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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,

Is Buell Back?

by TGR Staff Erik Buell Racing (Not the same company as Harley/Buell that closed in 2009) has secured financing from GE Capital to build a motorcycle dealership network, and begin expanding its

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Lucas To “Up” U.S. Auto Racing Marketing Investment For 2013

TGR Staff Lucas Oil Products, Inc., producer and marketer of 350 unique oil and lubrication products in 26 countries around the globe will layout its expanded commitment to American motorsports this Friday,

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Is there any such thing as too much Gulf Racing Paint?

by Michael Satterfield With the new Morgan Gulf Racing edition, one has to ask, as the car community has gone too far? Have we hit the wall of “Too Much Gulf” Check

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

Video: Shelby Racing at the Rolex Reunion in Monterey, California

Our friend Robert Stockwell taking his GT350 around Laguna Seca!

by Michael Satterfield

14 years ago

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