Random automotive details

[Stephen.s1]

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What's the story on those seats?    The type 37 Bugatti reminds me of being offered a complete car for $2500.00 and a basket case for  1500.00.  I was a poor kid  in 1952...   Sighs...

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On 3/4/2021 at 12:19 PM, John Z. Goriup said:

Bespoke interior of  a Pagani Huayra

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Nope, sorry - really cannot come up with a logical reason/explanation for whatever those things in the seat squabs are!

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I too was intrigued by those things. Like all other cars, the Huayra is equipped with 'normal' 3-point seatbelts, but since this is essentially only a thinly disguised race car which  is frequently used on the track, a set of five-point  harnesses is included when you purchase one of these. The 'button' in the seat cushion is the central anchor point for the racing harness and is designed to not get in the way when the car is used in more docile road driving duties. If you should find yourself on the roof, stuck in a gravel run-off area or find yourself unable to get out of the car, rescue workers or first responder merely have to slap the shiny button to release all the harness tabs so they can pull you out.

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A fairly rare option available on '60 & '61 Pontiac models - Kelsey - Hayes two piece wheels, with the center section supporting the steel rim and containing the brake drum.

Last time I saw a set of these was on a '61 Pontiac Catalina 421 lightweight 2-door sedan which was the first new car I ever purchased.

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Sorry.....completely forgot about this thread.

1923 mechanical speedometer drive.

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Lamborghini concept car alloy wheel with carbon-fiber reinforcemnt / vibration dampening.

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1948 Crosley 44 cubic inch, 4-cyl. spare motor for SIATA club-racer. Interesting engine - built for America's first compact / mini car after WWII, but with enough thought given to the basic design ( 5 main-bearing crank, block and head cast as one sans head-gasket ) that it was developed into a capable race motor for smaller, light cars.

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PORSCHE Abarth Carrera 356 engine compartment, with Fuhrman 4-cam Type 587 / 3 motor.

Note: the red cast is not a photographer's error rather, due to red awning over this area.

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rear view of the sole surving Ferrari P3/4 ( one of four built ). 2nd '67 Datona 24 hours, winner '67 Monza 1000Km. 

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One of the true 'greats' .................. ex-Innes Ireland / Roy Salvadori '59 Aston-Martin DB4 GT

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Quite lovely. 

BTW:  Could you post a full car image of the SIATA behind the Crosley engine in post 87?

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Stuart,

2 views- as requested. Taken in the paddock at Sears Point with my Leica M240-P and my favorite M lens for this type of work, the 35mm Summilux FLE.

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...............and a 3/4 rear view. BTW, the car is a lot smaller than the best & most popular car SIATA produced, the 208. This necessitaed the odd-looking roll bar, which looks far taller than you would think it needs to be, until one notices the location of the helmet pad, where the driver's head rests, illustrating just how tiny this thing really is.

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While I'm at it, here's a complete image of the beautifully prepared Aston-Martin DB4 GT, although to my eyes that car looks so much more at home on the track as opposed to the

manicured lawn of the Concours field.

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Thank you for the lovely A-M and the SIATA.

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Chevrolet 283 Cubic inch V8 motor, bored .030" over to 288 cu. in. displacement, with ultra-rare Hilborn fuel-injection system in a Lister 'Knobbly' sports racer.

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I recall someone mentioning not  long ago that the LEICA forum might benefit from the addittion of  an ' Automotive thread', or something along those lines. Sometimes it's awkward to put something automotively connected in the 'Sports & Leisure' forum,  and just as inappropriate to put these posts into the 'Technology & Industry' forum, yet I believe there is sufficient interest in the subject to warrant its own forum.

To support this request, here's a perfect example of the type of image which will remain essentially 'homeless' until a proper place for these photos is provided and utilized. 

A 1957 Chevrolet 2-door sedan with the top, trunk and sides of a 1951 Fleetline sedan grafted on. Beside the imprerssive metal-working skills this customizer displayed, I think the seamless, natural way this modification works & seems to be able to integrate two wholly different generations of car design is admirable. Well done !

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Bardahl Lola - 1966 LOLA T70 Can-Am car, driven succesfully in several prominent races by Jerry Grant. 

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