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Phil Remington Has Died

February 12, 2013 By 2 Comments
Phil Remington

by Mike - Fans of auto racing have lost another great one - Phil Remington died on February 8 at the age of 92. He made many contributions to auto racing and he will be remembered as a key contributor to elevating American road racing to the … [Read more...]

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A Famous Race Car Transporter In Carmel

September 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cobra transporter in Carmel

by Mike - This race car transporter was sold recently in Monterey by RM Auctions for $990,000. This must be one of the most storied race car transporters in history. This was a transporter for the Lance Reventlow Scarab team and later the … [Read more...]

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Shelby Cobra 289s For Sale In Monterey

August 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Shelby Cobra on the cover of Road & Track

by Mike - In late 1961 Carroll Shelby contacted the British car company, AC with the idea of using an American V8 engine in the AC Ace chassis. AC liked this idea so Shelby went looking for an engine supplier. He approached Chevrolet and they … [Read more...]

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Bill Cosby Talks With Carroll Shelby

May 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Mike - Bill Cosby and Carroll Shelby were friends. There is a lot of truth in this story, just Listen for 12:34. Bill Cosby did not keep the Cobra for very long. Thanks to Cindy Meitle for sending this to me. … [Read more...]

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Carroll Shelby Has Died

May 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
Carroll Shelby

by Mike - Carroll Shelby is an irreplaceable part of automotive history and now he is gone. He reached the pinnacle of race car driving, race car constructing, team ownership and team management. And a few other things as well. He also … [Read more...]

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