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Bugattis – Flyfishing – Motorbikes

Category: Car Restoration

  • Saoutchik Talbot Lago

    The Talbot Lago Saga, Finally Some Progress

    Four years ago, I went to work in Colorado as an independent contractor, the first gig I arranged after quitting my long-time job in California to shake things up and spend more time traveling. The gig involved a couple of Bugattis, a Talbot Lago, and a Lamborghini, so it was an interesting and at times…

  • Sold

    It’s taken me some time to recover from the big auction closing day on Wednesday.  The Bugeye got a good price, a bit better than I had expected, but fair I think. Amazingly, the winner was local and he was the only one to come look at the car in person. We did a bank…

  • 2 Days Left on the 215 V8 Bugeye Auction

    The clock is winding down on the 215 V8 Bugeye auction over at BringaTrailer.com Today I’ll tell you a little about the instrumentation I selected. The gauges in this Bugeye hotrod were chosen after a Jaguar XKSS was in the shop and its dash caught my eye.  The Jag used 5” Chronometric gauges that were…

  • 215 V8 Bugeye Auction Day 4

      It’s quieted down over in the comments section of BringaTrailer.com. Two comment and two bids… not even any controversy! Here’s a few pictures from the night I first saw the car. What on earth was I thinking?    

  • Alfa Blower

    Making Your Mark

    I worked for a long time in one location, almost ten years, taking apart cars and putting them back together.  Any old car shop has shelving storing parts, and some shops have bits from jobs that were done twenty or thirty years ago.   Parts may sit for a week before going back together, and some…