Photo of your car you took today

[theDreamer]

51 minutes ago, pethier said:

well.  that didn't work

I think you used to much "Negative Space" in your rendition.

[pethier]

[pethier]

[Scott_]

11 hours ago, zootnewton said:

This is gorgeous! I had a similar idea and had AI do a mock up. Not brave enough to do it for real  

 

 

Thanks.    There are things i'd do different if I were doing this again (and i might).   I think the big yellow block is too big and too far forward and I might remove some of the colors from the fenders.  I think the back of the car is the strongest.  

 

Scott

[pethier]

CSR 260 at today's MAC autocross.  It is obvious that I have not gotten around to washing the entire car.  I did wash the hood (bonnet) before applying the numbers and class letters.  

 

The wide photo is the view from my air-conditioned truck.  It was 100 degrees F at the event. I was happy to have the Soft Bits For Sevens "Storm Cap" to keep the sun off the seat.  In my assigned grid, I did not have a choice on the direction the car would face.  While I was seated in the CSR waiting for my runs, I would certainly have appreciated a Bimini on the cage.  116 entrants recorded scores.  There were two Lotus Elise cars.  Heidi's Elise is returning to her grid spot after a run.  I had the only Seven at the autocross.

 

I had lots of fun despite the weather.  I also gained further evidence that Toyo 888s are terrible tires for autocrossing with a light car.

[pethier]

On 7/24/2026 at 5:04 PM, richardjbondy said:

Here it is again today next to a 1933 Duesenberg, Model J, with a one off body. Previously it was a third place finisher at Pebble Beach. Two weeks ago we had a brand new McLaren Speedster (cost 1.7 million). The owner let every single kid (lots) climb around in it and have their photo taken.  I have never seen such a kind and generous car guy, those kids will talk about that photo their entire life!😊

My father had a 1932 Auburn cabriolet until my grandmother made him sell it (to Ralph dePalma) when Roosevelt sent his naval reserve unit to Pearl Harbor aboard WARD.  That car had wood artillery wheels, double sidemounts with mirrors like this Duesenberg, a rumbleseat, and a golf door.

 

I finally made it to the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg museum.  I found features of his Auburn on several cars, but could not find one car that had all of them. 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier/albums/72177720328947908

 

Around 1970 I met racer and collector Bob Youngdahl, who told me that he had been searching for my father's Auburn.  The most recent trace he found was in West Saint Paul in 1965.  I have no idea if the car still exists.