Smokey Stories: The Capsule Car

We begin this episode on the first day of January 1964.  Smokey has “survived” his Speedway experience to this point and has reached a stage where conventional Indy car design and construction won’t get the job done, at least to his reckoning.  He sketches out a combination of turbine engine Read more

Toyota adds a third car to Le Mans lineup

Filed under: Motorsports,Ford,Porsche,Toyota,Racing Toyota really wants a win after last year’s disappointing finish. Continue reading Toyota adds a third car to Le Mans lineup Toyota adds a third car to Le Mans lineup originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use Read more

Snaggle-Tooth Wrecker

Spotted a 1950 Ford F-3 wrecker near Stevensville, Michigan, and stopped to take a closer look. Imagine my surprise, the truck had a whimsical side to it! It appears that the truck’s owner taped some Styrofoam “buck teeth” to the grille to emulate Mater from the Cars movies. In the Read more