Showing posts with label E-type Jag. Show all posts
Showing posts with label E-type Jag. Show all posts
Monday, April 20, 2026
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Saturday, March 21, 2026
5 time Hall of Famer, the mastermind of Group 44, and at one time - an employee of Kodak who was given the ultimatum to quit the racing or quit the Kodak job... has passed away at 95 yrs old.
Founded in Falls Church, Virginia in 1965, Group 44 Inc. fostered relationships with manufacturers such as MG, Triumph, and Jaguar, leading to a quarter of a century of American road racing victories.
In 1981, Group 44 brought Jaguar back to Le Mans for the first time in 27 years. In 1985, they won the GTP class, defeating the dominant Porsches that seemed so unbeatable to the rest of the field.
Tullius was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame in 2014, the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2015, the British Sports Car Hall of Fame in 2017, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2018, and the IMSA Hall of Fame just last year.
https://www.classicandsportscar.com/obituaries/rip-bob-tullius-1930-2026
Between SCCA, IMSA, and the Trans-Am series, Group 44 secured over 300 victories.
Tullius himself made starts in NASCAR and at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, notching the final victory of his career in 1986 at the 3 Hours of Daytona.
Tullius was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame in 2014, the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2015, the British Sports Car Hall of Fame in 2017, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2018, and the IMSA Hall of Fame just last year.
https://www.classicandsportscar.com/obituaries/rip-bob-tullius-1930-2026
Friday, March 06, 2026
The Whisky A Go Go, 1964. The first ever live music venue to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (thank you Capt Doug!)
Apparently the morons in city hall had no understanding of the word Whisky/Whiskey is the same alcoholic beverage, but spelled with an E in the Irish and American version, and without the E in the Scottish version
the Go Go dancer was a term coined here, when they got the dancing going by the DJ between songs by the featured artist, Johnny Rivers, later they got dancers to dress in the similar costume of a typical "go go" dancer
Johnny Rivers is best known for a string of 1960s hits, including his #1 single "Poor Side of Town," the iconic theme "Secret Agent Man," and popular live covers of "Memphis," "Mountain of Love," and "The Midnight Special". Other notable hits include "Summer Rain," "Baby I Need Your Loving," and "Rockin' Pneumonia And the Boogie Woogie Flu"
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Friday, November 22, 2024
The Austin Power '67Jag is coming to auction
This is the “Shaguar” that was used in all three of the Austin Powers films, memorably driven by Mike Myers and featuring in several key scenes throughout the trilogy.
Though it's a 67... I think it goes without saying that they would have cracked a lot more jokes about it if it were a '69
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Jaguar’s second E-type prototype was E2A, and someone tried to make a recreation of it, but gave up, and it sat in a San Diego garage for 37 years
above, the original. Below.. not. But with some money, it could look like it
the seller wants 90k
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Detroit Autorama
The toughest part of the build? “The windshield,” McCarl says, not missing a beat. “That’s number 13.” The glass just kept breaking when cut by traditional methods; water jetting, a new-school method, did the trick. “I refer to that as my $3000 windshield.”
Chrysler 300
I covered the story on this hot rod in https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/02/right-place-right-time-car-gets-to-be.html
AMC Concord wagon!
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
FDR jr in the Jag, at the grand premier showing of the E Type at Jack Sheppard's imports of Tampa
Curtis LeMay coordinated the Berlin Airlift. He served as commander of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1948 to 1957, and was Chief of Staff of the Air Force
In 1953, Jack decided to start a new venture and opened Import Motors on the second floor of his 10-lane bowling alley, that had previously housed a garage and gas station before Jack bought the building in 1936, and sold Jaguar, Porsche, Lotus, Austin Healey, MG, VW, Sunbeam, Hillman, Triumph, Saab, and Rolls Royce
A year later, he moved the dealership downstairs and began adding just about every European car make he could get his hands on. The building so it was already set up, in a way, to handle cars.
Jack Sheppard's son Joe was called The Tampa Hotshoe, after returning from a tour of duty in Korea at age 30, he raced against Fangio, Hill, Moss, Cunningham - in Nassau, and even in Cuba. He passed away in October 2019 at the age of 91 with a '67 MGB/GT in the garage.
Monday, April 03, 2023
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Friday, September 23, 2022
Gary Kuchar's collection is coming to the Van Der Brink auction, and he had a hell of a wide variety of cars in his collection
that Mustang above the windshield? NOPE. This collection was picked over before the left overs were listed for auction. Most of them don't run, and you will see a Bobcat moving them for photos. But then, at these prices, you're paying for the rust free bodies, not running cars.
DeSoto Airflow
no info on the engine
has a 400 cu in. So, wtf is that doing in there? But it's a Phoenix, and those are cool
401 AMX Javelin
see the Bobcat? And this seems to be the only Mustang getting sold
Damn. I wish I could afford to buy this Bantam. I'd be so damn happy.
but someone that has always wanted an E Type Jag is going home thrilled!
there's a bunch of other cars, and trucks, and Scouts, etc etc
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