by Mike - Ron Bianchi, a My Car Quest reader, contacted me recently asking if I knew the whereabouts of the Hino (BRE) Samurai race car. I replied that I did not which led to Ron sending in his story. Ron Bianchi once owned and raced the Hino … [Read more...]
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The Best Abarth That I Have Seen
February 28, 2012 By 6 Comments
by Mike - Les Burd, a friend of mine, has just finished a seven year restoration of what is the best Abarth that I have ever seen. It is a 1965 Abarth Simca 2000 Long Nose. There were only about six of these made and this one is in … [Read more...]
Interesting Comment On “The Ferrari 250 GTO Mystery Is Solved”
January 31, 2012 By 3 Comments
by Mike - Many of you may not have seen this comment below, I think it is worth reading. Comment by L Sebring on The Ferrari 250 GTO Mystery Is Solved I attended that race (1963 Daytona Continental) on my 13th birthday. I lived near Daytona at … [Read more...]
Another Ferrari 250 GTO Mystery
October 13, 2011 By 4 Comments
by Mike - Today I was browsing through old issues of Road & Track and in the August 1963 issue I came across this center spread color picture of a Ferrari 250 GTO racing. The caption on the previous page read "Pedro Rodriguez in the … [Read more...]
Craig Breedlove – Fast, Faster, Fastest
May 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - Some people are content with driving fast but Craig Breedlove was only content if he could drive faster than anyone had ever driven before. He did that a few times: * August 5, 1963 - 407.45 MPH in Spirit of America at … [Read more...]
1952 So-Cal Belly Tanker
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - Returning American soldiers from World War II wanted to build cars that went fast. This was especially true in Southern California where the Hot Rod culture was created by returning soldiers who had learned new mechanicals skills in the … [Read more...]
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