Racing
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2007 Mustang Saleen Parneli Jones Heritage Edition
This is the day I brought the Saleen PJ Heritage Edition home. This year, 2024, in April the Mustang will…
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1970 Trans Am Racing
Back in 1966 until 1972 NASCAR was challenged as America’s favorite form of racing. Arguably the Trans Am Series, in…
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Trans Am History
Trans Am racing, at one time was one of the most popular racing series in the Country. NASCAR was big…
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Daytona 500 History in a Comic Book; Part 1
I recently came across some old comic books with a focus on NASCAR. One of the books that most interested…
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Sterling Marlin, Part 2
This is the conclusion of the Sterling Marlin comic book of how he got started in NASCAR. To see Part…
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Sterling Marlin Daytona 500 Winner, Part 1
You are about to read a comic book from 1991 about a well loved NASCAR driver, Sterling Marlin. He was…
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Bill France Sr. Ford Talladega Autograph Car
In not too long, we will watch all the Speed Week activities at the Daytona Super Speedway. This all leads…
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Drive to Bonneville and go 200MPH?
A friend of ours, Mike Callahan, is on a quest to go 200 MPH at Bonneville. This is not just…
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SR2 Corvette
Only three SR2 Corvettes were ever built for racing. I am not going into a lot of detail about the…
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Eyes on Design 2022
We recently exhibited at the 2022 Eyes On Design car show held annually in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI. Without a…
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1955 Indy 500 Film Highlights
When I was a just a kid back in the 50s I first discovered auto racing at our local dirt…
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Ford Talladega Race Car Tribute to Benny Parsons
Our friend Rick Stanton made the decision that it was time to part with his prized build. His 1969 Talladega…
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Who’s Faster Dodge Daytona or Ford Talladega?
I am sure most of you have heard of the custom built 1969 Ford Talladega and Dodge Daytona NASCAR tribute…
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Motion Performance Mustang!
There was a time when you could not pick up a magazine without seeing an image of a Motion Performance…
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Charlotte Motor Speedway Tour
Winners Circle Charlotte Motor Speedway My wife and I recently attended an AACA (Antique Auto Club of America) event in…
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Holman Moody 64 Galaxie: Part 3
This started out a few months ago as a post on “What Are You Working On?”. Since then, John Craft…
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1933 Crack’n Riley Special
Here is another race car from the 2020 AACA Hershey National Car Show held in Gettysburg PA. This 1933 Sprint…
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1960 Watson Roadster Indy Car
When we attended the 2020 Hershey AACA (Antique Auto Club of America) National Meet held in Gettysburg PA one of…
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John Force NHRA Champion and one of the real Good Guys
This post was first published in 2008! It was such a great time and so different from the current quarantene…
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Dealership Specials by Parnelli Jones
It was 1968 and racing was big. One of its biggest stars was Parnelli Jones. He was active in Indy…
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1970 Ford King Cobra
The following is a brief history of the cars; portions of this article were originally published on the Lowe’s Motor Speedway web…
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Indy 500 Museum, 100th Anniversary Winning Cars
This week in 2020 the Indy 500 is happening but it is not Memorial Day! The COVID-19 has turned our…
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Cummings goes to Indy 500
Do you remember when racing didn’t have “copy cat” cars? Back when car manufactures were proud to tell you how…
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Interview with Ralph Moody
The following interview was conducted back in 2011. Although the Prototype is still not finished, to the best of our…
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Fred Lorenzen Part 2
This is the second part of the comic book story of Fred Lorenzen. Don’t you wish history was this much…
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Fred Lorenzen goes Racing
Do you remember the vintage NASCAR Comics? We have shown you some of these in the past. Old #28 Fred…
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Racers Reunion, NASCAR the way it was, the way it Should Be!
