In 1967, Ford’s street-muscle standard-bearer was the midsize Fairlane packed with 425 horsepower. Here’s a rare XL-trim hardtop that’s ready to rumble. Traditional 1960s Supercars (now known as Muscle Cars), mid-size models with maximum power, were packed with as much horsepower as the carmakers could come up with. It was the era of Street Hemis, big-block Chevys, tri-power GTOs and niche market muscle from Baldwin-Motion, Nickey, Yenko and, of course, Shelby American. Whereas GM chose th...

Back in the early days of NASCAR racing, six-cylinder Hudson Hornets showed Olds V8s and others the quick way to the checkered flag. Long before streamlining and low center of gravity were “givens” for building successful racecars, factory step-down Hudsons gave V8 monsters fits on the NASCAR circuit. Between 1951 and 1955, Hudson Hornets won more than 80 races and became a dominant force in NASCAR competition. Herb Thomas is best remembers for his hard-to-beat Hornets. NASCAR Hornets ran ...

The legendary #1 GT40 that Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans is at Gurney’s All-American Racers for freshening for the future. One of the racecars American racing legend Dan Gurney is most closely associated with is the Ford Mark IV that he and A.J. Foyt took to a historic victory at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. Gurney will get a chance to become even more familiar with the car he helped make famous when his All-American Racers shop in California takes possession of ...

Sarasota Café Racers, Brian Johnson and Andre & Peter Herke, have podium finishes at the Vintage Classic. David Ferguson covered it for Sports Car Digest. More than 200 entries packed a strong field at the 2013 Spring Classic, hosting 14 sprint races and three enduros on the historic 17-turn, 3.74-mile Sebring circuit. Weather was less than ideal, with racers having to deal with unusually cold temps and endless overcast skies. Brian Johnson drove his Predator-prepared  ’65 Lola T7...

If you wanted to road-race a new Corvette in 1961, RPO 687 & LPO 1625 would have been the options to choose. This one (of 25) is actually still competitive. Starting with the advent of the 265-inch V8 in 1955, Chevrolet covertly supported Corvette road racing efforts. Many were prepared for competition and fielded by various well-known teams and drivers. After successes at the 12 Hours of Sebring, Briggs Cunningham launched the first true international effort, preparing three Corvettes...

Classic Can-Am race is one of many attractions at the upcoming ‘Mitty’  at Road Atlanta. Road Atlanta has been home to the Classic Motorsports Mitty since its inception, and this year’s event on April 26-28 will also host the return of ground-shaking vintage Can-Am racecars. While HSR (Historic Sportscar Racing) will be running the on-track action, Classic Motorsports magazine will be handling the infield festivities. 

 Racing legend David Hobbs, the event’s Grand Marshal, has ...

Ford built almost 5,000 427 Galaxies, but only 212 were lightweights built for traveling a quarter-mile at a time. At first glance this white ’63 Galaxie looks like a typical 427 Galaxie, customized with Thunderbolt-styled scooped hood. However, just 212 Galaxies were built to factory lightweight specifications with fiberglass front fenders and aluminum bumpers. Interiors were truly minimal and there was no sound deadening materials used. They were built specifically for NHRA A/Stock compe...