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 ’69 Dodge Charger R/T that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second generation of the B-Body Charger, which was made between 1968 and 1970. The engine of this one 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 Torqueflite automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds and has a top speed of 136 mph. This Charger was auctioned off for $82,500.
Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the C2 generation, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). The engine of this one is a 5.4 liter L75 Small Block V8 that produces 360 horsepower and 352 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds and has a top speed of 142 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $165,000.
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 truck of the day is this ’47 Dodge Power Wagon that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Dodge Power Wagon is a nameplate that was originally made between 1945 and 1980 (model years between 1946 and 1980). The engine is a 3.8 liter straight-6 that produces 95 horsepower and 185 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Power Wagon sold for $132,000.
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 ’63 Volkswagen Beetle that was used in the Herbie movies, and I saw it at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The original Volkswagen Beetle was made between 1933 and 2003. The engine of this one is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 40 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Beetle was auctioned off for $128,700.
Today’s car of the day is this 1970 Plymouth Superbird that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Plymouth Superbird is a muscle car that’s based on the Plymouth Roadrunner. The Superbird was only produced in 1970 and is very similar to the ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona. Like the Charger Daytona, the Superbird was used in NASCAR. The engine of this one 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 TorqueFlite automatic, but it can also come with a 4-speed manual. This car can do 0-60 mph in 6.1 seconds and has a top speed of 149 mph. This car weighs 3,858 pounds since the chassis is unitary steel. This Superbird was auctioned off for $286,000.
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