by Wallace Wyss - Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus. And there is as well a racing Iso Rivolta. Not just the one I saw at the Monterey Historics but one that has raced in recent years in European classic car events. I have new respect for the … [Read more...]
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Driverless Race Cars – The Indy Autonomous Challenge
January 28, 2021 By 2 Comments
by Mike Gulett - Racing has been an instrument for advancing automobile technology from the beginning of the automobile. This trend will continue into the new world of self-driven autonomous automobiles and electric cars. In my article series … [Read more...]
The 1964 Ford GT40: The Auspicious Beginning of a Champion
November 11, 2020 By 1 Comment
Frequent contributor Wallace Wyss wrote to me "Ford has generously posted some pictures on the net of clay models of GT40s so I wanted to write about the trials and tribulations of the first year of the GT40. They show how laughably naive Ford was … [Read more...]
Shelby Mustang: We Go Back In Time (Last Saturday) and Visit the Shelby GT350 Shop
September 29, 2020 By 3 Comments
A visit to the Original Venice Crew's 1965 Shelby GT350 shop. by Wallace Wyss - If we're old enough, we all like to think we'd like to go back 50 years or so to a job we liked. Well, I kind of know what they are talking about at this car … [Read more...]
A Connoisseur’s Monterey Car Week – 2017
August 13, 2020 By 19 Comments
Wherein a motoring scribe describes four days in the motoring paradise that is Monterey Car Week. Thursday of Monterey Car Week is the day of the Tour d'Elegance where many of the cars scheduled to be on display at the Pebbie Beach Concours … [Read more...]
Raced By Bruce McLaren and Owned By Briggs Cunningham – A Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT
June 29, 2020 By 6 Comments
by Mike Gulett - The Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT is powered by a 982 cc engine with an Abarth-designed twin-cam (Bialbero) cylinder head, dual Weber twin-choke carburetors, and other modifications resulting in 99 bhp at 7,100 rpm. Sports Car Graphic … [Read more...]
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