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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.

Datsun 240Z Rally Legacy: The Z Car That Conquered Safari And Monte Carlo

We stopped in to visit the Datsun 240Z Rally Cars at the Nissan Heritage Center in Japan; for more from our visit to Japan. In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make

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

10 Classic Gas Stations

Oregon Trail Camp Shell Gas Station, La Grande, Oregon. 1940. Standard Oil, Indian Teepee Hotel, Bardstown, Kentucky, 1940. Weld County Garage, Routes 85 & 34, Greeley, Colorado. 1980. Arco Gas Station, Deposit,

by Michael Satterfield

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Tramway Service Station

by Michael Satterfield – 02/06/2018 The Tramway Gas Station, a former Enco service station, in Palm Springs, California, is located at the corner of Tramway Road and California State Route 111. The building, erected in

by Michael Satterfield

8 years ago

Rome: City and Empire Stops in Nashville

Rome: City and Empire bring to Nashville more than 200 of the British Museum’s most engaging and beautiful Roman objects to tell the dramatic story of how Rome grew from a cluster of small villages into a

by Michael Satterfield

8 years ago

Rediscovering The 1954 La Carrera Panamericana: A Journey Through Time

In 1954, the Carrera Panamericana pushed the limits of man and machine, cementing its reputation as one of the most grueling and dangerous races in motorsport history. Featuring legendary drivers like Carroll

by Michael Satterfield

8 years ago

House Find Bentley

TGR Staff William Medcalf Vintage Bentley is celebrating bringing one of the greatest Bentley treasures back to its original glory from the brink of extinction – the ‘House Find’ Bentley – after

by Michael Satterfield

9 years ago

The Denver Zephyr

by Michael Satterfield The new stainless steel train, built by the Budd Company, offered all room sleeping accommodations and, in addition to a full diner, offered a Vista-dome coffee shop car called

by Michael Satterfield

9 years ago

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

by Michael Satterfield

9 years ago

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,

by Michael Satterfield

9 years ago

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

by Michael Satterfield

9 years ago

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.

by Michael Satterfield

9 years ago