Deadly Curves

Monte Carlo, Mille Miglia, Nurburgring . These are the deadliest curves, filled with the legends of motorcycles, machines and immortality. Join me for a tour of the giants of racing, from 1896 through the 1960's, and their pictures and stories. Blood, victory, defeat and courage; often in the same race.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

1952 Chrysler Indianapolis 500 Special

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This is really a special race car, a Chrysler-engined Indy racer with 400 horsepower, nestled in a Kurtis Kraft chassis. The perfect comb...

A Picture of the 1950 Briggs Cunningham Ferrari

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Plus a rare Alfa Romeo with a Superleggera Touring Body!
Sunday, November 4, 2012

1957 Plymouth Fury Smashes the Records

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This is a rare promotional dealer brochure for the ultra-powerful 1 957 Plymouth Fury
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The Art of George Bartell

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A true master. 1965 24 Hours of LeMans inspiration An imagined closed-course race, 1965 Night-driving at Lemans, 1963 ...
Monday, October 29, 2012

The Lancia Aurelia GT 2500

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The 1957 Lancia Aurelia GT 2500, a timeless classic!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Wings of the Pegaso

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The stunning Pegaso, a rare feat of nationalized sports car production that succeeded on a creative level, but fell victim to logistics an...
Thursday, October 18, 2012

Vintage Car Inspection ad

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1960. It Was A Very Good Year To Be A British Sports Car Enthusiast

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For those in 1960 England driving a stodgy Hillman or Ford, there was always the dream of trading the fedora for a driving cap, and turning ...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The (bad) Luck o' the Irish in Sports Car Manufacturing

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Behold the 1959 Shamrock!  This was to be the Ireland-based world beater, a fiberglass wheeled warrior that would show the sports c...
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