Mick Lennon Automotive Photography
This is where you get to see photos of cars I've taken over the years.
Today’s car of the day is this ’59 Chevy Impala that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the second generation, which was made between 1958 and 1960 (model years between 1959 and 1960). The engine is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 320 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. It was driven by Junior Johnson, and it won the 1960 Daytona 500.
Today’s car of the day is this Austin-Healey Sprite that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Austin-Healey Sprite is a car that was made between 1958 and 1971. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1958 and 1961. The engine is a 0.9 liter A-Series straight-4 that produces 43 horsepower and 52 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 20.5 seconds and has a top speed of 83 mph.
This is a ‘57 Rambler Custom Cross Country that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Rambler Six and V8 were made between 1956 and 1960. The engine is a 3.2 liter straight-6 that produces 135 horsepower and 180 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 14.6 seconds and has a top speed of 94 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this this ‘58 Corvette that was in town yesterday. This is from the C1 generation, which was made between 1953 and 1962. The engine of this one is a 4.6 liter Small-block V8 that produces 230 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.5 seconds and has a top speed of 113 mph. 
That’s a ’59 Autobianchi Bianchina that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Autobianchi Bianchina is a subcompact that was made between 1957 and 1970. The engine is a 0.5 liter straight-twin that produces 25 horsepower and 27 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 64.2 seconds and has a top speed of 65 mph. This Autobianchi sold for $37,400.
This is a ’56 Lincoln Continental that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the second generation of the Continental, which was made in 1956 and 1957, and shares the same platform as the Ford Thunderbird. The engine is a 6 liter V8 that produces 285 horsepower and 402 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 120 mph. This Lincoln was auctioned off for $102,300.
Today’s car of the day is this ’57 BMW Isetta Convertible that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The BMW Isetta is a subcompact that was made between 1955 and 1962. The engine is a 0.3 liter single cylinder engine that produces 13 horsepower and 14 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 54 mph. This car weighs 1,323 pounds. This Isetta sold for $57,200.
Today’s car of the day is this ’58 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 36 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Volkswagen sold for $28,600.
Today’s car of the day is this ’59 Nash Metropolitan that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Nash Metropolitan was in production between October of 1953 and April of 1961 (model years between 1954 and 1962). The engine of this one is a 1.5 liter straight-4 that produces 52 horsepower and 77 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 21.1 seconds and has a top speed of 77 mph. This Nash sold for $12,650.
Today’s car of the day is this ’57 Thunderbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first generation, which was made between 1955 and 1957. The engine of this one is a 5.2 liter Y-Block V8 that produces 245 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Ford-O-Matic automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 9 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph. This Thunderbird was auctioned off for $55,000.
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