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 ’68 Porsche 912 that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Porsche 912 is a sports car that was made between 1965 and 1969. The engine is a 1.6 liter flat-4 that produces 102 horsepower and 91 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 12 seconds and has a top speed of 119 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Dodge Charger R/T that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the second generation of B-body Dodge Chargers, which were made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8 that produces 425 horsepower and 490 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed Torqueflite automatic.
This is a Cadillac DeVille that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Cadillac DeVille is a luxury car that was made between 1958 and 2005 (model years between 1959 and 2005). This is from the second generation, which was made between 1961 and 1964. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8 that produces 308 horsepower and 447 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.8 seconds and has a top speed of 122 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Chevy Camaro SS that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1966 and 1969 (model years between 1967 and 1969). The engine is a 6.5 liter V8 that produces 325 horsepower and 410 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds and has a top speed of 126 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Plymouth GTX that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The GTX is a muscle car that was built alongside the Plymouth Roadrunner, the Dodge Charger, and the Dodge Coronet. It was made between 1967 and 1971. The engine of this one is a 440 V8, which is a 7.2 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual.
Today’s car of the day is this ’68 Mustang that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the second phase of the first generation, which was made between August of 1966 and August of 1968 (model years between 1967 and 1968). The engine of this one is a 4.7 liter Windsor V8 that produces 200 horsepower and 285 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic.
Today’s car of the day is this ’69 Dodge Coronet Super Bee that was at this year’s Daytona Turkey Rod Run. It’s from the fifth generation of the Coronet, which was made between 1965 and 1970. The engine of this one is the 440 Magnum, which is a 7.2 liter V8 that produces 375 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic.
Today’s car of the day is this ’68 Mercury Cyclone that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Mercury Cyclone is a car that was built on the same platform as the Ford Torino. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8, but I’m not sure how powerful it is. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. It was made as a tribute to Bud Moore and Tiny Lund, and it’s owned by Rich Moore.
Today’s car of the day is Jan Thompson’s ’63 Corvette Stingray, and I saw it at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the C2 generation, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). This Corvette in particular is a dragster. I’m not sure what the engine is, how powerful it is, or what the transmission is. This Corvette can do the quarter mile in 7.16 seconds at 157.43 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this early Ford Escort that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This version of the Escort was made for the European market. This one in particular is from the first generation, which was made between 1967 and 1975. The engine of this one is a 1.6 liter Lotus-Ford straight-4 that produces 105 horsepower and 100 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 9.3 seconds and has a top speed of 115 mph.
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