This is where you get to see photos of cars I've taken over the years.
That’s a 2013 Dodge Charger SE that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. This is from the LD series, which has been in production since 2011. The engine is a 3.6 liter Pentastar V6 that produces 292 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed W5A580 automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.4 seconds, and the top speed is limited to 124 mph.
That’s a ’68 Fiat 500F that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The original Fiat 500 was made between 1957 and 1975, and 3,893,294 were built. The 500F was made between 1965 and 1973. The engine is a 0.5 liter straight-twin that produces 22 horsepower and 26 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 60 mph. This car weighs 1,146 pounds.
That’s a ’74 AMC Gremlin X that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The AMC Gremlin is a subcompact that was made between 1970 and 1978. The Gremlin changed with each model year. The engine of this one is a 3.8 liter 232 straight-6 that produces 100 horsepower and 185 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 11.7 seconds and has a top speed of 101 mph.
Here’s a Mini Cooper that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Mini Cooper is a subcompact that has been in production since 1959. BMW’s iteration of the car has been in production since 2000 (the first model year was 2001). The convertible version was introduced at the 2004 Salon International de l’Auto, and this version was made between 2005 and 2008. The engine of this one is a 1.6 liter straight-4 that produces 114 horsepower and 111 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 9.3 seconds and has a top speed of 120 mph.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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