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On June 4, 1950 Vittie Cothron was running his 1936 Ford Coupe in a stock car race when the accelerator linkage fell off on the last lap. Vittie apparently was a quick-thinking individual, who stood up, operated the carburetor with his right hand and steered the car with his left hand to a third place…
The recent photos of the Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport Coupe with coachwork by Saoutchik that is part of the Roger Baillon Collection caused quite a bit of interest recently in the old car world. While compiling photos for the recent Vintage Women and the Automobile post this set of four images of showing three other variations of the Grand Sport Coupe were found….
In the 1960s, Mickey Thompson was one of the most talked about and well-known racers of the day in the U.S. His pursuits included: land speed racing, drag racing, and the Indianapolis 500, along with his line of speed equipment and tires. His son Danny Thompson recently rebuilt the Challenger II and made a run at…
Earl Bell Gilmore, son of Gilmore Oil Company founder Arthur Fremont Gilmore was a natural at using motor sports to help promote the Company that was the largest independent oil company on the West Coast at the time. In addition to sponsoring automobile and air racing activities, he was responsible for Gilmore Stadium being built in Los…
After watching some of the interesting pre and post-war newsreel films covering spindizzies and tether cars, and having only limited knowledge of the little cars, it proved to be quite interesting to learn more of the story about them. Like many fads and trends, the miniature car racing movement apparently started in California during the late-1930s…
The 2014 Goodwood Revival, one of the most important celebrations of vintage road racing in the world, was held last weekend on September 12-14, at the Goodwood Circuit in England. Today we have a combination of a photo essay featuring the photography work of Stefan Marjoram, who was there to capture the action with his camera…
Today, like last Saturday, we have an assortment of interesting photos from a network of friends in Europe who like vehicles that are unusual and a bit off the beaten track. The little three-wheeled car above is a Microbo that was powered by a 125cc engine; it appears that it was made in Milan, Italy, for a…
One of the most enjoyable of all vintage racing and concours events in the country, the Historic Festival at Lime Rock Park will celebrate its 32nd edition, two weeks from now on Labor Day weekend. The Honored Guest this year is Sir Stirling Moss, and you can meet him at the track located in one of the…
The video for our Sunday Edition today was produced for the Socony Mobil Oil Company and shows and describes the running of the 1957 Pikes Peak Hill Climb. The event was sanctioned at the time by USAC with classes for both open-wheeled championship type racing cars and stock cars. In addition to the racing cars,…
The 1935 Pirrung Special, a f.w.d. special powered by an early Offerhauser The annual Millers At Milwaukee meet is one of the few such events in the country that cater to vintage oval track enthusiasts. The focus of the event has always been the Miller Racing cars created by Harry A. Miller, and later cars powered by…
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