Event Coverage Hot Rods and Customs at Pebble Beach Car Week..?? What the..??

Beautiful cars, shown through beautiful photography. Thanks for taking the time to share.

 

Very nice.

 

This is nuts bro!

That black 57S is killing me. The Guigaro '66 is so fine. Rat-pack Dual Ghia- kinky-cool. That last red '40.. Could go on & on.. Tom- again.. BIG THANKS from down-under dribble club

 

Seen one driven in anger down here. That 327 is set waaay back- these things are rowdy, quick & fast scary beasts.

 

Thanks from WA. St. Tom, you don't get paid enough for your efforts!

 

I think it's Billy Butlin who owned the holiday camps

 

Yes, you are correct, I'll have to Google that, some how I don't think they were log cabins in the woods. Bob

 

"Barn find" Delahaye

 

I think I just came a little...and I'm an overhead guy...


you know whats interesting, I mean this is a restored indy car at Pebble Beach, so YOU KNOW the carbs are correct, yet the younger guys on the HAMB will say that 94's aren't really as "traditional" as 97's. Hmmmmm.

 

Notice the clear plastic steering wheel. Think about that.

 

I don't usually think in terms of "Tribute cars" but gotta wonder how it would look if you built a '26/'27 T roadster that paid homage to these cars. Maybe paint scheme minus the numbers, grill shell and hood, front axle fairings and similar cowl with a bit of a stretch in the nose? Gotta have the wheels, they would set you back some, could be pretty cool though.

 

The one thing I found myself NOT doing at Pebble Beach was looking for flaws, or things that may not be correct on the cars. The sheer beauty of everything just blew me away. I think the Miller Fords ran stock factory heads in the '35 500. Most of them ran at INDY for many years, I'm just glad to see one when I can. Bob

 

I always enjoy your thoughts and postings, George. Good point.

 

I think the Grancor Special that Andy Granatelli crashed in qualifying the one and only time he tried driving at Indy was a re-vamped Miller Ford? Tried to find a pic online, but couldn't.
Forgot I had this, a pic of the restored engine in the #23 car, it had ford aluminum heads.

 

Here ya go, from CT News. Bob

 

Well, looks like I had parts of the story right anyway. Good info, thanks for posting that!

 

The great thing about the HAMB is the fact that it allows me to share all this stuff I've collected all these years. Bob

 

And it allows the rest of us to see it!

 

Yes, maybe I'm thinking some of the same things.
1. That steering wheel spent very little time in the direct sunlight over the years.
2. NOS.
3. A one off newly cast replacement was beaucoup bucks to have made.

 

Steering gear...

 

I can see how that bracket failed and sidelined them with steering problems. Bob

 

I remember reading that those cars were finished at the last minute, and Mr. Miller was less than happy with the whole deal. That really looks like an afterthought.