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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,

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

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

The British Do it Best

Impressive Jaguar line up presented outside V&A Museum in Kensington for a talk by stylist Ian Callum Source: Classic Sports Car

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Lost California: Lake Elsinore

By Michael Satterfield Saying the name Lake Elsinore or The Inland Empire to most Southern Californians generates a smirk and some deprecating statement about drugs or gang violence… both issues that have

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

The Petersen Automotive Museum

by Michael Satterfield If you happen to be in Los Angeles, you should take the time to visit The Petersen Automotive Museum, one of the best collections of classic cars, motorcycles, and

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Carroll Shelby Memorial At The Petersen: A Tribute To An Automotive Legend

Join us at the Carroll Shelby Memorial held at the Petersen Automotive Museum, a heartfelt tribute to the legendary racer, entrepreneur, and automotive icon. From a stunning rooftop ceremony to the roar

by TGR Staff

14 years ago

So your car leaves you Stranded in the Desert?

by Micahel Satterfield – 05/24/2012 For those of us who have driven across large sections of the desert, there is always that fear that if the dies on us, we will be

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

McLaren Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Indy Win

TGR Staff On May 27, 1972, McLaren claimed its first victory at the ‘famed’ Indianapolis 500 with Mark Donohue behind the wheel of the number 66 Sunoco-Penske. To commemorate the 40th

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

The Bennie Railplane

by Michael Satterfield This poster above for The Bennie Railplane looks like something out of science-fiction, but the ultra-sleek, propeller-powered rail car was built. Built in 1929 based in Milngavie, Scotland, just

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Motorcycle Icons: Jim Davis

Jim Davis is one of the pioneers of motorcycle racing, he rode for both the Harley-Davidson and Indian factory racing teams. In addition to being a great racing champion, Davis also went

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Storm Recovery Continues Branson Auto Museum Will Re-Open

TGR Staff Ten days after an EF-2 tornado touched down in Branson, MO in the early morning hours of February 29, 2012, recovery and rebuilding progresses quickly. There were no fatalities in

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

10 Things You Did Not Know About Steve McQueen

Here are ten things you probably didn't know about McQueen courtesy of someone who knew him best: Michael Munn, author of the revelatory new biography Steve McQueen: Living On The Edge. You can get

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

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