Back To The Future: Early 2000s SEMA, The Cars That Defined An Era
Take a nostalgic ride through the Early 2000s SEMA shows, an era of import tuners, neon glow kits, and chrome that could blind a bystander. Here’s a look back at the cars
Where Cars Meet Culture
Racing Into History: Jean Trévoux And The 1951 Packard 200 La Carrera Panamericana
In 1951, Jean Trévoux and a rugged Packard 200 Club Sedan took on the world’s most dangerous road race, La Carrera Panamericana. From the jungles of Chiapas to the border at Ciudad
Stunning Studebakers: A Rolling Tribute To Innovation At The Savoy Automobile Museum
From the elegant lines of the President Limousine to the space-age styling of the Avanti, the Savoy Automobile Museum’s latest exhibit brings Studebaker’s rich and often underrated legacy back into the spotlight.
Day Trip: San Jacinto Monument and USS Texas
by Michael Satterfield – 05/25/2021 Just east of Houston stands a monument to the battle that decided Texas nationhood, the battle of San Jacinto. At 567 feet, it is the tallest masonry
Gentleman Racer: Sig Haugdahl
by Michael Satterfield Sigurd Olson Haugdahl was born in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway in 1891, he would move to the United States in 1910 to live with his uncle in Albert Lea, Minnesota.
Dale’s Wheels Through Time Museum
If you are a gearhead in the US, then driving the Blue Ridge Parkway should be on your bucket list, and if you are planning to be out that way anyways, taking
Ferrari Formula 1 Car By Car: Every Race Car Since 1950
Motorbooks has released a new book, Ferrari Formula 1 Car by Car: Every Race Car Since 1950, showcasing each of Ferrari's F1 cars chronologically. Each car's technical specifications, unique features, and competition records for
Gentleman Racer Don Harkness
by Michael Satterfield Donald James Harkness was a pioneer in the automotive and aeronautical industries, who got bit by the motorsports bug in 1924 when he imported an Overland chassis from the
Chicago In The 70s
In the 1970s the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hired a team of photographers to document American life, the focus was to create a visual record of life, culture, living standards, and the
1902 Oldsmobile Pirate Beach Racer
TGR Staff In 1902 Ransom E. Olds, the founder of Oldsmobile, wanted to generate some excitement for his still very new car company, as always motorsports would be the way to prove
Before the Cobra, the Origin of AC
TGR Staff AC is most widely known as the maker of the AC Ace, a car that would go on to become the Ferrari beating Shelby Cobra. Since 1922 some version AC
Gentleman Racer Jimmie Costa Jr.
TGR Staff Jimmie Costa, Jr. got his start behind the wheel driving for Ralph Ambrose “Pappy” Hankinson in auto polo matches that Hankinson promoted. The auto polo matches were used to fill
Touring Japan in the 1920s
TGR Staff Albert Menasco was known for his innovative airplane engine designs, he dropped out of high school in Los Angeles to become a wing-walking stunt man and later attempted to join
