SUNBEAM 1,000-HORSEPOWER LAND SPEED RECORD BREAKER

Posted on August 16, 2026 by MartynL

On March 29th, 1927, Major Henry Segrave drove his SUNBEAM 1,000-HORSEPOWER LAND SPEED RECORD BREAKER on the old Daytona Beach course, hitting 203.792 mph! Powered by a pair of 22.5-liter Matabele V12 aircraft engines, Segrave’s Sunbeam racecar - also known as the Slug (British slang after WWI for bullet) was the first car in the world to clock over 200 mph! It has been restored and will be shown and started up today for the first time, headlining the Special Curated Class at the 75th anniversa...

SIMPLEX/HISPANO-SUIZA: BRICKS, MORTAR & SOUL!

Posted on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021 by MartynL

Automotive historian, artist and consummate carguy who believes that Every Car Has A Story, Joe Pepitone, is championing the celebration of an historical building in Brunswick, NJ: SIMPLEX/HISPANO-SUIZA: BRICKS, MORTAR & SOUL! What kind of impact can one building have on community? A building is more than just brick and mortar, walls and a roof. A building houses jobs for members of the community while providing products or services. Those same products and services also impact, ...

LOTUS EVIJA: PLUG-IN HYPERCAR!

Posted on August 19, 2019 by MartynL

Evija, the first all-electric British Hypercar and world’s most powerful series production road car, broke cover in Monterey last week. The all-new LOTUS EVIJA: PLUG-IN HYPERCAR! was revealed during the world-renowned Monterey Car Week, which drew to a close at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday. It received plaudits from across the automotive world, including high profile collector Jay Leno, social media star Supercar Blondie and the Petersen Automotive Museum Checkered Flag 200, g...

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...

CUNNINGHAM CELEBRATION: GREENWICH CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE!

Posted on May 26, 2018 by MartynL

Greenwich Concours hosts largest field of Briggs Cunningham’s cars ever assembled. The 2018 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance will see history being made next weekend, as 33 of the 35 existing Cunningham race and street cars will be on display both days of the event. It will be the largest field of these historic vehicles ever assembled. In all, 36 cars were built - 8 racecars and 28 street cars, created in the 1950s by the iconic Briggs Cunningham. The Concours celebrates its 23rd year on June 1-3...