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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

A Brief History of Porsche

By Andrew Manifield Ferdinand Porsche played an important role in the development of airplanes and racing cars and the construction of tanks for the Wehrmacht. He is an automobile engineer with more

by Michael Satterfield

16 years ago

Shelby Honored at Riverside Legends Event

Racers from a bygone era invaded the Inland area for next weekend's tribute to Carroll Shelby.

by Michael Satterfield

16 years ago

Happy Birthday Mustang

Lee Iacocca had the basic idea for what would become the Mustang as early as 1960. His concept was to create an inexpensive personal car that had the flash and good looks

by TGR Staff

17 years ago

Morgan Motor Company History: The Story Behind Britain’s Timeless Sports Car Maker

The man who guided the destinies of the Morgan Motor Company for almost fifty years, H.F.S. Morgan, was born at Morton Jeffries Rectory, Herefordshire, in 1881. His father was the Reverend Prebendary

by Michael Satterfield

17 years ago

1939 Porsche Typ 64

A sportier version of the VW Beetle with an aluminum body, the Type 64 or Type 60K10 was designed for the ’39 Berlin—Rome Rally. Many consider it the first automobile from what

by Michael Satterfield

17 years ago

Donna Mae Mims, First Female SCCA Winner And Cannonball Run Vet, Dead At 82

The automotive world lost its iconic “Pink Lady” on October 6 as Donna Mae Mims died of complications from a stroke at the age of 82. To car enthusiasts of a certain

by TGR Staff

17 years ago

The Story Behind The Subaru 360 Cheap And Ugly Campaign

Was the Subaru 360 Cheap And Ugly? The marketing genius of Malcom Bricklin. In the late 1960s, auto marketing had its share of bravado, but few automakers would embrace a message like

by Michael Satterfield

17 years ago

The Salton Sea North Shore Yacht Club

I am a major fan of mid-century modern architecture, and being in Southern California, we have more than our fair share of it to see. But one of my all-time favorite designers

by Michael Satterfield

17 years ago