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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

3 Days In Maranello: Driving The Ferrari Test Track

Pista di Fiorano (the Ferrari test track) is hallowed ground for automotive enthusiasts. Located near the Italian town of Maranello, just about 1,000 feet from the front gate of the Ferrari factory,

Swamp Buggy Races: Naples, Florida 1953

Originally born out of necessity, swamp buggies were initially used by hunters to traverse the mucky, waterlogged terrain of Southwest Florida. By the late 1940s, what began as informal competitions among hunters

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Board Track Racing Buses

Race of double-decker buses. 1933

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

The Original Gulf GT brings $11 Million at Monterey

The iconic 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car, chassis P/1074, used extensively as a camera car in the legendary Hollywood film, Le Mans, sold for a remarkable $11,000,000 before a packed

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Monterey Reunion To Honor Carroll Shelby

MONTEREY, California — The 39th Annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will showcase the Shelby Cobra and honor its creator, the late Carroll Shelby. The event is slated for August 17-19. The Monterey

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar with Video

Autódromo de Sitges-Terramar was built in the 1920s and still stands in Spain today.

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin’s Blower Bentley

Racing at The Brooklands TGR Staff Back in an era racing drivers wore ties and racing was truly a sport of gentleman, a small group known as “Bentley Boys” Woolf Barnato, Sir

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

“Ford GT40” Crashes in Tennessee

by Michael Satterfield According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a driver from North Carolina crashed a 1966 Ford GT-40 (Replica, we think). Troopers say the car is valued at roughly $150,000, so

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

NASCAR Classic Tees

TGR Staff NASCAR announced today the creation of NASCAR Classics, a new brand identity within the licensing division. From the renegades who blazed the trail on country roads and the hard-packed beaches

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

GT350 at Speed

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

McLaren Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Indy Win

TGR Staff On May 27, 1972, McLaren claimed its first victory at the ‘famed’ Indianapolis 500 with Mark Donohue behind the wheel of the number 66 Sunoco-Penske. To commemorate the 40th

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago