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We want to recognize the regrettable truth that Lloyd Ruby died this week, a guy who’s warmly remembered by people who followed all kinds of motorsport but still should have been a lot more famous. Ruby was 81 years old when he passed away on Tuesday in his hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas. Two thoughts if [...]
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Going into Victory Lane at the Daytona 24 Hours in 1971, Jackie Oliver is behind the wheel of the winning 917, and Pedro Rodriguez is on top. The guy sitting on the right-front fender wearing the Greek fishing cap is a very famous mechanic named Ermanno Cuoghi, who was probably the very best racing mechanic [...]
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Photo by James Mann
Two years ago, Christie’s left the car auction world in a blaze of ignomy when they were forced to withdraw a heavily-promoted Auto-Union from their auction at Rétromobile. At the time, there was talk it could break the $10 million mark to become the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Then, things [...]
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It’s a depressing sight, all those clean, rust-free Southern California Packards getting pancaked, and Leon Dixon didn’t snap the photos of a Packard Crushathon for SIA #41, August-October 1977, for sheer sadism. Instead, he pointed out the tragic consequences of club rivalries, hoping the scene wouldn’t repeat itself (are you listening, various AMC clubs and [...]
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* If you’re a fan at all of front-engined dragsters, the We Did It For Love guys have a photo tour you’ll drool over: They visited Bucky Austin’s collection in Tacoma, Washington, a couple years ago, and marveled at both the restored dragsters (and drag cars) in the front showroom as well as the yet-unrestored [...]
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Every morning, the first thing I see when I wake up is Tommy Hinnershitz. Not my wife. Don’t surmise anything: I’ve got a framed print of Tommy on my side of the bed. Who, pray tell, is Tommy Hinnershitz? The greatest, most innately skilled dirt track driver that the East Coast has ever produced, a [...]
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Len Sutton’s 912 (yes, that Len Sutton, Indy people) passes Gary Feught’s VW, 1968.
Sometimes I run into things that just make me wonder how I’ve avoided hearing about them all my life (”Toyota?” Where did they come from?). Like Alaska’s oldest road race, the Fur Rondy Grand Prix.
First, Fur Rondy. AKA the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous, [...]
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For those whose Swedish is a bit rusty, we’re pleased to say, ‘Happy 80th birthday, Carlsson on the roof!’ Few automakers have a person who could righly be called a brand ambassador, but this is a fitting title for Swedish rally legend Erik Carlsson, who has been inextricably linked with Saab since the early 1950s, and has earned the title [...]
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