MERCEDES-BENZ C 111 CONCEPT SUPERCAR

Posted on October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 by MartynL

Few Concept cars have had a longer lifespan with multiple iterations and as many engines as the MERCEDES-BENZ C 111 CONCEPT SUPERCAR.Introduced in 1969 at the Frankfurt Auto Show with a three-rotor Wankel engine; a decade later one of a dozen built and powered with a boosted V-8 is still racking up miles. Originally designed by the legendary Bruno Sacco and developed by a team of engineers led by Rudolph “Rudi” Uhlenhaut, the first and second C 111 platforms were used to experiment with new engi...

’69 PLYMOUTH MUSCLECARS

Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 by MartynL

Over-Drive Magazine’s Fact Sheets cover everything you want to know about midsize models from base coupes and sedans through ’69 PLYMOUTH MUSCLECARS. Plymouth, like its brand-mate, Dodge carried over most of its high-performance models and 340, 383, 440 and 426 Street Hemi engines for the 1969 model year. For increased durability on drag strips, “A33 Track Pack” and “A34 Super Track Pack” options with 9 ¾-inch Dana Sure-Grip rears were available for four-speed high-performance cars with...

FLATHEADS FOREVER: HISTORY OF HOT RODDING

Posted on October 4, 2024 by MartynL

Henry Ford’s Flathead V-8, introduced in 1932, gave power to the people. It was more than just a bigger engine: FLATHEADS FOREVER: HISTORY OF HOT RODDING, and the rodders & racers responsible for making it happen. Until the advent of modern OHV V-8 engines in 1949, Ford’s Flathead V-8 was the enthusiast’s engine of choice. It still is for traditional ‘old-school’ hot rodders, and competitors in Pre-War class road racing. It’s truly an “evergreen” story: FLATHEADS FOREVER: HISTORY OF...

1967 CHEVY 396/427: BIGGER IS BETTER

Posted on September 29, 2024 by MartynL

Our friends at OVER-DRIVE Magazine have published everything you want to know about 1967 CHEVY 396/427: BIGGER IS BETTER full & mid-size models. Chevrolet expanded its use of four-barrel big-block engines in 1967, offering 396/325 and 396/385 versions in full-size Biscayne, SS and Impala models and 396/350 and 396/375 engines in Camaros and Chevelles. GM divisions were prohibited from using tri-power induction on passenger car engines, barring the use of 427/400 and 435 horsepower Corve...

GM MILFORD PROVING GROUND MEMORIES

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 by MartynL

GM President Mark Reuss blogs about spending time at the industry’s first dedicated testing facility, sharing GM MILFORD PROVING GROUND MEMORIES on its 100th anniversary! I’ve often said that some of my best days at work are spent at our plants, watching our vehicles assembled. It’s an immediate, visceral thrill to see our products come to life. Another place I love to spend workdays happens to be another place where our vehicles come to life…the General Motors Milford Proving Ground...

TEAM ZORA USA @ MONZA

Posted on September 21, 2024September 21, 2024 by MartynL

The Three Mossketeers – Mike Moss, John Cutrone & Hank Gruenberg - all members of the Sarasota Café Racers, spend a week in Italy preparing for the 2025 Mille Miglia. They represent TEAM ZORA USA @ MONZA! Similar to a travel industry FAM (familiarization) trip, The Spirit of Zora ’57 FI Corvette driver Mike Moss and TEAM ZORA USA teammate, John Cutrone were joined by Hank “Tifosi” Gruenberg on this dream trip: Milano to Monza to Modena. As guests of Maserati Corse, the motorsport soul of th...

’25 MUSTANG GTD SUPERCAR

Posted on September 16, 2024 by MartynL

Ford’s ’25 MUSTANG GTD SUPERCAR is the fastest, most powerful production Mustang in history! The all-new ‘25 Mustang GTD – the apex of any Mustang ever engineered by Ford – sets a new performance bar with 815 horsepower, 664 pound-feet of torque and a top speed of 202 miles per hour, the most of any street-legal Mustang ever. Its certified horsepower and torque, along with the Mustang GTD’s cutting-edge active aerodynamics, carbon-ceramic brakes, and inboard-rear suspension with semi...

DRIVEN TO WIN: THE AUTOMOBILE IN COMPETITION

Posted on September 9, 2024 by MartynL

New exhibit - DRIVEN TO WIN: THE AUTOMOBILE IN COMPETITION -celebrates over 100 years of motorsport history, showcasing 11 iconic racecars. The Petersen Automotive Museum’s newest exhibit, DRIVEN TO WIN: THE AUTOMOBILE IN COMPETITION, is now open in the Charles Nearburg Family Gallery. The display showcases more than 100 years of motorsport history across a variety of competitive disciplines and highlights the technologies that propelled winning racecars across the finish line. Vehic...

GM’S MARK REUSS CHECKS OUT TEAM ZORA USA CORVETTE!

Posted on September 8, 2024 by MartynL

Corvette historic racer Jake Angel blogs about sharing a common interest when GM’S MARK REUSS CHECKS OUT TEAM ZORA USA CORVETTE! On the last day of racing at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, I had a well-dressed visitor in the paddocks. While I have been racing two Corvettes – ’60 Fuelie & a Corvette Challenge car – for years and follow GM Corvette Racing, I was not aware of who he was. He was wearing a white button-down shirt with a Corvette...

1966 CHEVY 396/427 MARK IV: BIGGER IS BETTER

Posted on September 6, 2024September 6, 2024 by MartynL

Chevrolet raises the performance bar with big-block Mid & Full-Size models: 1966 CHEVY 396/427 MARK IV: BIGGER IS BETTER. After teasing enthusiasts with a very-late and very-limited-production Z16 Chevelle SS powered by a proprietary 396/375 Mark IV big-block, Chevrolet followed up with a newly-styled ’66 Chevelle SS396 with less horsepower! First introduced with base 396/325 and optional L34 396/360 hydraulic-cam motors, it was a while before they quietly offered the L78 396/375 so...