Thursday, May 5, 2011
the LaJolla Beach and Tennis Club has a 1915 Packard twin six "Old Black Goose"
0 comments Posted by bajol at 9:06 PM
real 1915 registration tag... I think I've photographed one or two before, they aren't very common and it's amazing that they are still in the same spot almost 100 years after being attached to the cars, that some collector didn't remove them.
the LaJolla Beach and Tennis Club has a 1915 Packard twin six "Old Black Goose"
0 comments Posted by bajol at 9:06 PM
real 1915 registration tag... I think I've photographed one or two before, they aren't very common and it's amazing that they are still in the same spot almost 100 years after being attached to the cars, that some collector didn't remove them. Sunday, May 1, 2011
500 cu. in. modified Packard V12 engine with three Weber two-barrel carburetors, GM 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission, custom-fabricated chassis, dropped tubular front axle, 9-inch Ford rear end with four-link rear suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 122"- All-steel bodywork in LeBaron-style Boattail Coupe- An epic build under multiple Pebble Beach winner Fran Roxas- Design by noted classic era designer Strother MacMinn- 500 cu. in. Packard V12 power, GM four-speed automatic- Subject of August 2010 Collectible Automobile featureIn 1996, Roxas engaged Strother MacMinn to create a series of line drawings for the car, California’s Scott Knight, a highly respected fabricator and coachbuilder in his own right whom Roxas has often collaborated with since the 1970s, revised MacMinn’s drawings and, with his son Dave, began work on the custom chassis and stunning all-steel custom coachwork, completing the job in approximately 18 months.from http://www.gatsbyonline.com/main.aspx?page=text&id=689&cat=autovia http://www.kox.sk/?cat=16&paged=2
500 cu. in. modified Packard V12 engine with three Weber two-barrel carburetors, GM 4L60E four-speed automatic transmission, custom-fabricated chassis, dropped tubular front axle, 9-inch Ford rear end with four-link rear suspension, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 122"- All-steel bodywork in LeBaron-style Boattail Coupe- An epic build under multiple Pebble Beach winner Fran Roxas- Design by noted classic era designer Strother MacMinn- 500 cu. in. Packard V12 power, GM four-speed automatic- Subject of August 2010 Collectible Automobile featureIn 1996, Roxas engaged Strother MacMinn to create a series of line drawings for the car, California’s Scott Knight, a highly respected fabricator and coachbuilder in his own right whom Roxas has often collaborated with since the 1970s, revised MacMinn’s drawings and, with his son Dave, began work on the custom chassis and stunning all-steel custom coachwork, completing the job in approximately 18 months.from http://www.gatsbyonline.com/main.aspx?page=text&id=689&cat=autovia http://www.kox.sk/?cat=16&paged=2
Thursday, April 7, 2011
the El Cajon cruise on every Wednesday night is back on for the summer, here are some of the interesting things I saw
0 comments Posted by bajol at 10:01 PM
Everytime I see the El Guapo taxi I notice something new, this time I found the rear license plate cool... for the galleries I took of it last year so you can see the interior and the progession : http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/another-look-at-el-guapo-paint-has-been.html 
