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 ’92 Honda NSX that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Honda/Acura NSX is a supercar that was originally made between 1990 and 2005. The engine is a 3 liter V6 that produces 252 horsepower and 209 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.6 seconds and has a top speed of 162 mph. This NSX was auctioned off for $33,000.
Today’s car of the day is this ’90 Honda NSX that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Honda/Acura NSX is a supercar that was originally made between 1990 and 2005. The engine is a 3 liter V6 that produces 270 horsepower and 209 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds and has a top speed of 168 mph. This NSX was auctioned off for $44,000.
Today’s car of the day is this ’80 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo Indy 500 Pace Car that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second generation, which was made between 1970 and 1981. A total of 5,700 of the Pace Car Edition were made. This one in particular was owned by Burt Reynolds, and he was riding in it when I took this picture. The engine of this one is a 4.9 liter turbocharged V8 that produces 210 horsepower and 345 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This Trans Am was auctioned off for $110,000, and the Smokey and the Bandit theme song was played after the car was auctioned off.
Today’s car of the day is this 2009 Roush Mustang P-51B that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s based on the first phase of the fifth generation, which was made between September of 2004 and December of 2008 (model years between 2005 and 2009). Only 51 of the Roush P-51B were made. The engine is a 4.6 liter supercharged Modular V8 that produces 510 horsepower and 510 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $47,300.
Today’s car of the day is this ’85 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1985 and 1992. The engine of this one is a 4.1 liter V8 that produces 135 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 13.1 seconds and has a top speed of 104 mph. This Cadillac was auctioned off for $9,570.
Today’s car of the day is this ’93 Rolls-Royce Silver Spur that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit is a luxury sedan that was made between 1980 and 1999. This is from the second generation (Mark II), which was made between 1989 and 1993. The engine is a 6.75 liter L410 V8 that produces 300 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.4 seconds and has a top speed of 141 mph. This Silver Spur was auctioned off for $16,500.
Today’s car of the day is this ’66 Chevy Bel Air Restomod that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the sixth generation, which was made between 1964 and 1970 (model years between 1965 and 1970). This one was modified to have a 9.4 liter Chevy Crate V8 that produces 745 horsepower. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed automatic. This Bel Air was auctioned off for $37,950.
Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Karmann Ghia was a car made German coach builder Karmann and Italian designer Ghia, which is where Volkswagen got the name Karmann Ghia. The car was made from 1955 to 1974, but the first prototype was made in 1953. Originally, Volkswagen was only going to make just 4,000 of the Karmann Ghia, but they sold out pretty quickly. Because of this, Volkswagen decided to mass produce the car. A total of 445,238 of these were made in Germany between 1955 and 1974. There are also 41,689 that were made in Brazil from 1962 to 1974. The engine of this one is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 40 horsepower and 65 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. The top speed is 75 mph. This Karmann Ghia was auctioned off for $26,950.
Today’s car of the day is this ’86 Nissan Safari Firetruck that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Nissan Patrol (Safari in Japan) is an SUV that’s been in production since 1951. This is from the third generation, which was made between 1980 and 1989. The engine is a 4 liter straight-6 that produces 105 horsepower. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This Nissan sold for $10,450.
Today’s car of the day is this ’85 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Edition that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Cadillac Eldorado is a luxury car that was made between 1952 and 2002 (model years between 1953 and 2002). This is from the eight generation, which was made between 1979 and 1985. The engine is a 5.7 liter diesel V8 that produces 105 horsepower and 200 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 17.7 seconds and has a top speed of 96 mph. This Cadillac sold for $7,150.
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