The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance honors and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the incredible Ford GT40 today.
In 1962 Henry Ford II, grandson of the Ford founder and chairman of the world's second largest automaker, was rebuffed at the last minute when he tried to buy Ferrari. To Henry Ford II that made it personal. When the deal fell through Ford set in motion a plan to beat Ferrari where it mattered most: the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Ford's GT40 program took three years to de...
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Month: March 2013
MOTION PHASE III CORVETTE: STINGRAY THAT SCREAMS!
Built on a new ’69 Corvette for a returning Vietnam vet in 1969, this 482-inch Motion Stingray cruises at 120 mph and tops out at 160.
After serving in Vietnam in 1968, David McCaughey returned home to Southampton, PA. He had read about Phase III Corvettes in magazines and Baldwin-Motion catalogs while in Vietnam and wanted a Motion-powered Phase III Corvette. Had he not found a great deal on a new one in stock at nearby Reedman Chevrolet in Langhorne, he would have ordered his Corvette alon...
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