HOLMAN MOODY CHALLENGER III

Chopped and sectioned, HOLMAN MOODY CHALLENGER III started out as a ’62 Falcon Futura styling study, matured into a lightweight 145-mph racecar. John Holman and Ralph Moody’s stock car factory in North Carolina turned three Falcon Futura econocars into road racing screamers and the third, featured here, was the most radical, most potent of the series. They had high hopes of building a limited run of Challenger III Falcons and marketing them through Ford dealers. Unfortunately, that did not happ...
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ROB IDA: TUCKER TORPEDO

ROB IDA: TUCKER TORPEDO
The ROB IDA: TUCKER TORPEDO continues where Preston Tucker, subject of a myriad of conspiracy theories, left off. It’s called, improving the breed! Preston Tucker, renegade hot-rodder, car designer, and principle behind the Tucker Corporation, engineered and built the Tucker Model 48, also known as the Torpedo, before coming to an ignominious end after a mere 50 versions were produced. The car was a radical design departure compared to contemporary offerings with a host of modern innovations...
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MONTEREY MADNESS: JET CENTER REVIVAL!

Mike Matune never misses a party – even when he’s covering Monterey Car Week. Twenty-five years ago Molly & Gordon McCall invited a few like-minded friends to a gathering of car people to kick off Monterey’s Car Week. Begun as a shop party with a collection of cars, it grew from one hanger to another and then another. Along the way aircraft were incorporated along with the finest in cuisine and spirits. Today Motorworks Revival is still going strong with no signs of slowing. Far more th...
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