CADILLAC V-SERIES: RACETRACK TO THE ROAD

Posted on March 15, 2023 by MartynL

Year-long celebration commemorating 20 years of CADILLAC V-SERIES: RACETRACK TO THE ROAD kicks off at Sebring where it all started in 2004. As three Cadillac V-Series.R hybrid race cars prepare to start the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship races at Sebring this weekend, Cadillac is also kicking off a year-long celebration for its V-Series performance sub-brand, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024. The Cadillac V-Series performance...

THE AMELIA 2023

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by MartynL

Dan Scanlan blogs about racing great and Concours honoree Jeff Gordon, and THE AMELIA 2023, formerly known as the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. What hasn’t changed is the sensory overload triggered by an incredible field of diverse and iconic vehicles. One of NASCAR's most iconic drivers walked over to the seven cars being arranged on the grass outside of the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, and got a bit amazed. Placed at the back of a Golf Course at Amelia Island fairway were a NASCA...

’64 PONTIAC GTO IGNITES THE SUPERCAR REVOLUTION

Posted on March 12, 2023 by MartynL

1964 was all about the birth of big-engined, muscular midsize models, and the ’64 PONTIAC GTO IGNITES THE SUPERCAR REVOLUTION! Pontiac called it “A Device For Shrinking Time & Distance.” Magazine editors called it a “Supercar”. And 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 almost cult-like m...

ROYAL PONTIAC’S LIGHTWEIGHT GTO.

Posted on March 7, 2023March 9, 2023 by MartynL

Back in the day, Motown’s Van Seymour, a GM employee, was a “sleeper” driver of ROYAL PONTIAC’S LIGHTWEIGHT GTO. Few people even knew that Pontiac built lightweight GTOs for racers across the country. It’s a missing link in Pontiac history. Ace Wilson’s Royal Pontiac was one of the brand’s “connected” dealers and sponsored under-the-radar “sleeper” drivers to promote the dealership and brand on the street and at drag strips. Van Seymour raced his GTO in B/Stock in 1965 and B/MP from 1967 throug...

ROVER TROPHY DEFENDER

Posted on March 5, 2023March 5, 2023 by MartynL

Rover Trophy is building the best custom Land Rover Defenders - ROVER TROPHY DEFENDER - money can buy, blogs our road test editor Howard Walker at EQ Magazine. As cool trucks go, Land Rover’s rugged, square-box Defender sits at the frosty pinnacle. Beloved by everyone from Ralph Lauren and the late Queen, to Lara Croft, 007 and Britain’s elite SAS special forces, the Defender remains a true British icon. The only problem: Land Rover ceased Defender production in January 2016 to make way for ...

MERLIN V-12 ROLLS-ROYCE BEAST

Posted on March 3, 2023 by MartynL

Named by the Guinness Book of World Records as “the world’s most powerful car” in 1977, the MERLIN V-12 ROLLS-ROYCE BEAST has clocked 183 mph! The ultimate expression of British engineering endeavor, creativity and ingenuity, John Dodd’s “Beast” is being offered for sale by auction through Europe’s largest classic car marketplace carandclassic.com. In highly original condition, 19 feet long and powered by an ex-aircraft 27-litre Merlin engine, the legendary history of MERLIN V-12 ROL...

CADILLAC V-SERIES HYPERCARS AT LE MANS

Posted on February 27, 2023 by MartynL

In June, CADILLAC V-SERIES HYPERCARS AT LE MANS will be going for the overall win in the Hypercar Class at the world’s premier endurance race. “We are thrilled to return to the Circuit de la Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the full Cadillac Racing team,” said Global Vice President of Cadillac Rory Harvey. “Over the last 20 years Cadillac Racing has built a legacy of winning on the track and we feel very privileged to return to Le Mans during this exciting new electrified era in...

HONDA 800 HORSEPOWER CR-V HYBRID RACER

Posted on February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 by MartynL

Later this month Honda Garage will reveal the HONDA 800 HORSEPOWER CR-V HYBRID RACER. Here’s a sneak peek! The creative minds of the engineers at Honda Performance Development (HPD) and Auto Development Center (ADC), and designers from North America Auto Design Division of American Honda have conceived and constructed the ultimate high-performance beast – HONDA 800 HORSEPOWER CR-V HYBRID RACER a track monster with some 800 electrified horsepower. The 800 horsepower CR-V Hybrid Racer will b...

’23 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT HEMI BLACK GHOST

Posted on February 15, 2023 by MartynL

Dan Scanlan checks out the ’23 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT HEMI BLACK GHOST that channels the legendary 1970s Woodward Avenue Street racer! Back in 1970s, a legendary Dodge Challenger R/T SE roamed Woodward Avenue, seeking out and often winning street races. It came and went so stealthily; it earned the name Black Ghost. It carried distinctive options - black gator skin-like vinyl top, bumblebee tail stripe, hood pins and twin hood scoops. And it was piloted by Detroit cop Godfrey Qualls. D...

ZORA’S MID-ENGINE XP-882 CORVETTE

Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 by MartynL

Automotive historian Karl Ludvigsen blogs about ZORA’S MID-ENGINE XP-882 CORVETTE on CollierMedia. Decades before the C8 Corvette, Duntov had created multiple mid-engined Corvette prototypes. The XP-882 was the most developed and the most potential to have spawned a production mid-engined Corvette in the 1970s. It was not to be. In response to Ford’s “Total Performance” of the 1960s, Zora Duntov, right, and his team produced the XP-882, the most menacing mid-engined Corvette to date....