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Joe Leonard, in his final appearance at Indy in 1973. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Joe Leonard was equally fast on two wheels and four, capturing American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) championships in 1954, 1956 and 1957, before moving to United States Auto Club (USAC) competition in the early 1960s. Racing Read more…
Ayrton Senna was one of Formula 1’s shining stars in the modern era, and his ten-year career atop the highest rung of the motorsport ladder was filled with both triumph and tragedy. A new book, Ayrton Senna The Last Night, featuring the photographs of Ercole Colombo, documents the Brazilian driver’s Read more…
Date: 1969 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Source: postcard photo via Ivan Kolev What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1972 Opel GT daily driver. 1.9 liter, 4 speed. Rebuilt Weber DGV with cold air intake. New master cylinder, calipers, cylinders, hoses. New wheels, tires. Seats are from a ’72 Porsche 914 and have been redone in cloth and vinyl. Electric fuel pump. Battery has been Read more…
1933 Duesenberg Model J disappearing-top convertible coupe by Bohman & Schwartz. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. By 1933, the year she took delivery of a new Duesenberg Model J, bodied as a convertible berline by LeBaron, actress Marie Dressler had experienced Hollywood’s highest highs and lowest lows. A year later, the Read more…
A 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T restomod, owned by Pete and Kari Cellini. Photo courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Fans of vehicles from Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Ram, SRT, Jeep, De Soto and Imperial tend to be incredibly brand-loyal, and the phrase “MOPAR or no car” is more than just a catch Read more…
Photo by Chris Dobbins. We all have a favorite automotive tall tale or conspiracy theory we cling to over the years, but sometimes they’re just plain wrong and need debunked. Though we didn’t hear it when we asked for your favorite conspiracy theories a while back, we have come across Read more…
From the seller’s description: 1990 Nissan 300ZX GS 2 Seater, 5 Speed Stick, 45,700 Original Miles, Silver with Gray/Black Interior, always garaged and dealer serviced, recent battery and rear struts. Original equipment: poiwer steering, power 4 wheel ABS brakes, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, cruise control, Bose AM/FM Read more…
Got a 3D printer and want to hone your skills? There’s this 1/5-scale Ford 427-cu.in. V-8 that Steve Berry recently came across on Thingiverse. * As one of the most radical of the radical kustoms, the Golden Sahara incorporated a number of out-there features, among them glow-in-the-dark tires provided by Read more…
Still image from video below. If you were a kid in the 1970s, watching the following vintage SSP Racers commercials will instantly have you revisiting your childhood, but be warned, the jingle from the Smash-Up Derby ad will be stuck in your head for days afterward. SSP cars provided hours Read more…