Miguel Caparros's Blog Posts Tagged 'Pontiac' (4)

A 1951 Ford, Racing Maserati, Oldsmobile Ralley, The Busiest Time For Car Shows



By Miguel Caparros. 1951 Ford Convertible                     Click For Video Here

In early in 1951 my father bought a 51 Ford Convertible. His plan was to exploit a hole in the Over The…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on October 19, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

THE HISTORY OF THE ALL ALUMINUM GM/ROVER V8

 

 

In 1961 General Motors Introduced a 215 cubic inch all aluminum V8 for the new compacts from Buick,Oldsmobile and Pontiac. The Skylark, F85 and Tempest models were available with an economic low compression 2 barrel version of the new engine that had a…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on September 2, 2010 at 3:30am — No Comments

Street Racing in New York City

I was discussing this with some of you guys and girls out there. I was a spectator in the early 60's and then a competitor in the late 60's early 70's. I actually raced my 55 Chevy 210 for pinks at the connecting.

Joe Oldham published this in 2007 get his book if you like stories like this. Between Google Earth and Google sreet level you can really get a street level view of stories.

Plug this coordinates to Google earth or Maps and it will take you to the spot.… Continue

Added by Miguel Caparros on April 27, 2010 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Confessions of a Motor Head. Racing on the streets of Boston.

by Miguel Caparros

1969 was the beginning of my senior year of high school in Plymouth New Hampshire. By November it seemed it would be the mildest and least snowfall in a long time. I knew this…

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Added by Miguel Caparros on April 20, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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