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Certainly one of the more subtle phantom cars in any corner of the collector car hobby would be Thomas Hubbard’s 1932 Franklin V-12 “Super Merrimac” phaeton, a car built according Franklin’s initial plans for a V-12-powered car, one that was significantly smaller than the V-12 Franklin that entered production. Unless you were steeped in Franklin […]
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Tagged air-cooled, dual-cowl phaeton, Franklin, Hemmings Classic Car, phantom cars, SIA Flashback, Thomas Hubbard, V-12
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I’m still nervous on photo shoots. I don’t worry the photos won’t come out; instead, I worry it won’t be any fun. I do extensive preparation with car owners beforehand, warning them explicitly what we’ll be doing, but still, sometimes you show up and find someone who says, “I didn’t realize you wanted it to […]
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Tagged featured posts, Ferrari, Ferrari 250, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, Klion GTE, photo shoots, Pininfarina, V-12, videos
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I suppose the XJR-15 will always draw comparisons to the XJ220: Both mid-engine, rear-drive Jaguar products of the early 1990s with low, swoopy body styling, companion racing versions, low production numbers and high top speeds. Of course, the differences are just as important: One’s bred from a race car, while the other had a race […]
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Tagged Hemmings Find of the Day, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, Jaguar, Jaguar Sport XJR-15, racing, V-12