  NASCAR has been in the news a lot lately. Everything from IRacing, probition of the Confederate Flag to…
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2008 Laguna Seca Vintage Racing
Due to the ongoing restrictions of the Covid 19 pandemic the number of car events has been greatly restricted. The…
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Nashville, Racers Reunion Inaugural Event
 When NASCAR started to loose some of its shine promoters were looking for a way to attrack those older…
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Don Garlits Museums
The Don Garlits Drag Racing Museum and the Don Garlits Antique Car Museum are fantastic. Either one of these museums is worth…
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Ford vs Ferrari & Carroll Shelby Story
Editor’s Note: Like most of us, I have seen the Ford vs Ferrari movie and walked out very impressed but…
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Alan Mann Ford GT40
The 2019 MCACN show in Chicago had some of the best muscle cars and Corvettes in the World on display…
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50 Years Ago Win on Sunday; Sell on Monday
It has been 50 years since Ford, Mercury and Dodge began a short-lived aero war. 1969 was the beginning but…
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Wood Brothers #21 Pays a Visit
How would you like to tour around the Country and display the Wood Brothers race car driven by Paul Menard?…
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Lee Roy Yarborough Tribute Race Car
In New Zealand For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting any Kiwi car guys from…
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Bobby Unser 1969 Torino
The Unser family owns Pikes Peak and this 1969 Ford Torino is part of the reasons why.
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Richard Petty Comic; Part 2
Last time we brought you Part 1 of the “King” Richard Petty NASCAR story in comic book form. This is…
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Richard Petty Story
Part 1: His Story in a Comic Book Richard Petty is arguably the greatest of all NASCAR racers. He won…
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Don Nicholson Mustang 428 Cobra Jet
The 428 Cobra Jet was born of Bob Tasca’s desire to win. Bob Tasca’s Ford dealership in Providence (now Tasca…
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Carroll Shelby’s Story
Ford Goes To War Ford Motor Company and Carroll Shelby go to war with Ferrari and everyone else as far…
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Vintage Race Cars
Today it appears that more and more race fans are looking for an alternative to NASCAR. For many of us…
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Racing on Saturday Night
I grew up in Iowa loving dirt track racing on Wednesday nights during the summer. It was a different time…
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1987 Dale Earnhardt Wrangler Aero Coupe Street Car
Previously, we told you about some various Street Legal Tribute Race Cars and in another post we told you…
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Memory Lane Museum
While participating in the Trump Charlotte Concours d’Elegance in 2018 we took time out to visit the Memory Lane Museum…
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Pense Race Shop
Team Penske When you talk about racing, at some point you have to talk about Roger Penske. Roger was a…
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NASCAR Legend You Should Know
I recently picked up a new paperback book that has just been released by Waldorf Publishing and authored by Brock…
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NHRA Museum, August 2018 Part 2
This is our second article, Part 2 on the Pomona Wally Parks NHRA Museum visit in August 2018. For Part…
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Learn about the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird
The following video is fun and educational. HOWEVER, Donut Media really missed on the Ford part of the video. It…
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David Pearson & Richard Petty in same car at Bristol
David Pearson’s Ford Torino Driven by Richard Petty! If you have ever been to the Bristol Speedway you know it…
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Richard Petty Museum
I recently took a trip to visit the Richard Petty Museum in Level Cross NC just a short drive south…
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It Takes a Motorsports Village to Build Prototype Track Cars
PRESS RELEASE  FOR EDITORIAL CONSIDERATION                                                                PR Contact: Kim Miyade / T.A.C.                 310.287.2222 / theadco@pacbell.net  It Takes a Motorsports…
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NASCAR Adventures: The Darlington Story, Part 4 Conclusion
This 4th Part of our Vortex comic book story of the history of the Darlington Speedway, “the track too tough…
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NASCAR Adventures: The Darlington Story, Part 3
Darlington Speedway is one of the oldest and most revered tracks on the NASCAR circuit. This Vortex comic book from…
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NASCAR; The Darlington Story, Comic Book Part 2
Last time we told you the story of the NASCAR race track at Darlington and its history. In part 2
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NASCAR; The Darlington Story, Comic Book Part 1
In 1991 Vortex comics did a series of stories on NASCAR drivers and race tracks. We are presenting here NASCAR…
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1963 Pontiac Tempest Daytona Speed Week Diecast-SOLD OUT
The 250 mile Challenge cup race was a way for NASCAR to generate money through ticket sales during Speed Week…
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History of the Daytona 500; Part 6: Conclusion
I hope you have enjoyed this look back at an old comic book version of the Daytona 500 history. Although…
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History of the Daytona 500; Part 5
The stories, accidents and the fights continue. Daytona is not just another race. To the fans it is an event,…
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History of the Daytona 500; Part 4: Best finish ever…if you are a David Pearson fan!
