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More on the R&T Figoni Cover Car

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The Delahaye was on cover of the February 1949 edition of Road & Track. The photograph was taken in front of the famous Ciros Nightclub. This is the same car which was photographed later that year by Strother MacMinn.

Strother MacMinn photos from the collection of Robert Ames
Courtesy VintageMotorphoto
Text by Jim Sitz

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Strother MacMinn was one of my closest and dearest friends. I met him in 1951. He was a real gay blade and man about town, the Cary Grant of automotive circles.

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As Found Classics Returns!

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Delahaye 135 body as it appeared for sale in 1981.

As Found Classic Number Twenty Five

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By Alden Giddings

It has been a while for an “As Found” and I think you will find the following worthy. Please note that I absolutely will not sell the body, please don’t ask. I am however very willing to talk with anyone who has actual knowledge that may pertain to this body.

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Pebble Beach Concours Photo Gallery

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Story and photos by Hugues Vanhoolandt

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elégance began in tandem with the Pebble Beach Road Races in 1950 and was at its 69th edition this year. Brandes Elitch has reported in more depth about this year’s event. Here I present a modest gallery from my perspective.

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And How! Strother MacMinn and the Delahaye

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The Delahaye was on cover of the February 1949 edition of Road & Track. The photograph was taken in front of the famous Ciros Nightclub. This is the same car which was photographed later that year by Strother MacMinn.

Strother MacMinn photos from the collection of Robert Ames
Courtesy VintageMotorphoto
Text by Jim Sitz

Strother MacMinn was one of my closest and dearest friends. I met him in 1951. He was a real gay blade and man about town, the Cary Grant of automotive circles. [Read more…] about And How! Strother MacMinn and the Delahaye

As Found Classic: Talbot-Lago Pourtout

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Car as found at Elkhart Lake. Pure beauty here. But was it Figoni?

As Found Classic Number Twenty-Two

This photo was taken by my father Don Vack on June 18, 1960 at Road America near Elkhart Lake Wisconsin. At a time when American cars could be called many things but rarely beautiful, my father made an effort to show me, and later my brother Greg, that there were in fact cars that were beautiful, stunning, and well-proportioned; most did not hail from Detroit. This Talbot Lago was one of them. For over a half century, we wondered who the coachbuilder was, for lack of other ideas, assumed that it was a Figoni et Falaschi creation. Now, thanks to Peter Larsen, Bruno Martin and current owner Steve Hamilton, we can answer that question.

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The Lee T150C SS Talbot, aka “Stinky”

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An unrestored classic among the finest restored classics on one of the world's most prestigious golf courses.

An unrestored classic among the finest restored classics on one of the world’s most prestigious golf courses. Elitch photo

Story by Brandes Elitch

Back in 2008 at the Quail Lodge, what I was looking for was a truly unique car, that neither I, nor anyone else, had seen before, at least not in my lifetime, a car that would blow you away when you saw it. I found what I wanted, and here is the story:

Don Lee started selling Cadillacs in 1906, and was awarded the West Coast distribution in 1919. In 1926, Lee bought KFRC radio in San Francisco, and the next year bought KHJ in Los Angeles. In 1929 he paid for LA’s first television broadcast, and in 1932 broadcast the first motion picture. Eventually, Lee owned twelve stations and became a CBS, and later, Mutual Broadcasting affiliate. To this day the ridge above the famous Hollywood sign, where he put his transmitter, is called Mount Lee. But in 1934, Lee succumbed to a heart attack, at only 54 years of age. His son, Thomas (Tommy) Lee inherited the empire, but left business management to CEO Willet Brown, to pursue, as author Lou Brooks has succinctly put it, “…his other interests, namely race cars and women.” [Read more…] about The Lee T150C SS Talbot, aka “Stinky”

“Stinky”: Quail’s Most Interesting Car

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The Lee T150C SS Talbot

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An unrestored classic among the finest restored classics on one of the world’s most prestigious golf courses.

Story and Photos By Brandes Elitch

For the sixth year, Quail Lodge, a prestigious hotel and golf course in Carmel Valley, California, served as host for one of the most elegant shows on the concours circuit. [Read more…] about “Stinky”: Quail’s Most Interesting Car

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