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2011 Dallara IndyCar, “The Stinger.” Photos courtesy of Window World. Project sponsor Window World calls the yellow and black 2011 Dallara IndyCar “The Stinger,” in honor of the similar-liveried Marmon Wasp that won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Former Indy 500 driver John Andretti has taken The Stinger on Read more
2016 Ford Shelby GT350R. Photos by author. It was no coincidence that a 1965 Shelby G.T. 350 R sat center stage at Ford’s “Track Tour” introduction of the latest Mustang to carry that hallowed name. Jim Owens, marketing manager for the brand’s newly formed Ford Performance group, was clearly trying Read more
The theme for today’s Sunday Cinema: flat-out wheels-off-the-ground abuse-it-half-to-death take-a-lickin-and-keep-on-ticking torture testing. We’ll start with a short video that Lindsay Wilson recommended of a Mini hopping around some muddy track like a cross between a deranged rally driver and a hypercaffienated jackrabbit. * In the Thirties, Chrysler tried the same Read more
In case you haven’t been paying attention, in the past five years or so Sunbeam Tiger prices have climbed into the stratosphere, and Shelby Cobra prices have been there for a long, long time. This 1967 Triumph TR4A, for sale on Hemmings.com, presents an interesting alternative for those seeking the Read more
Photographer Tom Blachford’s Midnight Modern series expertly pairs mid-century modern architecture found throughout Palm Springs, California, with automobiles representative of the mid-century era, all shot under a full moon. * Discussion on this week’s Jeep 75th story somehow took a turn toward Australian-built Jeeps, which became rather enlightening after somebody Read more
In the comments on our recent stories on ethanol, a couple of folks posited that ethanol is dangerous because it burns invisible. Not entirely true, though I believe they were confusing ethanol with methanol. While the two compounds have similar names, consist of the same basic atoms (carbon, hydrogen, and Read more
Reader Mark Beeler sent us this photo (via our Facebook page) that his father took, “most likely along the Colorado front range somewhere.” There’s not much to go on as far as a specific location, but we can at least try to discern a year or year range based on Read more
Saleen Autosport (later, Saleen Automotive) began producing tuned Mustangs in 1984. By the end of the decade, the firm was building a variety of Mustangs, both normally aspirated and superchaged, as well as a sport-themed Ranger pickup in honor of Steve Saleen’s participation in the SCCA’s RaceTruck Challenge. Even its Read more
Photo by Todd Ehlers. Preliminary figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this week call for adding 300 million more gallons of ethanol to the nation’s fuel supply next year, a number that continues to break the blend wall but that agency administrators believe will be possible by mandating Read more
1976 Lamborghini Urraco P300. Photos by Wes Duenkel, courtesy Lane Motor Museum, unless otherwise noted. Italy has long had a love affair with motoring (on four wheels or two), as demonstrated by brands like Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Fiat, Ducati and Moto Guzzi, as well as storied events like Read more