SPEEDKORE: CARBON-FIBER ’70 CHARGER!

Posted on August 12, 2019 by MartynL

SpeedKore will show its all-carbon-fiber ‘70 Dodge Charger ‘EVOLUTION’, powered by a 966-horsepower Demon Hemi, at McCall’s Motorworks Revival. SpeedKore, the Grafton, WI company known for its carbon fiber vehicles and pre-preg carbon fiber body parts, will be displaying its one-of-one ‘70 Dodge Charger at McCall’s Motorworks Revival during Monterey Car Week. This full carbon classic features an almost 1,000 horsepower supercharged Dodge Demon 6.2L V8 mated to a Tremec 6060 6-speed transmis...

PEBBLE BEACH: ’38 MERCEDES-BENZ 320!

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by MartynL

Luxurious and sporty ’38 Mercedes-Benz 320 n combination coupe will be showcased at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and driven on the Tour d’Elegance. Mercedes-Benz introduced the 78 horsepower Type 320 (W 142) in 1937. The comfortable and powerful six-cylinder model of the luxury class was built in two wheelbases and countless body variants - like the Type 290 (W 18) before it. They produced the shorter Type 320 n with a 113.4 inch wheelbase for two years, while the Type 320 with a 129.9 i...

PEBBLE BEACH: ’32 MERCEDES-BENZ SSKL!

Posted on August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 by MartynL

Pebble Beach Concours hosts the driving premiere of the reconstructed ’32 Mercedes-Benz SSKL streamlined racing car. The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance celebrates a highlight in the “125 Years of Motorsport” anniversary milestone for Mercedes-Benz. For the first time, the reconstructed Mercedes-Benz SSKL streamlined racing car from 1932 will be driven on the road at the world-class classic car event on Thursday, August 15. It will join other outstanding classics participating in the Pebble Bea...

SC1 VISION CONCEPT: GOOD KARMA!

Posted on August 8, 2019 by MartynL

Karma Automotive SC1 Vision plug-in electric Concept will debut at upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Southern California-based luxury electric automaker and high-tech incubator Karma Automotive today announced the North American debut of its SC1 VISION CONCEPT: GOOD KARMA! at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday, August 18. Featuring the best of tomorrow’s cutting-edge technologies and design, the SC1 Vision Concept’s next-generation technology, artful aesthetics, customized ...

SINGER 911: DECADE OF PORSCHE PERFECTION!

Posted on August 6, 2019 by MartynL

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Singer Vehicle Design returns to Monterey Car Week to celebrate a decade of milestones and successes that began with its first Porsche restoration, shown in Monterey, CA in 2009. After delivering more than 150 customer commissions worldwide, more than two-dozen owners will be sharing the local Monterey-area roads with their own custom 911 reimagined by Singer. Numerous displays for the brand will be present throughout the weekend. Ten years ago, in a corner of a small workshop in Sun Valley, C...

GULF GT40: LE MANS REPLICA!

Posted on August 5, 2019 by MartynL

It’s now possible to own a stunning Tribute or Toolroom edition of one of the most iconic GT40 racecars, the only one to score back-to-back wins at Le Mans. GULF GT40: LE MANS REPLICA! It was 50 years ago this year that the works Gulf Ford GT40 P/1075 took the checkered flag in the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the second consecutive year. It had already recorded championship wins at Brands Hatch, Spa, Watkins Glen and Sebring, making it one of the most successful and valuable of all GT40s produced. ...

ULTIMATE HYPERCAR: RIMAC C_TWO!

Posted on July 30, 2019 by MartynL

Croatian-built C_TWO is the quickest, fastest, most technologically advanced Hypercar ever produced. It sprints to 60 mph in just 1.85 seconds. In less than 10 years, Rimac Automobili, based in Croatia, has become a technological powerhouse not only creating its own spectacular Hypercars, but also developing full technology solutions for global automotive manufacturers including Aston Martin, Automobili Pininfarina, Koenigsegg, Porsche and many more. Porsche AG and Hyundai Motor Group have also...

COPO CAMARO: HERITAGE & HORSEPOWER!

Posted on July 28, 2019 by MartynL

Before there was a COPO ZL1 Camaro and later an RPO ZL1 Corvette in 1969, Duntov’s aluminum Mark IV program had already generated engines for Can-Am racing. The third ZL1 Camaro built was yellow and ordered by Berger Chevrolet. COPO CAMARO: HERITAGE & HORSEPOWER! Although Duntov championed aluminum heads and lightweight engines for the Corvette, the first “production” use of the ZL1 was in the 1969 COPO (9560) Camaro, not the Corvette. Credit for the ZL1 Camaro goes to Vince Piggins, worki...

SHOWTIME: BENT AXLES STREET RODS!

Posted on July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by MartynL

Car Guy Chronicle’s Jim Palam fights an urge to swerve to the vineyards and instead, uncorks a tasty car show report from Old Town Orcutt, CA. SHOWTIME: BENT AXLES STREET RODS! I’m going to give it to you straight: As I headed North from Solvang to Orcutt, CA on the 101, my thoughts were less about street rods and more about the ribbons of grape vines carpeting the rolling hills East and West of the freeway. It was Saturday, sunny and seventy degrees. Man, I could exit the freeway right now and ...

ATELIERS DIVA: PORSCHE 911 REDUX!

Posted on July 25, 2019 by MartynL

Available in three body styles – Coupe, Targa & Safari – the handcrafted, carbon-fiber homage to the early-911 boasts 400 horsepower. When the co-founders of French Porsche Specialist, Crubilé Sport, finished the Le Mans Classic race, one driving his Porsche 935, the other in a 911 RSR R5, they dreamt of going back to Paris in a car that would offer the same ultimate performance and emotion but with real comfort and refinement. In essence, they wanted the thrill of a 935, the reliability of...