If you have never been to a Daytona 500 and you have any love for racing you have to go.…
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The Daytona 500 Story; Part 3
Richard Petty and David Pearson have one of the best battles and finishes in NASCAR history. To Be Continued, See…
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The Daytona 500 Story, Part 2
This is our second chapter in the comic book history of the Daytona 500 Story. This continues where we left…
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Motion Performance Camaro?
We recently ran an article on the Motion Performance cars and some of their ads. That article generated a contact…
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Bonneville Salt Flats 150 MPH Club in a Street Car
When I think of the Bonneville Salt Flats my mind pulls up images of streamliners and wildly modified production cars.…
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Changes Coming to NASCAR?
It has just come to my attention that NASCAR’s Brian France has decided to do away with the restrictor plates…
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Cheetah Roadster
Last time I told you about the beautiful Cheetah sports racer that wrecked at the 2016 Road Atlanta Walter Mitty…
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Cheetah Sports Racer
At the 2016 Road Atlanta Walter Mitty Historic Races I saw a number of cars that brought back fond memories…
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2016 Walter Mitty Historic Races at Road Atlanta
My wife and I just got back from a very fun and relaxing week end at Road Atlanta. Unlike Nascar,…
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NASCAR Grand National Series, the Good Old Days; Part 1
Nascar is arguably America’s Sport of the masses. However, it is slipping in popularity every day. My wife and I used…
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Part 2: Buddy Baker 200+ mph Dodge Daytona
Much has been said and written about the historic 200 mph record setting drive of NASCAR legend, Buddy Baker, at…
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Who Went 200 MPH First?
Part 1 The record books say that Buddy Baker in a 1969 Dodge Daytona race car at the Talladega…
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Racing on Daytona Beach
In an attempt to escape some of the cold and ice of the winter we made a short but warm…
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Enclosed Car Hauler; Best Paint?
We are fortunate enough to have a couple of trailers to haul around our cars. The first is the standard…
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NASCAR Hall of Fame Tour
Many of today’s NASCAR fans are too young to appreciate the origins of the sport. Us older guys love the…
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The Disappearing Shelby
Was it destroyed long ago? This is a guest Post by one of our regulars Wallace Wyss. There are…
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A Vintage Race Special
The 1969 Boss 302 Factory Race Car That Wasn’t Factory (But Hey, it was still a genuine Boss….) A guest…
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Mercury Competition Team Decal & Sticker
Were you a Member of the Mercury Competition Team back in 1969? Did you know Mercury had a Competition Team…
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Fun Ford Weekend / MoPar Thunder at Bristol
We like to help some of friends who work hard behind the scenes to put on the great regional and…
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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona first to do 200 MPH
In 1969 200 MPH on a closed track had never been done in a stock car. Buddy Baker took the…
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Tracking down a 1969 Ford Talladega Drag Car Part-3
When we left off last time we told you the history as we have it regarding the Skip Mac Farland…
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24 Hours de Lemons
I am not sure but I think NASCAR may have started this way and quite possibly it could regain some of the…
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Tracking down a 1969 Talladega drag car Part-2
In Part-1 we gave you a quick education on what a 1969 Ford Talladega is and why the cars are…
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Tracking down a lost 1969 Ford Talladega-Part 1
Because we have so many pages of information devoted to the Talladega and Spoiler II cars we have developed an…
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David Pearson Part 2
David talks about driving the wheels off his car! The Silver Fox, as he was known back in the day, tells…
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David Pearson Part 1
Most NASCAR fans know who David Pearson is but here is an interview that will tell you a little more.…
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Knoxville Speedway National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum
In our last post we told you a little about the 2013 Knoxville Nationals and the informal race garages that…
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Knoxville Nationals 2013
If you are into short track dirt racing and/or World of Outlaws winged cars then you know all about the…
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Le Mans 24 Hour win by Ford
In 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969 Ford dominated Le Mans. Listen to how they did it and what it means…
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Riverside CA Motor Trend 500
My favorite race track remains the Riverside Road Course in Riverside CA. It no longer exists thanks to some stupid…
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Tom McEwen The Mongoose Part 2
I thought maybe you would like a little more of the Mongoose so here is some video.
