Triumph TR4s at Ron Shimek’s Auto Service Center
This was my first car. It was a white 1962, with an early Chevy V8 with solid lifters and a three speed Chevy transmission. It was fast and put me in the hospital for weeks.
This was my first car. It was a white 1962, with an early Chevy V8 with solid lifters and a three speed Chevy transmission. It was fast and put me in the hospital for weeks.
Although it doesn’t look like it, this is a post WWII design, with an aluminum body and tubular frame. Its Standard engine’s typical flat head was modified by Harry Weslake and shared with Jaguar (his
One of my favorite stops. This visit yielded an interesting assortment of cars at Austin’s best British specialty garage in N. Central Austin. ShimekAuto.com
I was really happy to find this early unmolested bike. See link at right for Austin Moto Classics.
For sale at BZ Motors in Lakeway for $30,999, has undergone a nuts and bolts restoration. With its 1991 cc, straight-4, overhead valve engine, it could approach 110 mph, using its front disc brakes to
Dropped by Austin Moto Classics on S. Congress Ave. recently and found eight motorcycles that I wanted to post. Here is the fourth one. Austin Moto Classics link at right.
Dropped by a few days ago and found eight motorcycles that I wanted to post. Here is the first one. Austin Moto Classics link at right. I guess this is a cafe racer, but it’s