Well I’ve found the solution to a problem that I didn’t think I had - and one that combines two loves: motorcycling and V8s! Lazareth, a French builder of very low volumes motorcycles and tricycles has added another wild ride to their list of vehicles and as with many of their products there will only be 10 built and several have already been sold! The LM-847 is a … [Read more...]
Auto Italia 2017
A few weeks ago I headed down to Canberra for Auto Italia 2107. This was my fourth visit over the years having been down for 2013, 2015 and 2016. Each year there are two interesting points about the day. The first is that there is usually a "headline" marque - this year it was Ferrari for their 70th anniversary. The second point is that it brings out some of the rarer machines … [Read more...]
Maserati Ultimate Drive Day Experience
On the 17th May I attended a full day with Maserati at the Sydney Motorsports Park at Eastern Creek using the South Circuit, now known as the Amaroo Circuit in memoriam for the old circuit in the north west of Sydney that has now been fully destroyed after closing in 1998. The day was organised by European Automotive Imports who are the official Maserati importers and … [Read more...]
Centenary of Ferruccio Lamborghini’s Birth
On Sunday I attended a lunch to honour the birth of the founder of Lamborghini. Ferruccio was an industrialist who owned many sports cars before creating his own supercar company Automobili Lamborghini to produce luxury Grand Tourer (GT) cars. He had owned several Ferrari and Maserati vehicles and felt he could do better! His birth was actually on April 28th and this was the … [Read more...]
Torqueflite Gearbox
I first heard about the Torqueflite gearbox being used in the Jensen FF and other European cars that used large Chrysler Hemis for power. The gearbox was suitably mated to the Hemi because both came from Chrysler. The first Torqueflite was released in 1956 as a 3-speed auto replacing the Powerflite which was a 2-speed box. Variants of the torqueflite can be found on Jeep and … [Read more...]