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Hot Wheels Match Race Haulers
Back in the early 1970s Drag Racing was really catching on and star Match Races were a big draw. Every…
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The So-Cal Special
So-Cal Speed Shop is an Icon for the hot rod world and arguably one of its best known creations is the…
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What are you working on? John Craft
John Craft, Texas, has a couple of very interesting projects going on in his garage. The first is a real…
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1200 Horse Power, Australia and lots of Smoke!
Here is another Road Kill from the folks at Motor Trend. It is 27 minutes but it will blow your…
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Jeff Gordon “Test Drives” a Camaro
In the past I have not been a big fan of NASCARÂ driver Jeff Gordon. He always seemed a bit, how…
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1973 Ford Torino-Speedway Newsletter
Since we are about to enter the 2013 Daytona Speedweeks which kick off the new race season I thought it…
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Order Tickets for the Daytona 500, 1970 Race!
If you are all fired up to attend the opening NASCAR race at Daytona this year I can’t help you!…
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Ford, Built on Racing
Today’s NASCAR race cars are far from being stock although in 2013 they will be closer in appearance. In the…
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1963 1/2 Mercury Marauder
If you are beginning to have some NASCAR withdrawal and can’t wait for the 2013 season to start then have…
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Grand National Race Cars
We recently received some interesting information and photos that we want to share with all of you. John Craft is…
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Pikes Peak Crash
Pikes Peak has always intrigued me. It looks like more fun than anyone should have in a car but it…
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Upside Down at Speed
There are lots of cool things you can do with your car but going fast is usually somewhere near the…
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Legendary Collector Cars TV; Episode 6: 2012 Indy 500 Event
The Indy 500 is more than a race. If you go and all you take in is the race on…
Read More » INDY 500 2012
It was the hottest race ever at Indy and it was memorable. Last year was the 100th Anniversary of the…
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2012 Bristol Speedway Aero Car Show
We just returned from the March 2012 NASCAR Race in Bristol TN. It was a wet but wonderful weekend…
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Darrell Waltrip Diecast 1971 NASCAR Mercury Cyclone
Here is another outstanding diecast for your collection. This one also comes with or without the driver’s autograph and certificate…
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Vintage Racing was Dangerous!
 If you ever wondered why seat belts were invented to watch this video very closely. This is when racing…
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24 Hours of Daytona, Part 3
Last time I told you about the race and provided some action photos from the track, However, in 24 hours…
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24 Hours of Daytona, Part 2
This is a continuation of our previous Post on the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona. This was thought to be…
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1969 Daytona 500
Previously we brought you a video of the 1968 Daytona 500. By February 1969 the Daytona 500 was shapping up to…
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Carroll Shelby; Innovator
Is there anyone who is into cars that doesn’t know who Carroll Shelby is? Have you ever met him in…
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24 Hours of Le Mans Ford GT 40 engine testing
We sometimes have historical paperwork and videos donated to us which provide invaluable background context to our collector cars. On…
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Vintage Drag Races at Bristol, TN
Here is another of the great vintage drag racing films provided by Tim Lopata of the Forge Muscle Car Show.…
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Film of 1911 Indy 500
Our good friend Tim Lopata of Forge Muscle Car Show fame as done us another huge favor and provided us…
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Cougar GT 500 Update
We have some new information on the 1968 Cougar GT 500 we told you about last week. We have known…
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Drag Racing at Bristol Tennessee 1970
Our friend Tim Lopata has a large collection of vintage racing moving from back in the day and agreed to…
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Aero Cars on Track
We participated in a very special event this past August. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in conjunction…
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Trans Am Racing
The Trans Am racing series from the late 60s and early 70s featured the new Pony cars that were just…
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2005 Ford GT 40 Road Test
When the first GT 40s were built by Ford they were legendary in design and accomplishments. I was a Corvette…
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More Aero Cars at Indianapolis
