1969 MG MGB GT

Launched as a 1964 model to replace the previous MGA, which had enjoyed a nearly decade long run of sales success, the new MGB was a tidy little two seat roadster like its predecessor. While it retained a live rear axle, it dispensed with body-on-frame construction for a modern unit body and had a standard folding top and roll-up windows.

For 1967 the roadster was joined by the MGB GT, a fastback coupe whose sleek roofline was designed by Pininfarina.

With only 97 ponies on tap, performance was leisurely by modern standards, with zero-to-sixty times in the low teens and a top speed only barely over a hundred, but the MGB in either coupe or convertible form is the epitome of the old adage that it's way more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow.

This Bermuda Blue coupe is a 1969 model, going from the presence of FMVSS-compliant side marker lights and their location on the front fenders.

It was photographed with an Olympus OM-D E-M1X and an M. Zuiko Digital 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3 zoom lens in October of 2024.

1996 Dodge Viper RT/10

For the 1996 model year, Dodge completely revamped its audacious V-10 powered Viper roadster. Despite having an entirely new frame and suspension underneath, the outsides looked broadly similar. 

The biggest external giveaway was the removal of the side pipes, which were replaced with a more conventional rear-exiting exhaust. Apparently the old exhaust setup ran afoul of both new European noise regulations as well as US OBD II requirements. The hood also featured a NACA duct style scoop fead center and exhaust vents on either side.

The car generally retained the rawness of the original, with a lack of fripperies like roll-up windows or external door handles.

Under the hood, the 488 cubic inch V-10 now produced 415 horsepower, which was enough to launch Car and Driver's test car to sixty in 4.1 seconds and blister the quarter mile in 12.6 seconds at 113 miles per hour. Top speed was measured at 173 miles per hour and it circled a skidpad at 0.97g.

As-tested price in 1996 was $66,045, which is about $135,500 in current money.

The Viper Red one in the photo was snapped in August of 2015 using a Nikon Coolpix P7000.

1969 Dodge Charger R/T

The second generation of Dodge's Charger muscle car arrived with the 1968 model year, sporting aggressive "Coke bottle" styling and dispensing with the large glass fastback in favor of a rear window inset between dramatic flying buttresses. Also new for '68 was the R/T performance trim level which came standard with the 440 cubic inch Magnum RB-block V-8.

Changes for 1969 were minimal. Most noticeably, a central chrome divider was added to the grille and the quad circular taillights were replaced by wide rectangular ones.

A '69 Charger R/T, like this Dark Bronze Metallic example, would have come standard with the base 440 cubic inch big block, which had a 4-barrel carburetor sucking air through an unsilenced air cleaner, squeezing it in 10.1:1 compression cylinders, and putting out 375 SAE gross horsepower. It could be had with a 4-on-the-floor manual or a three-speed Torqueflite 727 automatic. 

This one was photographed with a Nikon Coolpix S6500 in December of 2014.