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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.

Bulova’s Forgotten Motorsports Heritage

When most people think of motorsports watches, major brands like Rolex, Tag Heuer, and Yema spring to mind, but Bulova, a watch brand with a 146-year history, isn't one that most automotive enthusiasts

Lost Dragstrip: Fontana Drag City

Not far from my old studio in Rancho Cucamonga is a place that was once known as Fontana Drag City and remains among the suburban housing tracks. So, I decided to take

Winning: The Racing Life Of Paul Newman

Paul Newman had a fifty-plus-year career as one of the most prolific and revered actors in American Cinema. Yet few know the gasoline-fueled passion that became so important in this complex, multifaceted

by TGR Staff

11 years ago

Autocrossing a Dodge Coronet

by Michael Satterfield I generally don’t like car shows, most of them are populated by old men who spend all day sitting in a lawn chair next to their red 1957 Chevy,

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

CS-GT40 MKII “R”

by Michael Satterfield Our friends over at Gentleman Car get to play with some pretty amazing cars that come through their dealership. This is the nearly perfect reproduction of the Le Mans

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Jackie Cooper’s 1955 Austin-Healey 100S

by Michael Satterfield Another classic British Gentleman’s racer, this 1955 Austin Healey 100S was campaigned by legendary actor and Gentleman Racer Jackie Cooper in the 1955 SCCA season. Cooper special ordered from

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

1962 Corvette Gulf Oil Race Car

TGR Staff Grady Davis’ Gulf Oil Racing Team purchased the Corvette in 1962 from Yenko Chevrolet and the car was campaigned by none other than “The Flying Dentist”, Dr. Dick Thompson in the

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Frank Monise Motors 65th Anniversary Drive

by Michael Satterfield Photos by Alan Photo Story Studio 65 years ago Frank Monise Sr. started his automotive repair and racing business in Pasadena California. That’s when the first MG-TC’s were starting

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Le Mans Raced Porsche 911 S to be Auctioned

TGR Staff This 1969 Porsche 911 S factory race car Chassis no. 119300932 Engine no. 6390010 has seen action at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Spa, The Acropolis Rally, and just

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

Moss Motors Partners with TheGentlemanRacer.com

TGR Staff Mike Satterfield and TheGentlemanRacer.com are pleased to announce a new partnership with Moss Motors for their effort in the Rally Historico Transpeninsular. Moss Motors, a leader in the classic British

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago

Rolex Reunion to Celebrate 50 years of Shelby GT350

TGR Staff The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of the most recognizable road racing cars of the ‘60s – the Shelby GT350 Mustang – as the

by Michael Satterfield

12 years ago