Car of the Day 6/2/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’43 Fiat 500 Topolino that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Fiat Topolino is a subcompact that was made between 1936 and 1955, and 520,000 were built. The engine is a 0.57 liter straight-4 that produces 13 horsepower and 20 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. The top speed of this car is 53 mph. This Fiat was auctioned off for $40,700.

Car of the Day 5/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’72 AMC Javelin SST that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The AMC Javelin is a muscle car that was made between 1967 and 1974. This is from the second generation, which was made between 1970 and 1974 (model years between 1971 and 1974). The engine of this one is a 5 liter 2 barrel V8 that produces 150 horsepower and 245 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 10 seconds and has a top speed of 113 mph.

Car of the Day 5/24/18

Today’s car of the day is this Shelby Cobra 427 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is Mark III, which was made between 1965 and 1967. The engine of this one is a 7 liter V8 that produces 410 horsepower and 462 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds and has a top speed of 140 mph. This car weighs 2,359 pounds since the body is made of aluminum.

Car of the Day 4/28/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’67 Pontiac GTO that I saw at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. This is from the first generation, which was made between 1964 and 1967. The engine of this one is a 6.6 liter V8 that produces 360 horsepower and 438 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual.

Cars of the Day 4/24/18

Today’s car of the day is this Maserati 3500 GT Touring Berlina that I saw at Ferrari of Tampa Bay in December of 2017. The Maserati 3500 GT is a sports car that was made between 1957 and 1964. The engine is a 3.5 liter Tipo 101 straight-6 that produces 256 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.4 seconds and has a top speed of 137 mph.