece that demands a huge amount of money. Values today easily top $1,000,000, and a perfect one will fetch over $2,000,000.

Enjoy the photos of this stunner!

-Nick

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Alfa Romeo SZ Spotted in Greenwich, CT

July 8, 2015 ndubs77 Leave a comment

We spotted this very rare Alfa Romeo SZ in the parking lot for the Greenwich Concours. The SZ came out of a concept design study with Zagato, and is one of the more far-out cars from the late ’80s-early ’90s. Just over 1000 units were produced. This is the second Alfa SZ/RZ I’ve ever seen, the first being on the highway in Switzerland a few years ago.

Such a cool car, quirky, but damn cool! Enjoy the pics.

-Nick

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Car Shows, SHOWCASE

Competition-Prepped 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster at the 2015 Greenwich Concours

Gallery July 2, 2015 Albert S. Davis 1 Comment

The Porsche 356 is a timeless classic. Small, lithe, and captivating, this was the first of Porsche’s sports cars to hit the market and it lasted until 1965 when it was replaced by the 911. It may have been saddled with a four-cylinder engine derived from Volkswagen, and it may have somewhat resembled a VW Beetle, but it was far from a VW Beetle in any way. The Speedster is the most desirable, and this 1957 was the second to last year of production for the lightweight, dry-weather model so loved by contemporary racers, and today’s collectors. Continue reading Competition-Prepped 1957 Porsche 356A Speedster at the 2015 Greenwich Concours →

Auto Idolatry, SHOWCASE, Uncategorized

Roadkill revives my favorite project car…then gives it to Pobst.

June 29, 2015 Albert S. Davis Leave a comment

Randy Pobst should be given a Nobel Prize for the size of his stones. Nick and I both love Roadkill, the show from Motor Trend that features Hot Rod Magazine editors David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan doing nutball stuff with old cars, then subjecting them to either abuse or some sort of scatterbrained idea. The Draguar, originally a Jaguar XJ12, packed a swapped small-block Chevy with a Weiand 671 blower (which self destructed at the drag strip), and now has a blueprinted V8 with over 600hp–they got it running again, washed it, and gave it to Randy Pobst. Watch the rest to see what else happens–I was laughing so hard I really did fall off my chair, and I have the bruise on my arm to prove it.

-Albert S. Davis

Cars We've Seen, USER SUBMITTED

2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 SPIED in Ann Arbor, MI!

June 23, 2015 Albert S. Davis 6 Comments

On Saturday evening, I was having a beer way down in Cape May County, NJ when I got a text from my brother, Seth. Seth is, 90% of the time, the least likely guy to spot a car and send me a picture, so when he sends me anything, I sit up and pay attention. He sends me this picture of a white sports coupe with GM rims on it and a familiar, but sleek, profile. I figure out pretty quick that it’s a new Camaro in drag, and send it to Nick–who says that since the 2016 model was already revealed, the big tires may point out that this is a better one–so we believe that this is the new ZL-1. Nice spot, Seth! You may be a spy shot photographer in your future.

-Albert S. Davis

Car Shows

Highlights From Hershey Part 2

June 19, 2015 ndubs77 3 Comments

Behold! Our second round of highlights from The Elegance at Hershey 2015. The show is always a spectacle of some of the finest pre-war cars around, with a few post-war cars thrown into the mix as well.

Enjoy this second highlight gallery, and look for even more from Hershey to come!

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Car Shows

Highlights From Hershey Part 1

June 15, 2015 ndubs77 2 Comments

We visited The Elegance At Hershey this past weekend out in Hershey, PA. There were many beautiful cars in attendance, but the swoopy 1948 Daimler you see above won Best in Show. This was my second time seeing that particular car. It won Best in Show a few years back in Detroit, and it stunned me just as hard this time around.

This is the first Gallery of highlights from the show, with much more to come.

Enjoy!

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SHOWCASE

You want your no-show jobs? Vito’s gotta go.–Miata at the Bing!

