Written By: Larry Rotta I’m a pretender. In the show world of pristine category-one cars, I remain an aspirant. I am as my restorer intended me to be — reborn for the open road. But that open road continues to remain elusive. Somehow I have had my head turned by the allure of the Concours. [...] [...more]
Imagine what it would look like to see the current Le Mans Series prototype race cars driving down Interstate 95 on their way to race at Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Those days are long gone. But they did exist. Up until the 60′s many racers still drove their car to the track, swapped tires [...] [...more]
The 1955 Mercedes W 196 R was the first formula car to be raced by Mercedes-Benz since the war. This particular car was raced by Fangio. As I’m certain most would agree, this body is one of the most beautiful streamliners ever built. The car landed a victory at the French GP with Juan Manuel [...] [...more]
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