The Wood Steering Wheel Guide

posted by Scott on Jul 18

This is an great blog from a guy named Jeff about the complete restoration project on his 68 Triumph Spitfire. A great example of a classic car with a wood steering wheel and woodgrain dashboard, which totally suits the character of the car.

His blog makes for an interesting read as Jeff describes each problem he encountered along the way, and how he resolved those issues. He has included pictures of all the stages, and does a fantastic job of restoring this classic to pristine condition, and eventually winning some car meet comps.

If you love classic cars, then you will greatly enjoy reading Jeff’s story.
See his blog on the TotallyTriumph site : http://www.totallytriumph.net/spitfire/projects2.shtml

posted by Scott on Jul 12

356 2000 gs Carrera 2 (Coupé and Cabrio)

www.theignitionpoint.co.uk

This Porsche has a 1966 cm³ ‘4-Zylinder-Saugmotor’ engine, with 96 kW/130 HP. Its factory specification acceleration from 0 – 100 km/h is 8.9 s

The Carrera 2 was the top model of the 356 series, and the first series of Porsche with disc brakes which were Porsche’s own design.

The sport version 2000 GS-GT has doors and hood covers made of alloy, a wood steering wheel, side and back windows made of plexiglass, and rear seats and bumper horns are missing. Engine performance is raised up to 114 KW (155 HP) at 6600 rpm.

Image Credit : Wouter Melissen

posted by Scott on Jul 8