I have been a little slow getting video and photos up of the big Aero Car event held at the…
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Cyclone Levels Ontario Motor Speedway
This is another of our Backtracking Posts about the way it was back in the day. In 1971 the Ontario…
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100th Anniversary of the Indy 500; The People
The infield at the Indy 500 is always a party. Not the best place for a race fan though. We…
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Indy 500;Dan Weldon wins with front stretch pass
We are at the Indy 500 and have lots of photos we will be sharing with you over the next…
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Dodge Daytona, Superbird, Talladega and Spoiler II at Texas Motor Speedway
Recently, the big guns returned to where they never were. When these gun fighters were shooting it out on the…
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Willys Dream Becomes a Reality
This story was provided by Dave Semel with photos by Mike Hacker; Story edited by Richard Fleener. Back in the…
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Daytona 500 winning tribute car; Wood Brothers Trevor Bayne
The Daytona 500 is hardly over but we have the Wood Brothers Trevor Bayne 2011 Daytona 500 winning Limited Edition…
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Trevor Bayne and Wood Brothers Win Daytona 500
Ten years ago we lost Dale Earnhardt but today the Wood Brothers were reborn! I don’t care if you are…
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Wendell Scott Race Car goes to High School; Continued
Wendell Scott story continued: The information for this part of the Wendell Scott story is provided by one of our…
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Wendell Scott by Ned Jarrett
We sometimes forget about the history and the stories behind the cars we find and collect. One of the things…
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Monster Jam; Monster Trucks
We recently attended our first Monster Truck Monster Jam! We have watched them on TV for sometime now and have…
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David Pearson and Bobby Allison NASCAR Diecast
I have a very limited supply of a very rare duo. If you like vintage NASCAR these have to be…
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1964 Ford Galaxie Lightweight; Larry Davis
We have shown you a lot of cars we saw at the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show but we have…
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Holman & Moody; Burnouts and Moonshine
Most of us will take in a major car show or two a year. This usually means driving a distance…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Drag Car
It is so much fun when you hear about some wild car out there in the hinter lands that sounds…
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David Pearson Street Legal NASCAR
Harlow and his Purolator #21. We love these street legal race cars! Some are real race cars converted over to…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler History
This is a continuation of our history of the Ford Talladega, Mercury Spoiler/Spoiler II 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Cale Yarborough…
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1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II History
When Ford began running its Special Order of 1969 Torino Talladegas the Product Development Group over at Mercury wanted its…
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Richard Petty NASCAR King
When you talk of the King around race folks most will know you mean Richard “The King” Petty. He won…
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Smokey Yunick
There are a number of pages on our site devoted to the Legend of Smokey Yunick. We will continue to…
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Trans Am Racing Series History on DVD
When you think of watching a DVD you usually don’t think of history or cars. However, I have a DVD…
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Lowering your car the hard way!
In 1969 Ford wanted to lower its Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II race cars so they would corner better…
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NASCAR Plymouth Supberbird, Ramo Stott
The Plymouth Superbird is a car you will never forget once you see it. If you ever saw it on…
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Aero Cars on Track at Talladega
By: Richard Fleener This is the last post on the 40th Reunion of the Aero Warriors at the Talladega Super…
Read More » Vintage Racing Darlington Historical Racing Festival
If you are tired of the same old NASCAR boring all look alike cars it is time for you to…
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Dirt Track Racing at its best.
Check out the hay field behind the track. This facility is inside the City limits of Oskaloosa. Three cheers for…
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NASCAR Drivers’ Meeting Camping World Trucks
We have been watching Rod Hornaday race for a very long time, ever since he drove in the Winston West…
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Sam Bass Guitar; Nashville Speedway
I am sure you have heard all about what punk Kyle Busch did to the beautiful Sam Bass Guitar trophy…
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