by Wallace Wyss One of the saddest things I have seen in the auto design world is when L. Scott Bailey, founder and publisher of Automobile Quarterly, was running an ad trying to find out where his former one off Italian built Mustang was. I … [Read more...]
For Sale – A Monster Ferrari 410 Sport Prototype First Raced by Carroll Shelby
June 21, 2014 By 12 Comments
by Mike - As the Ferrari factory’s 5.0 liter weapon of choice for the 1955 World Sportscar Championship, Ferrari 410 Sport s/n 0592CM represents the ultimate evolution of the big-horsepower and big-torque Lampredi V12’s. One of only four … [Read more...]
The Lance Reventlow Scarab Race Team Had Two Transporters, I Think
April 17, 2014 By 5 Comments
by Mike - The transporter below was sold at auction in Monterey in August 2012 by RM for $990,000. My friend, Ron Kellogg, started me thinking about this transporter and its history. The RM catalog description said, Italy’s Fiat, like … [Read more...]
A 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang – A Double Digit Car
April 11, 2014 By 5 Comments
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...]
Recent Comments