by Mike - In 1964 Ford asked Carroll Shelby to transform the Ford Mustang from a "secretary's car" into a race car. He did that and in 1965 the Shelby GT350 Mustang won the SCCA B/Production Class championship. There were 562 1965 GT 350s … [Read more...]
The Ferrari 750 Monza Spider Sold In Paris
February 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - A Ferrari 750 Monza Spider race car raced by Phil Hill was up for auction at the RM auction in Paris on 5 February 2014. It is the Ferrari Monza that George Tilp once owned. In another Ferrari he installed the custom made Offenhauser … [Read more...]
This Ferrari 750 Monza Spider Once Was Powered By A Custom Offenhauser Engine? – No It Was Not
January 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
by Mike - A Ferrari 750 Monza Spider race car is up for auction at the RM auction in Paris on 5 February 2014 and was not powered by the custom Offenhauser engine commissioned by George Tilp. It is the Ferrari Monza that George Tilp once … [Read more...]
People Prefer Corvettes To Vipers – But Why?
November 14, 2013 By 19 Comments
by Mike - The Chevrolet Corvette can make a legitimate claim to be America's favorite sports car. On the other hand Carroll Shelby was involved with the Viper - one of the most important people in the American car world. Yet, the Viper is not … [Read more...]
The AC Cobra Mk IV – An Intriguing Car
June 4, 2013 By 8 Comments
by Mike - I attended my first Cars & Coffee this past Sunday at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California. I drove the Grifo - it was about a 100 mile round trip drive. There were some great cars and some interesting people too. I met … [Read more...]
Phil Remington Has Died
February 12, 2013 By 2 Comments
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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