I grew up just down the hill from Mulholland Drive. First car, ‘65 Mustang coupe I got in ‘74 with a blown engine. Built it (or tried) to build it into an autocross/road racer with some (good) GT350 parts and some (bad) homebrew mods. Example, front spoiler made from flat steel for brackets and sheet aluminum. Brake…

Also looks a bit like the Hillman Imp Californian and it’s badge engineered brother, the Singer Chamois. Both rear engined and water cooled. Introduced in late 1966.

Lola T-70 coupe on the 101 freeway north of LA. This was 1971. This was one of the cars used in the film THX-1138 and was then sold and used on the street for a while. It later went to drag racer Eddie Hill who had it for many years but sold it to Europe a few years ago.

Ha! Nothing that impressive really. NRA 3 position smallbore rifle, Expert and 2/3 of the way to Distinguished Expert. NRA Expert with .22 and 9mm. Ya, shooting paper targets indoors is pretty tame, and it was a long time ago. The eyes aren’t what they once were but pretty sure I could hit the broad side of a barn if…

Said car is a Triumph Italia 2000 Vignale Coupe.

(to Lars Vargas) Completely understandable. BTW, have I mentioned that I have shot Expert with multiple small arms.

Three sisters, each awesome in their own unique ways. Only one is single.

“2. Wife’s approval? Beg forgiveness, don’t ask permission.”

The rubber combusts at a fairly low temperature and the burning duration is fairly short. The propane torch is just used to get things going. It would impart much less heat than say using a torch to try and free up a frozen bolt which I see commonly done. I’ve run the method by a few mechanical/structural engineer…

Another method I have used on some of my arcane rusty British cars is to simply burn the bushing out. Highly recommend that the suspension arm be removed from the car. Simply apply propane torch to the bushing until it starts burning on it’s own, then stand back. The rubber portion swells and starts expanding like one…

My father-in-law was an engineer at Northrop Aircraft and a certified car guy. Raced sports cars in the 50s at places like Torrey Pines, Palm Springs and Pebble Beach. In the early 60s he had an NSU Sport Prinz (fastback coupe, body by Bertone). He also had at different times, a BMW 600, a Siata and a Swallow Doretti.

I was looking at that exact Timex just last night. My current daily wear is civilian version of the Seiko Gen 2 RAF pilots watch and it has been a real workhorse. I also have a nice vintage Omega Seamaster that belonged to my Dad. I’ve always wanted a Monaco but I’m cooling to the idea because everything Steve McQueen…

Bugatti Type 57S Corsica Roadster.

Whenever someone says “Villeneuve” I think of Gilles. Ya, I am that old.....

I’ve been to Monterey most years since 1977. And most of those years I have gone to Pebble. When I first went it was Laguna on Saturday (they only ran on Saturday!) and Pebble on Sunday. I love Pebble because I see still stuff I have never seen before. The Tour is great because you can see the cars in motion out in…

Mario Andretti famously said about Amon’s racing luck “...if he became and undertaker, people would stop dying.” Note also, the winning #2 GT40 was painted black and silver, New Zealand’s national sporting colors, for the all-Kiwi team of McLaren and Amon. RIP Chris.

There is a shit-tonne of free stuff the whole week at Monterey. Carmel Concours, Little Car Show, nose around the holding lots for the auctions. The Porsche Show on Friday is (I think) free. Go to the Equestrian center at 0-dark-thirty on Thursday where the cars line up for the start of the Pebble Beach Tour. You can…

As the owner of more decrepit British cars than is in any way sensible or wise, the big barrel o’ Evapo-rust is a screaming deal.

You guys got it all wrong. Don’t be looking in barns in Podunkville. You should be looking in suburban garages. Look in the neighborhoods that were new in the ‘70s and filled with solid middle and upper middle class young families. That’s where you’ll find the 356 the dad drove in college or the ‘63 Corvette he bought…

For things like intake manifolds and transmissions that have to go on square, buy some extra long bolts the same thread as the ones that clamp the part. Cut the heads off and chamfer the cut end. Use at least three and thread them into some of the bolt holes. They act like long guide pins and let you get the thing…