1971 Chevrolet Camaro 5.8 litre V8, 5 speed manual 2xxhp Bought 2009 Past I think this had been an LA car all it’s life. It was built in Van Nuys, orange with a saddle interior, a 350 V8 and a 3 speed manual. It’s possible the motor in it is matching numbers, I have never checked....
The Sublime and the ...
posted by Jon Summers
Blackhawk Museum Plaza, “Docent’s Favorite Ride” What is going on here ? Yes, that will be the Summers ’71 Camaro, disfiguring the Blackhawk’s attractive plaza, nose to nose with what I am told was a “Roundel” magazine cover car, that German Cobra,...
Kerbside San Francis...
posted by Jon Summers
One of the best things about living on the West Coast is that the mild weather means that cars survive – when I first moved here, I could not believe how many 40+ year old muscle era machines were still around, parked up against the kerb, in daily use: 1968 Dodge Dart 340 with 4 on the...
’71 Camaro ...
posted by Jon Summers
It is a noted fact that men tend to collect the cars they loved as boys. As a boy, I was hypnotized with the idea of muscle cars – American V8s with similar raw power to European supercars, but mass produced and correspondingly far, far cheaper, both when new and today. The Dukes of...
The Year of Schlumpf
posted by Jon Summers
Everyone loves to browse used cars on ebay or Craigslist; for some car collectors, it is the chase which attracts them to the hobby in the first place, finding just the right car. Me, I have always been amazed at how much car can be had for how little money. The teenage me dreamed of 500 pound...