Mick Lennon Automotive Photography
This is where you get to see photos of cars I've taken over the years.
Here’s a ’76 BMW 2002 that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. This is from the BMW 02 series, which was made between 1966 and 1977. The engine is a 2 liter straight-4 that produces 99 horsepower and 116 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.5 seconds and has a top speed of 106 mph.
This is a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Karmann Ghia was a car made German coachbuilder 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.
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 ’71 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2018 Daytona Turkey Rod Run. The Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.6 liter flat-4 that produces 60 horsepower.
Today’s car of the day is this Mercedes-Maybach S600 that I saw in town yesterday. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been in production since 1972. This is from the sixth generation, which has been in production since June of 2013 (the first model year was 2014). The engine is a 6 liter twin turbo V12 that produces 520 horsepower and 610 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 9-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 4.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. The starting price of the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is about $200,000.
Today’s car of the day is this Smart ForTwo that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Smart ForTwo is a subcompact that’s been in production since 1998. This is from the second generation (W451), which was made between 2007 and 2014. The engine is a 1 liter Mitsubishi 3B2 straight-4 that produces 70 horsepower and 68 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 5-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10.7 seconds and has a top speed of 90 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this Mercedes-AMG GTS that I saw in town yesterday. The Mercedes-AMG GT is a supercar that’s been in production since 2014 (the first model year was 2015). The engine is a 4 liter twin turbo V8 that produces 515 horsepower and 494 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 7-speed DCT. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds and has a top speed of 193 mph. This car weighs 3,461 pounds since the chassis is an aluminum spaceframe. The starting price of the AMG GTS is $133,395.
Today’s car of the day is this 2010 BMW 320i that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The BMW 3-Series has been in production since 1975. This is from the fifth generation, which was made between December of 2004 and June of 2013. The engine is a 2 liter straight-4 that produces 168 horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 6-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.1 seconds and has a top speed of 143 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this ‘66 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The original Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.3 liter flat-4 that produces 50 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 22 seconds and has a top speed of 74 mph.
Today’s car of the day is this Volkswagen Kombi that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Volkswagen Type 2 is a van that’s been in production since 1949. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1967 and 1979 (for the US and Europe). The engine of this one is a 1.6 liter flat-4 that produces 60 horsepower and 82 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This van has a top speed of 71 mph.
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