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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

Route 66 Cucamonga Station Update

by Michael Satterfield The restoration of the Cucamonga Service Station is coming along, a few weeks ago they unveiled the vintage Richfield Oil Sign and the team over at Route 66 IECA

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Own Senna’s Kart

Offered at Bonhams upcoming Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais auction. This kart was once owned and raced by the three-time F1 World Champion and is expected to fetch around

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Roadside Attraction: Arne’s Royal Hawaiian Motel

by Michael Satterfield It opened in 1957 Arne’s Royal Hawaiian Motel was a beacon in the desert wasteland between Barstow and Las Vegas. Back when speed limits were lower and highways became

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Video: Duncan Pittaway’s 28.5-litre Fiat S76

TGR Staff Duncan Pittaway has been rebuilding a bit of automotive history of the two S76 Fiat land speed record cars that were built one of scrapped by the factory, the other

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The $10 Million Grudge: How Ford’s War With Ferrari Forged The GT40 Legend

What began as a failed business deal ignited one of racing’s greatest rivalries. Inside the high-stakes drama, engineering brilliance, and sheer American grit that led to the creation of the Ford GT40—and

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Aérotrain

by Michael Satterfield Aérotrain was developed in France in the early ’60s as a possible answer to Europe’s need for mass-transit. The name comes not from the streamlined shape, but from the

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Road Trip: Coney Island Hot Dog Stand

by Michael Satterfield Coney Island Boardwalk Hot Dog Stand in Bailey, Colorado is one of those roadside attractions that were once common along America’s highways. The diner is shaped like a giant

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Christopher Ward Chrono made from a Ferrari 250 GTO

Christopher Ward has announced that you can now have a small piece of one of the world's most iconic Ferrari 250 GTO. Each one of the 100 limited edition timepieces has embedded within it

by TGR Staff

12 years ago

Edsel Ford II’s Custom Mustang

by Michael Satterfield When your dad is Henry Ford II you get some pretty special gifts. Edsel Ford II found this out on Christmas morning, 1964. This one of a kind Mustang

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago