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"Brilliant 60s footage. I was there the day the Chaparral 2F won, so brings back some great memories. And I like the 'Director's Cut', too. But the...
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Quote from a previous viewer of this clip;
"Brilliant 60s footage. I was there the day the Chaparral 2F won, so brings back some great memories. And I like the 'Director's Cut', too. But the...
On another wet California day it was an enjoyable break for me to be able to kick back and look back at some of the racing at various circuits around England including great in car camera driving...
It is Wednesday evening Jan. 17th and for the last few years except for Covid cancellations, I have been winging my way back to NZ at this time to visit family and friends and to attend the Taupo...
January 1st 2024.
It is 10 years this month since you all have had to put up with my "rambling on". (Oxford dictionary meaning: To talk or write at length in a confused or inconsequential way.)...
Tom McIntyre in his
1968 Penske Sunoco Camaro # 6
PENSKE/DONOHUE “UNFAIR ADVANTAGES”
Oversized filler neck for more capacity 40 gallon Daytona tank.
Prototype dual carburetor manifold with...
Dennis at Baypark in 1969.
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Two of our best.
Jim Palmer and Dennis Marwood at Taupo. January 2019
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(Ken H photos)
Next to the Greenwood Corvette being prepared, was the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda # 42.
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(Ken H photo )
Some history on this car as per historictransam.com
" Documented History:
This car...
They certainly are mean looking machines, Nigel
Some information on the 1976 Le Mans Greenwood Corvette....
A car with heaps of grunt!
1977 Greenwood Corvette # 40.
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Detailed in this link.
https://www.nweuro.com/1977-greenwood-corvette
Roger,
This one is for you; https://www.conceptcarz.com/profile/30178,29767/1955-chevrolet-mistral.aspx
Because I could not get a programme until later in the day I did not know it was Kiwi...
1955 Chevrolet Mistral Roadster Chassis 747513 # 55
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A 1957 Maserati 200SI # 67
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(Photos Ken H.)
Some more US Specials from that era.
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A 1949 Baldwin Mercury Special # 77
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A 1953 Kurtis 500S Dodge # 9
alongside a 1953 Tatum GMC Special # 25
Greg, I think the British cars shown here are shaped more to what Oldfart is describing than the American specials !
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A US built 1957 Monsterati Special # 35
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A US built...
Another rare car there was a 1954 Sorrell Kurtis Special # X15
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John Mote jr driving.
(Ken H photo)
Some facts and history here....
I always enjoy the 1947- 1961 Sports Car Groups.
A fine example is this 1958/59 Sadler Meyer Special # 4 beautifully restored.
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(Ken H photos)
An overview of when this car was...
After reading Ray and Allan's comments on Ray's thread, I feel very spoilt here in California.
Some Groups are smaller such as Can Am and Formula but the racing is still good and tight.
Please let...
1970 Porsche 917-016 # 21 on display from the Petersen Automotive Museum.
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Monterey 2022
1954 Ferrari 625 F1 ◊
$3,000,000 - $4,000,000 USD | Not Sold a year later, November 2023.
United States Flag | Monterey, California
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Note the two different driving positions of LHD and RHD on the "Ragtime" cars.
The changeover was 1908
"Thus, most American cars produced before 1910 were made with right-side driver seating,...
The Ragtime Racers are always fun to watch.
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https://www.ragtimeracers.com/
This 1908 Mercedes was on display.
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1967 M6A-1 car that Bruce McLaren drove to win the 1967 Can Am series. Car number 4 was on display at Sonoma.
My current photo was blurred so I'm displaying two that I took of the car in 2011 also...
Another rare McLaren at Sonoma was the 1970 Indy car an M15A -2 # 73.
It was to have been driven in the 1970 Indy 500 by Denis Hulme but his hands were badly burnt while he was testing the M15A -1...
This 1967 McLaren M5A # 19. is powered by the 3 liter BRM P 101 V-12 engine. The only M 5A ever built.
It is the car that Jack Brabham was driving at the 1999 Goodwood Revival meet and he crashed...
I think I found the answer to the spare tire location.
" The M1A had been designed to meet the then-prevailing FIA Appendix C regulations, which had been written years earlier to maintain the...
The first Bruce McLaren sports car the M 1 BMMR 1 was beautifully built in tiny premises in Feltham, London, 60 years ago.
The Sonoma Invitational was to honor that occasion and many different...