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 ’58 Corvette that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C1 generation, which was made between 1953 and 1962. The engine of this one is a 4.6 liter V8 that produces 230 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 7.8 seconds and has a top speed of 112 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $129,800.
Today’s car of the day is this ’68 Shelby GT500 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the second phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1967 and 1968. The engine is a 7 liter Cobra Jet V8 that produces 335 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This Shelby was auctioned off for $132,000.
Today’s car of the day is this ’66 Shelby GT350H that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the first phase of the first generation of the Mustang, which was made between 1964 and 1966. The GT350H was made as a deal with the Hertz Corporation to offer 1,000 GT350’s for rental, and 1,000 were built. The engine is a 4.7 liter V8 that produces 310 horsepower and 319 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 5.9 seconds and has a top speed of 129 mph. This Shelby was auctioned off for $104,500.
Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Corvette Stingray that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the C2 series, which was made between 1962 and 1967 (model years between 1963 and 1967). This one was modded to have an LS3 under the hood, which is a 6.2 liter V8 that produces 430 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 5-speed manual. This Corvette was auctioned off for $110,000.
Today’s car of the day is this ’70 Mustang Boss 302 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. It’s from the third phase of the first generation, which was made between July of 1968 and June of 1970. The engine is a 5 liter V8 that produces 290 horsepower and 290 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 4-speed manual. This Mustang was auctioned off for $42,900.
Today’s car of the day is this ’78 Corvette Limited Edition Indy 500 Pace Car that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. Only 6,503 of this variant were made. This is from the C3 generation of the Corvette, which was made between 1968 and 1982. The engine of this one is a 5.7 liter V8 that produces 220 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The transmission of this one is a 3-speed automatic. This car does 0-60 mph in 8.2 seconds and has a top speed of 121 mph. This Corvette was auctioned off for $28,500.
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.
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.
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