Datsun 240Z Rally Cars
In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make a splash in the international sports car world with its new 240Z, while famous road racing teams like BRE were becoming a force in
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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
Garage Find: Ford GT40 MK.I Chassis P/1067
If you saw the tail end of a GT40 sticking out of a suburban garage with junk piled all over it, you would assume it was some long-forgotten kit car project, but
Smog Check 1975
by Michael Satterfield Photojournalist Lyntha Scott Eiler spent a day at an Auto Emission Inspection Station in Downtown Cincinnati, Ohio in the August of 1975. It was the first year that Carbon
90th Bombardment Group
The 90th Bombardment Group was first organized at Key Field, Mississippi in April 1942 as a Consolidated B-24 Liberator unit. The group’s original squadrons were the 10th Reconnaissance Squadron and the 319th,
100 Years of Chevy Truck
TGR Staff For the last 100 years, Chevrolet trucks have found their way into the hearts and souls of fans around the world — and into countless country music songs. In honor
Space Age Lodge
by Michael Satterfield – 9/25/2017 Sometimes, on a road trip, you run into some interesting roadside attractions. I ran across the Space Age Lodge after crossing the Sonoran Desert National Monument southwest of Phoenix.
The Top 5 Formula 1 Drivers of All Time
One of the most difficult tasks a person could assign an F1 fan would be to list the best five Formula 1 drivers of all time. The sport is extremely dynamic and
First Division Museum Reopening Set For August 26
TGR Staff The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton will reopen to the public on Saturday, August 26, at 11 am. The museum began a transformational update last fall including the addition of “Duty
Documentary McLaren
The much-anticipated documentary “McLaren” recounts Bruce McLaren’s life from his humble beginnings at his father’s auto shop in Auckland, to revolutionizing Formula 1 racing by becoming the youngest driver ever to win a
Visiting Manzanar
by Michael Satterfield Manzanar War Relocation Center is where Japanese Americans were forcibly imprisoned from December 1942 to 1945. Located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada in California’s Owens Valley Manzanar
First Car to Win at Laguna Seca Returns for Rolex Reunion
The race that started it all was an upset of sorts. With big-name drivers like Carroll Shelby, Richie Ginther, Fred Knoop, Jim Hall and John von Neumann in the field driving more
1932 Hupmobile Comet
So many interesting cars pop-up at Mecum Auctions, including this Hupp Comet Indy Car, the only Hupmobile to ever race at Indy, was built by racer Russell Snowberger to take on the
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