Bill Warner and his team delivered yet another whirlwind weekend of cars, cars and more cars in spite of a major challenge from Mother Nature.
This year’s Concours amazed with sensory stimulation at every turn. Not to say that there weren’t challenges. Mother Nature forced a change from Sunday to Saturday, which they handled with aplomb and grace. They are to be congratulated for working untold hours to ensure the show went on.
2017 Honoree was Al Unser, standing next to the Borg Warner Tr...
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CAN-AM REDUX: THUNDER ROAD AT LAGUNA SECA!
The guttural rumble of Can-Am cars from an “anything goes” era of motorsports delighted enormous crowds during its heyday. They’ll be back at the inaugural Spring Classic at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on May 19-21.
Sports car racing’s booming popularity following WWII resulted in the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and the CASC (Canadian Automobile Sports Club) founding the Can-Am Series for Group 7 type sports racers in 1966. Armed with sponsorship from Johnson Wax, the Can-Am Series was ...
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ICONS OF AMERICAN CULTURE: HOT RODS & CUSTOMS!
The Historic Vehicle Association will be showcasing a ’32 Ford hot rod, ’51 Mercury custom and a ’64 Chevy lowrider on April 12 to May 4 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The vehicles will be exhibited in the HVA “glass case” on the walkway between the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum and National Gallery of Art. The vehicles are privately owned and are being commemorated and recorded as part of the HVA National Historic Vehicle Register in partnership with the U.S. Departme...
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KEEP ON TRUCKIN’: ‘74 INTERNATIONAL VS. ‘75 FORD F150!
Racer Stephen Cox blogs about trucks before they became collectibles.
It's no secret that vintage pickup trucks are the latest rage in collectible vehicles. They are inexpensive to restore, utterly reliable, born with a lengthy shelf life and they are enormously popular right now. If a collectible truck is on your wish list, here's what you should know about two mainstay pickups from the 1970s.
‘74 International Pickup
When I began racing d...
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ALL IN THE FAMILY: ’48 JAGUAR MARK IV COMES HOME!
After 67 years, classic ‘48 Jaguar first owned by Jaguar Cars’ Deputy Chairman is purchased by his granddaughters.
A classic ‘48 Jaguar sports saloon, first owned by Arthur Whittaker, Deputy Chairman of Jaguar Cars, has been re-united with his family.
During the Historics at Brooklands classic car auction in Surrey last weekend, Whittaker’s four granddaughters – Lucy, Sally, Sarah and Charlotte - fought off rival bidders to make it their own. The cost: £70,000 for the jet-black classic. It w...
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TRAILBLAZERS AT SPEED: WOMEN IN RACING!
A quick look at some of the best, brightest and fastest women competing in a
variety of motorsports.
With the recent retirement of Susie Wolff, above, from F1 testing and the buzz surrounding up and coming talent Marta Garcia, we thought we'd take a look at women in motorsport. Here are as some of the trailblazers of the sport, females considered the best of today and the drivers who we could all be talking about in the not too distant future.We'll also uncover what F1 governing body, ...
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RAREST OF THE RARE: ‘57 CORVETTE SUPER SPORT!
One of the rarest factory-built Corvettes ever built can be seen for the first time in 60 years at the Amelia Island Concours next month.
The ‘57 Corvette Super Sport prototype originally built for GM's famous Motorama shows of the 1950s will, after six decades hidden from view, break cover in a special exhibit at the 22nd annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on March 12, 2017. After its auto show duties, it was sold to Ralph Poole of Albuquerque, NM. The current owner, John Baldwin purch...
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RARE SALEEN S7: SILVER STREAK!
Out of approximately 1,500 S7 Supercars built by Steve Saleen’s iconic company, just one was painted Speedlab Silver. If you’re a numbers guy, this 550-horsepower S7, is one of just eight built in 2004 and tops out at over 200 mph.
Saleen’s S7 is a true road warrior, a racecar with license plates! They built just 30 that were powered by naturally aspirated, rather than the 750 horsepower twin-turbocharged, aluminum 7.0 Liter Ford engines. The Saleen S7 was originally designed in the UK for Sa...
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BREAKING COVER: RANGE ROVER VELAR!
The latest addition to the Range Rover family fills the void between the Evoque
and the Range Rover Sport.
In 1970 Land Rover launched the original Range Rover. Almost half a century later that spirit of innovation continues with the introduction of the Velar, the fourth member of the Range Rover family.
Land Rover Chief Design Officer, Gerry McGovern, said: “We call the Velar the avant-garde Range Rover. It brings a new dimension of glamour, modernity and elegance to the brand. ...
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’17 CAMARO ZL1: CLOCKS 202.3 MPH!
Fastest Camaro ever makes one pass at 202.3 mph and backs it up at 193.3 mph on Germany’s Papenburg proving ground. Average top speed: 198 mph.
Chevrolet tested the ZL1 with 10-speed automatic transmission on the high-speed oval at Germany’s Automotive Testing Papenburg GmBH proving ground. Compensating for wind speed, the top speed is the average achieved from running the ZL1 in both directions on the 7.6-mile loop - 202.3 mph in one direction and 193.3 mph in the other direction!
Testing w...
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