#13 Senna’s Excalibur, FrankenFerrari, Prius to Daytona, Lambos in Miami, “a Plastic Surgeon by trade” Cadaverous Collectors and three black Mercedes at Pebble Beach

A Florida Roadtrip;

A Prius Digression;

J impressed by hybrid torque and 50mpg;

Prius not impressed by J’s driving;

Daytona Track Tour is worthwhile to see the banking’s steepness from the actual track; J drives where Dale Earnhardt met his end;

J’s recent Sprint Car research project - Midget racing in the bay area in the late 1940s/50s

Hall of Fame Museum at Daytona;

Campbell’s Bluebird;

Marshall Teague’s “Fabulous” Hudson Hornet;

Automotive sites in Daytona Beach - Smokey Yuinick’s shop, Marshall Teague’s shop

Early Nascar and the rise of the SuperSpeedway;

The North Turn Restaurant

VINWiki Curated Lamborghini in Miami

The Green Diablo Jota in the Kitchen

1981 Lamborghini Countach - the Monaco Grand Prix Pace Car

The Estrella Warbirds Museum

California History - Hunter-Gatherer societies and aeroplane graveyards

- the most awesome sprint car collection

Motorhead - Deadmen Tell No Tales;

Pebble Beach 2023 -

Structured a different way - first time in a decade didn’t watch the start of the tour;

Stayed in Soledad - good roads but the distance an issue;

The People Of Pebble Beach, and the McLaren Millenial crowd;

If last year was McLarens this year it was lots of Rolls Royces;

Familiarity makes them “less off-puttingly ostentatious”

J has made his peace with the Cullinan

The Yellow Crypto Lambo

J is cynical about Audighini’s baked in understeer

Iron Maiden - Sun and Steel

Big day at RM; Lancia LC2

Manowar - And The Gods Made Heavy Metal

8 litre Bentley

Siata

RMs Barn Find Exhibit and the 1954 Mondial

Exodus - Metal Command

JDM at Pebble; but who are Spoon?; The white 90’s tuner Civic as a classic car;

Are drift cars attaining collectibility?

Ratt - Dance

Seeing the Quail show at the end of the day, while the cars are being loaded

How Daimler and Benz came to merge in 1926 and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, designed by Porsche

Type o Negative - We Hate Everyone;

Monterey Historic Races from Laguna Seca; Group C cars enjoyable from the Corkscrew; The build-up of Turns 3,4,5,and 6 - a rhythm and style which British club circuits lack. All like Copse Corner at Silverstone - simple fast, challenging; J loves Historic Formula 1; RIP Phil Reilly, Ford/Cosworth DFV Guru

The Ragtime Racers,Classic car auctions as Performative Theatre

Kreator - Grinder

J’s new logistics for Pebble ‘23; the show itself remains the Best Car Show. But only until all the people arrive.

A Beautifully Curated Balance of Cars. J particularly enjoyed Senna’s 1988 McLaren Formula 1 car. A fresh appreciation for Daimler Benz as the featured marque.

Prong - Who’s Fist?

J’s tribute to Don Williams, the man who wanted to “touch every car”, seller of the first $1m car, and the first $10m car; the origins of the Blackhawk Museum; Don said “I don’t like crap”, but J does!

Blackhawk Museum, jewelry store display case vs. J’s desire to tell rich stories around artifacts

J appreciates Don for elevating cars to antiques

Dope - You Spin Me

3 Awesome Black Mercedes - #1 - The Trossi Mercedes SSK owned by Ralph Lauren, J’s Best in Show, image car for this episode

J’s tour for some Mercedes Benz visitors leading on how the concours works; pleasingly ended the tour on the winning car, #2 a black Mercedes 540k; 800 miles in two weeks in #3 my black ‘02 Mercedes E55 - great old car despite a cracked windshield;

Cadaverous Collectors and the cars of Pebble as Avatar

J’s favourite YouTuber of the moment - Car UK

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