1963–1967 VETTE: STING RAY BUYER’S GUIDE!

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 by MartynL

Sajeev Mehta and our friends at Hagerty condense everything you have always wanted to know about C2 Corvettes into this 1963-1967 VETTE: STING RAY BUYER’S GUIDE! A great number of Corvette enthusiasts – myself included - consider the 1963-1967 Sting Rays to represent Chevrolet’s two-seat sports car’s pinnacle of styling and performance. From the head-turning Fuelie and Z06 split-window coupe, above, in 1963 to the big-block 427/435 tri-power and L88s in 1967, mid-year Sting Rays had it all. Whe...

2016 JEFFERSON 500: WEATHER OR NOT!

Posted on May 17, 2016May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Our man on the track, Mike Matune, captures the essence of what racing is all about at Summit Point Raceway. This year’s Jefferson 500 showcased the full range of Spring weather - from torrential rain to bright sunlight to driving wind against the backdrop of a vast range in temperature. None of that seemed to slow the VRG competitors who soldiered on through the various weather systems. Here Richard Schnabel winds his Fiat 124 Spider through a very wet Carousel while corner workers and ...

INDY: BRICKYARD VINTAGE RACING INVITATIONAL!

Posted on June 20, 2015May 15, 2017 by MartynL

SVRA enjoyed a second year at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with its Vintage Racing Invitational. Mike Matune was trackside for the Chronicles. Clark Howey’s ‘66 Corvette won its class at Daytona. After more than 20 years and numerous owners, it is once again owned and raced by Howey. So much more than just racing, the event encompasses a car auction, car show, Jaguar exhibit and autocross and an enactment of the very first event at the Speedway - 1909 hot air balloon race. To us, the si...

MUSCLE AND BEAUTY: 2015 STATE STREET NATIONALS!

Posted on May 25, 2015May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Musclecars, hot rods, classics and sports cars are proudly displayed in Santa Barbara, California’s Riviera. Organizers are calling the 2015 State Street Nationals Car Show a rousing success. Thousands of visitors enjoyed more than 300 vintage, exotic and collectible cars that lined 11 blocks of downtown Santa Barbara last weekend. The Page Youth Center and The Goleta Lions Club are two of the charities benefiting from the show's proceeds. Our Jim Palam reports. Ain't she pretty? Th...

ST. MICHAELS CONCOURS: ELEGANCE ON CHESAPEAKE BAY!

Posted on October 6, 2014May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Mike Matune captures rare pre-war classics, wood-bodied cars & boats and significant sports cars at the Eighth Annual Concours. For the eighth year, George Walish, Chairman & Founder, welcomed all to the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina for the St Michaels Concours d’Elegance. Nestled on the Eastern Shore in Cambridge Maryland, the show occupied a manicured fairway, top, at the River Marsh Golf Club. The Concours benefits the Mid-Shore Community Foundation.&...

WORLD’S GREATEST SPORTS COUPES: PETERSEN MUSEUM!

Posted on April 10, 2014May 15, 2017 by MartynL

Jaguar celebrates the launch of the new F-TYPE Coupe at the Petersen Museum, bringing in 12 celebrity curators and their picks for World’s Greatest Sports Coupes honors. Sports coupes, with sensuous designs and inspiring capability, generate excitement everywhere they are seen. For its newest exhibit, The World’s Greatest Sports Coupes, the Petersen Automotive Museum invited twelve celebrities - ranging from rock & roll legends, critically acclaimed film directors, actors and world re...