(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – The featured marque of this year’s show is Aston Martin and several were in attendance. The extent of my knowledge of the breed is limited to knowing the models James Bond has used in the 007 films. The older models, specifically the DB2s, were looking rather nice.
Plenty of other stuff to see. This blue Alfa Romeo Berlina I labeled as a 2000 and it’s actually a 1750. My research showed me the headlights are a dead giveaway. I have to apologize for missing several Porsches. Many left before I could capture them. It was way too hot outside to hustle.
Many of the photos are labeled with the year and model to help my fellow uncultured types know what these are. One car specifically interested my 19yr-old son and he spoke extensively with the owner (same owner since new) of this 1962 Lotus Elite Series II Super 95. This ride is considered to be the finest-looking Lotus ever built and is a full fiberglass monocoque unit. Having 95hp, a 4-speed fronting 4.2:1 rear gears and weighing 1,420lbs makes this a favorite of diehard sports car lovers. Less than 1,050 were produced during the 6-year run. These cars lost money, but built a reputation for Lotus. Truth is I walked over to where the Lotus was sitting not because I noticed it. From far away I thought I had seen a bright blue 356 Porsche sitting beside the Lotus that actually ended up being a Fiat Abarth Record Monza Bialbero. This was the rarer twin-cam, lowered and lightened model with a large fuel tank for racing. Definitely as interesting as the Lotus piece and another car model I never knew existed.
Hope you enjoyed this short tour of European sports cars.
Nice photo coverage! I’ve got to plug in and start finding when and where events like this are happening.
You guys just sit around doing nothing most the time, why not add a “coming events and locations” to B.S.? 🙂
I don’t speak for all contributors, but like many I have a real day job. I think in my 5 or so years of sending in content I have only been asked once to go to a specific event and the media access I was to get never materialized.
Most of us go to what we want.
As for the Bangshift employees – they do schedule their stuff because they are very busy with announcing, live feeds, announcing, photographing, and more. They provide the core content. Us contributors help augment and spread coverage around.
Me…I really like most of the gearhead scene so I try to visit as many different things as I can….that I like.
All of us have our own leanings. Everyone knows Lohnes is big on history and large machines. McTaggert is a Moparian. Chad is all over the place both literally and figuratively. I’m pretty sure his life story will include a microphone, camera, and travel arrangements.
Perhaps if enough folks request it a non-binding schedule of expected coverage could be possible…maybe…I guess. I haven’t seen any of the main players in 3 years and they’ve nearly been in my backyard.
I like the photos of this event. I know of the temptation to get the fine art photos of a wheel or a body line if I don\’t have the rest of the automobile it leaves me out. I would like to see more of the \”quirky little beasties\” and the elegant rolling lounges of the monied.
The quirky little beasties are a big part of what draws me to this stuff. I like seeing and learning about something I never knew existed. Reading up on that Lotus Elite was very interesting. Shows how technologies we take for granted today were still being refined or even created in those days.
Great series on the event. If you take the time- each and every one of those cars has stories and history like the Lotus- its half the fun!!