June 12, 2015 Albert S. Davis 1 Comment

About a month ago, I entered the Miata into a MSNE autocross event, and after just three laps, the A/C compressor gave up and wrecked havoc on the day. When it decided to self-destruct, it took out the drive belt and I lost power steering too, not to mention quite a bit of my pride. After an hour of towing the Miata off the parking lot at the Meadowlands, arguing for a while with the Hasbrouck Heights Pep Boys (who are never seeing me again. Don’t go there), and deciding that manual steering was a temporary solution, I muscled the thing back on to Route 17 in Bergen County and discovered, thanks to the tow truck driver (and my own tomfoolery) that I was rather close to a place near and dear to many an HBO-watcher’s heart. Continue reading You want your no-show jobs? Vito’s gotta go.–Miata at the Bing! →

Car Shows

The Stunning Alfa Romeo Display at NYIAS 2015

June 10, 2015 ndubs77 Leave a comment

The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale is one of the cars I’d seriously consider selling my soul for, but I had never laid eyes on one in the flesh until the New York Auto Show this year. It was a massive surprise for me, as I had not heard it would be present, and I literally flipped a shit when we came across it.

Our friend, Nathan Corry, shot this same Tipo 33 Stradale at Amelia Island this year, and he let us use his photos from the event. I was beyond thrilled to be able to see the car for myself in NY, though, as you might imagine. It is a truly magnificent machine.

Also present was a Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8C Monza as well as one of the handful of Alfa TZ2’s built. Along with the 33 Stradale, the Alfa Romeo stand, with just these cars, was probably worth as much, or more, money than all of the rest of the cars at NYIAS combined. Think about that.

Even so, this is the sort of stuff only true car nerds would appreciate, so there were very few people stopping to see these incredible cars. I found it funny because hundreds of people would walk past, and then every so often you’d see someone just loose their mind with excitement over the cars (as I did).

Alfas don’t get much better than these, so enjoy the pics!

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Car Shows

Highlights From the 2015 Greenwich Concours Day 2

June 5, 2015 ndubs77 1 Comment

On Day 2 of this year’s Greenwich Concours d’Elegance we were blessed with a sudden downpour that made everyone run for cover. However, it also covered all of the immaculate cars in some beautiful water droplets, making for some wonderful photos. Rain and clouds also really make the colors “pop”, so I actually prefer it to direct sunlight for shooting cars. I’d imagine that the gentleman in the silver Porsche RSK Spyder (below) might disagree, though.

There were some truly beautiful cars displayed on Day 2, including that bright yellow/green Lamborghini Miura you see above – we saw him driving around on the streets of Greenwich before the show, and promptly lost bowel control. Thankfully we all had a change of pants in the car.

I should also point out that the green Ferrari Daytona Spider (seen below) is the only one ever made in that color, so one of the rarest examples of an already rare car. The Pagani Huayra was also said to be “one of one”, but every Pagani is built custom to order, so every other Huayra is equally “one of one” – people just love to toot their own horn, I guess, but an incredible car for either way. (My Subaru is “one of one” too, if you count it’s unique stone chips)

I thought last year’s Greenwich Concours was the best in recent memory, but this one just may have topped it. There’s more to come from the event, but enjoy looking through our highlight gallery of Day 2!

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Mercedes AMG GT-S Spotted in Greenwich, CT

June 1, 2015 ndubs77 Leave a comment

We’ve just returned from an exciting and car-tastic weekend at the Greenwhich Concours d’Elegance. We have tons of great material to bring you in the coming weeks, but take this as a small teaser.

We were perusing the parking lot, which is always interesting, and this brand new Mercedes AMG GT-S pops out of nowhere. This is the first AMG GT-S I’ve seen out in public, and we actually got to check one out in the show as well. I think it is a great looking car with the right sort of package to take on the Porsche 911s in its price range: 4.0L twin turbo V8, “503” German horsepower, and around 3500lbs with great weight distribution. Looks promising.

Much more to come from Greenwich!

-Nick

Car Shows, SHOWCASE

Ferrari 275 NART Spyder at the 2015 Boca Raton Concours

Gallery May 28, 2015 Albert S. Davis 2 Comments

When only ten of a certain car are built, and 25 were to be made, the phrase “rarefied air” takes on another meaning. Back in 2013, Nick and I were fortunate enough to be within striking distance of two Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spyders, one that went across the auction block at $27.5 million, and another that stole the crowds at Pebble Beach just a few miles from the auction house. This silver one was at Pebble, but I was so busy staring at Testarossas that I managed to miss it.

Luckily, the “elusive” silver NART showed up at Boca this year, and I was fortunate enough to have seen it with my own sore eyes. I saw it from a distance and was unable to stay away from it for most of the afternoon. Although I’ve seen three of the ten produced already in less than two years, I cannot predict when I’ll see the other seven–although I’d love to be one to say that I have seen all of them. Enjoy the photos. Continue reading Ferrari 275 NART Spyder at the 2015 Boca Raton Concours →