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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

Book: Road Racing Drivers of the 60’s & 70’s

by Michael Satterfield Linda Weldon grew up in Los Angeles, California, where her fascination with racing and cars was fueled by the passion of her two older brothers and a group of

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Gentleman Racer visits Nissan World Headquarters

by Roman Vanecek On a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to stop by Nissan’s world headquarters in Yokohama. New and stylish it looks like an average Japanese office building,

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Mustang: True American Muscle

Photos and Words by Rachel File In some, the Mustang evokes passion; in others, fear. Desire, lust, love.… envy. All of these things can be said to possess the heart of those who

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Porsche: 24 Hours for Eternity

TGR Staff The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is getting ready for the return to Le Mans with a comprehensive special exhibition from March 26 to July 13, 2014. Porsche is taking a

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Fabulous Hudson Hornet

by Michael Satterfield Every sport has legends, and competition in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s prestigious Winston Cup Series was the natural forum to showcase the 1952 Hudson Hornet.

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Desert Center Cafe

by Michael Satterfield Along Interstate 10 past Palm Springs you might see a sign for Desert Center, the town was founded in 1921 to serve as pit-stop on the long drive between

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Pictorial: Sweden’s Forgotten Cars

PHOTOGRAPHER SVEIN NORDRUM A post-war scrapyard in the forests of rural Sweden has been left unattended for over 25 years, the forest is slowly claiming all of the vehicles that were once

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Resurrecting Legend: The Long-Lost Ford GT40 P/1067 Emerges From A California Garage

Hidden for decades in a Thousand Oaks garage, one of the rarest Ford GT40s—chassis P/1067—has been rediscovered, igniting new passion for a Le Mans icon that almost slipped through history’s fingers.

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Gran Turismo Recreates Andretti’s Legendary Hudson

by Andrew LaPorte Racing fans fond of gaming are sure to be excited about the upcoming release of Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 6 for the Playstation 3. The long-running series is well known

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Cool Car Haulers

TGR Staff Back before the seven-figure Featherlite rigs that grace most race tracks today, car haulers were a bit simpler, and there is a group on Facebook that is dedicated to sharing

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

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