The vacuum effect. It sucks in the auto enthusiast to that just out of reach automobile. You know the one I’m talking about. It’s the car you always wanted but was just a bit too expensive or the timing wasn’t right or for some reason, you never could acquire. Then on the perfect day of [...] [...more]
In part 7 of the “Frankfurt Flyer” build we will look at making compound curves in forming the nose, more tips for welding aluminum using a MIG welder with a spoolgun and an overview of my crash-course on building a body from scratch. HISTORY Before we get started on my build updates I’ll give you [...] [...more]
Author: Mike Gulett (MyCarQuest.com) I am surprised that the story of Lance Reventlow has not been made into a Hollywood movie. It as all of the elements of a blockbuster. Rich mother, one race car driving stepfather, and another stepfather, movie star named Cary Grant. Grant remained friends with Lance after the divorce from Lance’s [...] [...more]
Photos: Bob and Connie Schmitt This 1937 BMW 328 roadster from the Oscar Davis Collection, participated in the 1940 Mille Miglia, An open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927-1957 (thirteen before the war and 11 after 1947). The race was briefly stopped by Italy’s leader Benito Mussolini because of a [...] [...more]
Where there’s a will, there’s always a way. Ron Tebo shares with us how his passion for cars and lifelong desire to race steered him in the right direction. Check out this short bio on Ron and his Van Diemen. Featured Car: 1978 Van Diemen RF78 Owner: Ron Tebo Years Owned: 2000-2006 Wiki:Van Diemen International, [...] [...more]
In 1973-1974 Porsche referred to these love or hate hood decals as “Safety Stripes”. My first time seeing them was on a 74 Carrera and I fell in love. But what makes the 911 running these factory optional racing stripes so much safer? Apparently, rumor has it that the people at Porsche felt by taking [...] [...more]
A few weeks ago I took my wife and two kids to one of our favorite summer beach area’s scenic Glenwood, MN. I was surprised to see parked lake side a French licensed Land Rover Defender 110 with full safari equipment and roof rack tent. After walking around and admiring the truck, the owner showed [...] [...more]
Minnesota native Mark Pladson has been a historic racing fan since the days when many historic race cars weren’t yet historic. He is an automotive and transportation enthusiast to the core. He has yearned to own a piece of vintage racing history for quite some time and passed on many opportunities to purchase. Mark currently [...] [...more]
Tom Bruch is 100% car guy to the core. He has set records at Bonneville for nearly 5 decades, He was Porsche factory trained in the 1960′s and owned his own Porsche and VW repair shop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for several decades as well. Here Tom shows an early 1950′s Porsche Piston/Cylinder Set Tom [...] [...more]
Alfa’s On The Lawn has become one of our favorite grassroots type events here at The Motoring Journal. It is held at a private residence in Florida by the owner of Black Barts Emporium. This picnic is an easy, laid back atmosphere where the theme is simple, bring a dish to share and park your [...] [...more]
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