Feb
25
Idaho is very kind to motorcars. Frankly, we didn’t know that until our son moved to Boise a few years ago. They don’t use salt on the roads preferring to use the more environmentally correct sand when necessary. The region is home to some of the best fishing holes in the country. Therefore it doesn’t surprise us that an avid fisherman bought this Studebaker new in ’51 and had a canopy installed so he could go fishing in style. Read More
Feb
25
You learn a new thing everyday. Today we learned that Rover or British Leyland made an attempt to buy Morgan from Peter Morgan. Peter knew he had to do something big to keep people interested so he took the opportunity to turn the tables on BL and ask them about supplying the new Rover V8 to Morgan. The Morgan Plus 8 was born. The existing platform required much work to accommodate the V8. The chassis was made wider and the wings (fenders) made wider to hold larger wheels/tires. They maintained the gearbox and added limited slip. That changed with later models. The result was one hell of hot rod. It was a success and quickly became a cult sensation.
Feb
25
The XJS is no XKE. Now you might think that is a shot but it isn’t entirely. The XJS is the last of the Lyon’s Era Jaguars. Introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1975, the XJS received a tepid response. Subsequently, sales of the new Jaguar during its lifespan were erratic. But that was not totally the fault of the XJS and more so fuel shortages and an erratic economy. Sound familiar?
We think the sweet spot for the XJS is the mid to late ‘80s. Mostly because of an engineer by the name of Michael May. He designed a new, high-compression head with a fireball combustion chamber that increased power and fuel economy. Read More
Feb
25
There is no doubt that the GM bubble tops of ’61 are among the handsomest cars of the period. We are partial to the Pontiac because we think it has a nice blend between style and performance. We’ve featured a few before but they were both Venturas. This one, we are told, is a Bonneville. We know the complete history of this one all the way back to Shearin Pontiac in Milan, Tennessee where the buyer sat down and checked all the performance boxes and unchecked the frills. Read More
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