Author Archives: Ken Altes
Visiting Palermo, Sicily, a few years ago, while I was nosing round the old harbor area, I hit the jackpot stumbling across a specialty garage. Outside that garage, when I told the garage owner that I was from Texas and wanted to take a look inside, he gruffly turned away in apparent disgust. I stood at the entrance a few moments, looking at all the cars inside just out of my reach, but finally asked another mechanic if I could take a few pictures. Shockingly, I was given full access. Here is one of seven cars I photographed there. That mechanic even uncovered this car for me!
It took me a few years to identify it as a 1949 Fiat 1500 6C Sport Lanzarone Trasformazione with a Mille Miglia decal. Turns out that the Falanga Tommaso garage is well-know. This was one of my greatest discoveries, SCORE!!
Built 1954 to 1962, Nash got an English manufacturer, Austin Motor Company, to make it. Nash Metropolitan wiki here. Visit Mosing Motorcars where Drive Yourself Happy is their moto!
1956 GMC truck in NW Austin, Texas, modified with Napco’s 4×4 Power-Pak system, installed to new trucks by the dealer in about three hours. It wasn’t until 1960 that Chevrolet/GMC offered their own 4×4 system.
I think this is the same truck at auction with a good history.
I used to live around the corner from Dave’s Perfection Automotive garage, where classic American classics and hot rods were serviced and modified. I got many great pictures there, including this very lovely 1961 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Love the color-matching wheel covers. Love this car, such style!