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Fiat Barchetta in Rome

Written by Ken Altes

This little Fiat was not imported to the US, but was based on the front drive Punto, powered by a 1747cc DOHC engine but only weighs about 2300 lbs., this one built after 2000. Should be fun. Here are details. Found it a few blocks from the Circus Maximus. I’ll post the best cars and motorcycles I find on my vacation – it’s a very different scene here than home: in Rome there are few old cars and none, so far I’ve seen in two weeks, that are modified.Fiat Barchetta in Rome, Italy

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Saleen S281-3V in Round Rock

Written by Ken Altes

I don’t know much about these cars, but 281 indicates the engine size. and this version with three valves per cylinder makes 335 hp. This is the fifth-generation Mustang running from 2004 to 2014.  Steve Saleen won Le Mans in his Mustang. More info.Saleen Mustang in Round Rock Texas Saleen Mustang in Round Rock TX emblem Saleen Mustang in Round Rock TX rear Saleen Mustang in Round Rock TX side view Saleen Mustang in Round Rock

Personal Injury Law Has Been Very, Very Good to Him – Maybach 57S at Ciscos on E. 6th St

Written by Ken Altes

Captured outside Cisco’s historic restaurant on East 6th St., where, presumably, Mr. Buzbee, the principal of the Buzbee Law firm,  was reassuring a potential client of the earnestness of his company’s motto, “Just Win.”  The Maybach is an ultra-luxury car from Mercedes resurrected in 1997 and running through 2013.  This model 57S was made beginning in 2005, and cost about $380k.  Adequately powered by a 6 liter V12 bi-turbo engine producing 603 hp and 738 ft-lbs of torque, BUZ B4 (?) was driven by a nattily dressed chauffeur cooling his heels at curbside. 57S Maybach in Austin TX detail 57S Maybach in Austin TX front 57S Maybach in Austin TX