ICONIC CORVETTE RACECARS @ NCM

Posted on November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 by MartynL

CarGuyChronicles celebrates the opening of the ICONIC CORVETTE RACECARS @ NCM exhibit at the National Corvette Museum’s E. Pierce Marshall Performance Gallery! 1957 TEAM ZORA USA Mille Miglia FI Corvette From the historic roads of Italy to the heart of Corvette country, a remarkable piece of racing history has arrived at the National Corvette Museum. The 1957 big-brake, four-speed, fuel-injected 283/283 (RPO 579E) Corvette known as the "Spirit of Zora," entered by Sarasota, Florida’s Team Zora...

FORD GT40 VALUE GUIDE.

Posted on April 15, 2023 by MartynL

Hagerty Magazine’s Conner Golden compares Ford’s Le Mans winners with Ferraris they beat in this FORD GT40 VALUE GUIDE. When three Ford GT40 Mark IIs crossed the finish line 1-2-3 in the rain at Le Mans in 1966, it was the first of four consecutive Ford wins at the legendary Circuit de la Sarthe. Beating Ferrari at Daytona, Sebring and Le Mans elevated the Ford brand in international endurance racing, yet today’s prices of those iconic racecars have not kept pace with also-iconic Ferrar...

PERFECT MATCH: DAVID PORTER & PEUGEOT HPi FAP!

Posted on February 4, 2021 by MartynL

Consummate historic competitor and Sarasota Café Racer campaigns 2009 Le Mans winning, twin-turbo V12 LMP. It’s a PERFECT MATCH: DAVID PORTER & PEUGEOT HPi FAP! Vintage is a relative term, and among HSR’s Group 6 for Historic, Post Historic and Modern Era Prototypes are a slew of racecars that have only recently “retired” from professional competition to join the ranks of vintage racing. Among them is the Peugeot 908 HDi FAP, chassis number 10, now owned and driven by David Porter, ...

CADILLAC 6.2 V-8: THE ENGINE THAT COULD!

Posted on June 21, 2017 by MartynL

Undefeated in IMSA competition, Cadillac’s V-8 in street trim powers the hottest production vehicles – CTS-V and Escalade – in their classes. The Cadillac 6.2L V-8 engine that powers Cadillac’s Dpi-V.R prototype racecars is undefeated at mid-season in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Cadillac race engines have secured 11 of the first 15 podium places - including all five victories - during Cadillac’s first year of IMSA competition. Each engine has “traveled” more miles than a t...