Mustang. It’s a personal thing.
You can never have too many rooflines or NASA-type hood scoops.
Cars
Jensen Interceptor R
After the 70s meant many things to many people. To me it meant cars, motorcycles and an overwhelming desire to avoid school at all costs. It was that simple time every man experiences in his life before the inevitable interest in the fair sex sets in and ruins everything.
Full Lap of the Nürburgring – Circa 1975
This brilliant 7:40 video shows the first lap of the 1975 Formula 1 GP at the Nürburgring, this was the year that Niki Lauda would set the blistering lap record of 6:58.6 during qualifying.
Long Beach Formula 1 Grand Prix
The Long Beach Formula 1 Grand Prix was run between 1976 and 1984, I’m not sure which year this film is from although if I had to guess I’d say early-80s.
eBay Find: Tucker Zombie-Cat
This stunning eBay find, coming to you from the always awesome 1A Blog, is currently listed on eBay for just $13,995 (Buy It Now Price). The remarkable vehicle started life as a Tucker snow vehicle
BMW 328 Hommage Concept
The original BMW 328 was built between 1936 and 1940, it was a highly advanced car for the time featuring a space frame chassis, remarkably good handling and a hemispherical combustion chamber engine.
Playland Park Speedway 1949
Love this video, filmed with a hand-held super-8 camera in 1949 it shows the stock car racing at the Playland Park Speedway in Indiana.
Maserati 450S Costin-Zagato Coupé
The 1957 Maserati 450S Costin-Zagato Coupé started life in 1956 as a convertible and was redesigned into a coupé in 1957 by Englishman Frank Costin, the car was built to Costin’s specifications by Zagato in Italy
1933 MG Magnette K-Type
This stunning 1933 MG Magnette K-Type was due to hit the Bonham’s auction block before being mysteriously withdrawn, rumour has it the owner had a change of heart and decided to keep it in his collection. It isn’t hard to see why.
Lamborghini Miura Factory – 1968
The Lamborghini Miura is without question one of the most beautiful cars ever made, the long flowing lines directly influenced countless cars made since and the model is widely credited with making Lamborghini a global player in the luxury-sportscar market.
The Menehune
Both George Jetson and I want one of these cars, badly.
1950 GM Futurliner
Only 12 of these magnificent busses were built in 1950, GM used the Futurliner in the “Parade of Progress” exhibit which toured the country extensively. Not many of them are left and in 2006 a restored Futurliner was sold at auction for $4,000,000 USD.