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Where is the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum?

Route 66 Centennial: Visiting the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum

As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary, the Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, offers a fitting place to explore the cars, roadside culture, and restless spirit that made

Visiting the Lamborghini Museum in Italy: A Pilgrimage to Sant’Agata Bolognese

Visiting The Lamborghini Museum: A Pilgrimage to Sant’Agata Bolognese

Inside the Automobili Lamborghini Museum in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the wildest chapters of Italian supercar history are lined up under one roof, from Ferruccio Lamborghini’s first grand touring dream to the hybrid future

Route 66 Turns 100: Teepee-Shaped Wigwam Motels and the Wild Roadside Architecture That Built American Road Trip History

As Route 66 celebrates its 100th anniversary, the surviving teepee-shaped Wigwam Motels offer a rare look at the golden age of American roadside architecture, when motels, diners, gift shops, and gas stations

Inside Dallara: Touring The Quiet Powerhouse Of Italian Motorsport

Inside Dallara: Touring The Quiet Powerhouse Of Global Motorsport

Preview Text: In Italy’s Motor Valley, Dallara is not simply building race cars. It is shaping the future of motorsport through carbon fiber, aerodynamics, simulation, education, and one of the most focused

by Michael Satterfield

3 weeks ago

Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum: Route 66’s Must-See Motorcycle Stop Before It Closes In 2027

On a recent Route 66 drive through Oklahoma, I stopped at Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum in Warwick, a 1921 filling station turned two-wheeled time capsule. With the museum expected to close in

by Michael Satterfield

3 weeks ago

Inside The Ducati Museum: A Pilgrimage To The Cathedral Of Italian Speed

Visiting The Ducati Museum In Bologna: Inside Italy’s Temple Of Two-Wheeled Speed

by Michael Satterfield

1 month ago

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,

by TGR Staff

1 month ago

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

by Michael Satterfield

2 months ago

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

by Michael Satterfield

2 months ago

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

4 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

4 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

4 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

5 months ago

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