2023 SEMA BATTLE OF THE BUILDERS

Posted on December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 by MartynL

Andy Leach wins 2023 SEMA Battle Of the Builders title with his X-60 Buick Invicta! Andy Leach won the 10th anniversary SEMA Battle of the Builders Presented by Mothers Polish competition with his 1960 Buick Invicta Custom “X-60” at the 2023 SEMA Show. It took Leach nine years to build the Invicta out of his Cal Automotive Creations shop in Bennington, NE., as he worked to maintain the car's original intentions, including details originally lost to budget constraints. “I'm very honored to be t...

FORD SuperVan vs. PIKES PEAK

Posted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 by MartynL

Ford’s latest hill climb monster to race to the clouds - FORD SuperVan vs. PIKES PEAK – packs a 1,400-horsepower payload. Known to motorsport fans as “The Race to the Clouds,” the legendary Pikes Peak International Hillclimb sees competitors take on 12.5 miles of twisting mountain road with menacingly-named corners like Bottomless Pit, Ragged Edge and the Devil’s Playground. Ford has been racing its vehicles to the top of Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains since the first organized event...

THE GREAT ONE: 1968-1972 PONTIAC GTO.

Posted on November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 by MartynL

Hagerty’s Greg Ingold guides us through the second generation of the Supercar that started it all in THE GREAT ONE: 1968-1972 PONTIAC GTO. Pontiac called it “A Device For Shrinking Time & Distance.” Magazine editors called it a “Supercar”. And in 1964 enthusiasts flocked to Pontiac dealers from coast to coast to see the new GTO, an option that breathed life into a Tempest. Pontiac, not Ford, Chevy or Plymouth, essentially created an option that ignited the Supercar Revolution and an...

RINGBROTHERS 1,000-HORSEPOWER DODGE CHARGER

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by MartynL

TUSK, the RINGBROTHERS 1,000-HORSEPOWER DODGE CHARGER, breaks cover at 2023 SEMA Show. Ringbrothers, the world-renowned custom car builder and parts manufacturer, has unveiled its latest custom creation, TUSK, a meticulous and thorough remastering of the iconic 1969 Dodge Charger. Engineered from the wheels-up, the RINGBROTHERS 1,000-HORSEPOWER DODGE CHARGER is an uncompromised expression of the original with extensive fabrication and carbon-fiber components combined with a modern chass...

ELECTRIFYING MUSTANG

Posted on October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 by MartynL

Alan Mann Racing’s ELECTRIFYING MUSTANG is the first ePower Legacy model from the UK-based classic racing team and its U.S.-based partner. Alan Mann Racing (AMR) is building on its global reputation for classic car restoration and racecar preparation, with the launch of a classic 1960s Ford Mustang – but with a powerful new cutting-edge electric powertrain and modern chassis. Made famous by its race and championship-winning cars in the 1960s, AMR is expanding its existing business with ...

WINGED WARRIORS FOR THE ROAD

Posted on October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 by MartynL

Thanks to Carlisle Auctions, a pair of spectacular WINGED WARRIORS FOR THE ROAD – Superlite SL-C and Ultima GTR – will cross the block for the first time! Jerry Jackson, a perfectionist car builder best known in the automotive industry for designing and engineering machinery for producing carbon fiber for carmakers like Lotus, built and owned the Race Car Replicas’ Superlite SL-C and owned the Ultima GTR. Equipped with air conditioning, he drove both WINGED WARRIORS FOR THE ROAD until passing a...

JOEL ROSEN, AKA MR. MOTION

Posted on October 16, 2023October 16, 2023 by MartynL

Legendary builder of Baldwin-Motion Supercars and national record setting A & B/Modified big-block Camaros and Shelby Cobras - JOEL ROSEN, AKA MR. MOTION – has passed away. Joel “Mr. Motion” Rosen, Delray Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 9th, 2023, after battling bladder cancer for more than a year. He was just two weeks shy of his 84th birthday, and had been admitted to Hospice Care on September 30th. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1939, he g...

PORSCHE RENNSPORT REUNION 7

Posted on October 12, 2023October 13, 2023 by MartynL

Pizazz, performance & provenance at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the PORSCHE RENNSPORT REUNION 7. How do you know if a niche motorsports event is successful? Well for one, it's 6 AM and you're seeing cars parked all over the hills that surround the event location – WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey County, California. And then you begin to see signs along the entry roads stating "General Admission and Paddock SOLD OUT." After reading that I stared down at the media pass and...

JAN HYDE, MR. CORVETTE RACING

Posted on October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 by MartynL

The Registry of Corvette Racing’s - JAN HYDE, MR. CORVETTE RACING – was bitten by the Corvette ‘bug’ in 1964, resulting in the purchase of a ’60 Corvette Fuelie. And, he still owns it! Jan Hyde firmly believes that it was racing that saved the Corvette from an early death, and he has dedicated untold hours to preserving and celebrating its racing achievements from earliest times to the present. But it was probably his relationship with legendary privateer Corvette racer and SCCA B/Sport...

ZENVO HYPERCARS IN FLORIDA

Posted on September 22, 2023September 22, 2023 by MartynL

Following up the global reveal of the Aurora at The Quail during Monterey Car Week, Danish exoticar manufacturer will be marketing ZENVO HYPERCARS IN FLORIDA! Naples Motorsports CEO and dealer principal Todd Rosenthal immersed himself and his team into the Aurora Tur and Agil, showcasing it to their clients at the Zenvo House. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. With over 20 years of experience in the exotic car industry, Rosenthal is a highly regarded in the automotive industry and t...