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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

Jungle Covairs

Photo via The City Paper Bogata by Michael Satterfield Back in 1961, a Chevrolet decided to get some interesting publicity for their new Corvair by taking the cars on a Top Gear

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Book: Road Racing Drivers of the 60’s & 70’s

by Michael Satterfield Linda Weldon grew up in Los Angeles, California, where her fascination with racing and cars was fueled by the passion of her two older brothers and a group of

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Gentleman Racer visits Nissan World Headquarters

by Roman Vanecek On a recent trip to Japan, I had the chance to stop by Nissan’s world headquarters in Yokohama. New and stylish it looks like an average Japanese office building,

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Mustang: True American Muscle

Photos and Words by Rachel File In some, the Mustang evokes passion; in others, fear. Desire, lust, love.… envy. All of these things can be said to possess the heart of those who

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Porsche: 24 Hours for Eternity

TGR Staff The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is getting ready for the return to Le Mans with a comprehensive special exhibition from March 26 to July 13, 2014. Porsche is taking a

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

by Michael Satterfield Every sport has legends, and competition in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing’s prestigious Winston Cup Series was the natural forum to showcase the 1952 Hudson Hornet.

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

The Desert Center Cafe

by Michael Satterfield Along Interstate 10 past Palm Springs you might see a sign for Desert Center, the town was founded in 1921 to serve as pit-stop on the long drive between

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Pictorial: Sweden’s Forgotten Cars

PHOTOGRAPHER SVEIN NORDRUM A post-war scrapyard in the forests of rural Sweden has been left unattended for over 25 years, the forest is slowly claiming all of the vehicles that were once

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Gran Turismo Recreates Andretti’s Legendary Hudson

by Andrew LaPorte Racing fans fond of gaming are sure to be excited about the upcoming release of Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 6 for the Playstation 3. The long-running series is well known

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago

Cool Car Haulers

TGR Staff Back before the seven-figure Featherlite rigs that grace most race tracks today, car haulers were a bit simpler, and there is a group on Facebook that is dedicated to sharing

by Michael Satterfield

13 years ago