Sebring 1955: Twelve Hours, Two Winners, And A Controversial Finish
On a former bomber base in central Florida, Jaguar and Ferrari fought for 12 hours in one of the closest and most confusing endurance races of the 1950s.
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Ferrari’s Florida Sweep: The 1961 12 Hours Of Sebring
In March 1961, Ferrari, Maserati, Porsche, Chevrolet, and some of the greatest drivers of the era descended on a rough Florida airfield for 12 hours of racing. Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien
El Mirage: Where Speed Still Looks Like Speed
On a dry lakebed in the California desert, land speed racing remains wonderfully uncomplicated: build something fast, bring your friends, point it at the horizon, and see what it will do. El
Jaguar Releases New C-Type Continuation
Jaguar Classic has released the latest car in their series with a continuation of the legendary 1953 disc-brake-equipped Le Mans works C-type. Just eight cars will be built ahead of a racing-inspired celebration
Day Trip: Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing
Donald Glenn Garlits is considered by most to be the father of drag racing, his nickname “Big Daddy” is known to race fans around the world. Garlits developed successful rear-engine Top Fuel
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
1952 Tojeiro-MG Barchetta
TGR Staff This unique car influenced the design of the AC Ace, the car that would become the Shelby Cobra, and is one of the first prototype race cars built by famed
1958 Lister-Jaguar ‘Knobbly’
TGR Staff This Lister-Jaguar is believed to be the only extant Jaguar-powered Works ‘Knobbly’ of just three cars built in 1958. Brian Lister started to build sports and racing cars in the
Behind The Pits by Jon Stevens
TGR Staff Update 12/29/2020: This story first ran in 2017, due to a medical condition in 2018 Jon sold the company and retired from the world of motorsports art, however, he has
1955 Jaguar D-Type
Coming up at RM Sotheby's January 2021 auction in Arizona, this stunning 1955 Jaguar D-Type will be one to watch. The matching numbers and period-correct car was delivered new to Henlys of
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
Amazing BMW Collection Goes to Auction
TGR Staff Stratas Auctions has announced dates for the sale of the Henry Schmitt BMW collection, headlined by the Sebring winning 1974 BMW 3.5 CSL ‘Batmobile’ and featuring some of the most
Valkyrie Racing to Rally Classic Porsche in Antarctica
TGR Staff Renee Brinkerhoff and her team at Valkyrie Racing will have to wait 12 more months to launch their expedition to be the first team in the world to drive a
