From the Archive: Cadillac Eldorado | 2013 Daytona Spring Show

That’s a Cadillac Eldorado that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Cadillac Eldorado is a luxury car that was made between 1952 and 2002. This is from the tenth generation, which was made between 1979 and 1985. The engine of this one is a 5.7 liter Rocket 350 V8 that produces 170 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 11 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph.

From the Archive: Mercedes-Benz 380SL | 2013 Daytona Spring Show

Here’s a Mercedes-Benz 380SL that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is a line of sports cars that’s been around since 1954. This is from the third generation (R107), which was made between 1971 and 1989. The 380SL was made between 1981 and 1985. The engine is a 3.8 liter V8 that produces 155 horsepower and 196 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.7 seconds and has a top speed of 115 mph.

From the Archive: 1985 Corvette | 2013 Daytona Spring Show

That’s an ’85 Corvette that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is from the C4 generation, which was made between January of 1983 and June of 1996 (model years between 1984 and 1996). The engine of this one is a 5.7 liter L98 V8 that produces 230 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 6 seconds and has a top speed of 150 mph.

From the Archive: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Restomod | 2013 Daytona Spring Show

This is a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Restomod that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Plymouth Barracuda is a muscle car that was made between 1964 and 1974. This is from the third generation, which was made between 1970 and 1974. This one was modified with an 8 liter Viper V10 that produces 450 horsepower and 490 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual.

F-16 Fighting Falcon Spotted in Tampa (January 2020)

This is an F-16 Fighting Falcon that I saw in Tampa in January of 2020. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a fourth generation multirole fighter that was originally made by General Dynamics between 1973 and 1993. Production shifted over to the Lockheed Corporation in 1993, and then to Lockheed Martin in 1995 after a merger between the Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta. The first official flight took place on February 2, 1974. The jet entered service on August 17, 1978. The primary user of the F-16 is the US Air Force, though some are also used by the Air National Guard and the Thunderbirds along with several other air forces around the world. The engine is a Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 afterburning turbofan that produces 17,800 pounds of dry thrust (29,160 with the afterburner). The empty weight is 18,900 pounds, the gross weight is 26,500 pounds, and the maximum takeoff weight is 42,300 pounds. The maximum speed of the F-16 is Mach 2.

From the Archive: LTV A-7A Corsair II | Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing (November 2015)

This is an LTV A-7A Corsair II that I saw at the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing back in November of 2015. The A-7 Corsair II is an attack plane that was made by Ling-Temco-Vought between 1965 and 1984, and 1,545 were built. These were primarily operated by the US Air Force, Navy, and Air National Guard. The first flight of the A-7 was on September 26, 1965. The jet entered service on February 1, 1967. The engine is an Allison TF41-A-2 non-afterburning turbofan engine that produces 15,000 pounds of thrust. The maximum speed is 690 mph.

2018 Bentley Continental GT | Rolls-Royce Tampa Bay (January 2020)

This is a 2018 Bentley Continental GT that was at Rolls-Royce Tampa Bay in January of 2020. The Bentley Continental GT is a supercar that’s been in production since 2003. This is from the second generation, which was made between 2011 and 2018. The engine is a 6 liter twin turbo W12 that produces 626 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.6 seconds and has a top speed of 207 mph. This car weighs 4,947 pounds since the body panels are aluminum and composite, and the chassis is a steel and aluminum monocoque.