Monday, November 24, 2025

Sunday, November 23, 2025

1960 Ford Falcon



The base price for the 1960 Falcon was $1,912. Adjusted for inflation that would be $20,412 today. 435,000 were sold in the first year which outsold the Mustang in its first year. Power was from a 144 cubic inch 6 cylinder engine.

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Friday, November 21, 2025

Jerrari


Besides owning casinos Bill Harrah owned Jeep and Ferrari dealerships. He was a car guy and had a collection of 1800 vehicles. The Jerrari was a custom built Jeep Grand Wagoneer powered by a Ferrari GTC/4 V12 powertrain. He had two built and he used the Jerrari to shuttle between his home in Lake Tahoe and his businesses in Reno.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

1953 Lancia Aurelia PF 200 Spyder


If I were to venture a guess I would suggest that the people who designed the Spyder were looking over the shoulders of the designers at Studebaker.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Campbell-Railton-Rolls Royce Blue Bird


 In 1933 Malcolm Campbell drove the Blue Bird on Daytona Beach and reached the speed of 272mph. That was a test run prior to taking the car to the Bonneville Salt Flats and in 1935 on the two run average required for record attempts he set the record at 301.129mph

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1955 Biscayne concept


This concept car ended up in a junk yard in Michigan and sat there for decades before being rescued and eventually restored. It ended up at the Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance. A more complete story on the car is available on Jalopnik. The video below documents some of the restoration.