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A collection of late-1950s racing and club event dash plaques, including SCCA San Francisco Region events, Cotati, Tracy, Stockton, Vaca Valley, and Miniature Grand Prix plaques from California’s grassroots sports car scene.

Racing Dash Plaques: The Small Metal Trophies That Tell Big Stories

Before event stickers, digital check-ins, and Instagram proof-of-life posts, racers carried their history on the dashboard. Racing Dash plaques were simple, durable, and deeply personal reminders of where a car had been,

The Greatest Race You Have Never Heard Of: New York To Paris, 1908

In 1908, six automobiles left Times Square in the middle of winter on an almost impossible mission: drive from New York to Paris. Across snow, mud, railbeds, Siberia, and political chaos, the

1971 Motor Trend 500: Rare Amateur Photos From Riverside International Raceway NASCAR’s First Winston Cup Race

A newly discovered collection of amateur photos from the 1971 Motor Trend 500 opens a window into Riverside International Raceway, where Ray Elder defeated NASCAR legends in the first race of the

Gale Halderman Museum And The True Origin Story Of The Ford Mustang

Tucked inside a quiet Ohio barn, the Gale Halderman Museum tells the real story of how the Ford Mustang came to life.

by Michael Satterfield

2 months ago

Acura At 40: The Brand That Rewrote The Rules Of Luxury Performance

From the groundbreaking Legend and Integra to the NSX and beyond, Acura marks 40 years of redefining luxury performance in America with innovation, racing heritage, and a bold future.

by TGR Staff

2 months ago

The 1928 Jesse Vincent Speedster: Packard’s Secret High Speed Engineering Experiment

The 1928 Jesse Vincent Speedster is one of those cars. It looks like a Packard that decided it had somewhere urgent to be. Stripped down, purposeful, and unusually aggressive for its era,

by Michael Satterfield

3 months ago

Don Harkness: A Gentleman Racer During The Early Days Of Speed

Donald James Harkness better know as Don Harkness belonged to that rare early breed of racer who treated a car less like a possession and more like a scientific instrument. Born in

by Michael Satterfield

4 months ago

Everything You Need To Know About The Shelby Daytona Coupe

The Shelby Daytona Coupe is great simply because it was built out of the pure drive to win the FIA World Championship. From 1964-65 the Dayton Coupes were campaigned by the British

by Michael Satterfield

4 months ago

Clan Crusader The Forgotten British Sports Car From The 1970s

Chances are you have never heard of the Clan Crusader, a featherweight British sports car born from the same engineering culture that produced Lotus. The project was conceived by former Lotus men

by Michael Satterfield

5 months ago

Hayward Long Reach 1970: The Day Picton Ruled Canadian Boat Racing

The morning air over the Bay of Quinte carried the smell of two-stroke fuel and lake water, a scent that had become part of Picton’s identity long before anyone thought to brand

by TGR Staff

5 months ago

Shelby CAN AM Cars And Factory Parts Offered In Unprecedented Sale

The Shelby CAN AM Series was never about celebrity drivers or big factory-backed teams. It was about access. About giving ambitious racers a real-deal, professionally engineered single-seat sports racer with Shelby DNA

by Michael Satterfield

5 months ago

History Of The Jaguar XKSS: From Le Mans Legend To Hollywood Icon

If you stood on Mulholland Drive in the late fifties and heard a straight six climbing the ridge at full song, there was a good chance the driver was Steve McQueen. And

by Michael Satterfield

6 months ago

Lamborghini Miura: The Moment The Supercar Was Born

It takes some gumption to roll a naked chassis onto the show floor of one of the biggest car shows in the world. But, in November 1965, Ferruccio Lamborghini did precisely that

by TGR Staff

6 months ago

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