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.

Monday, February 18, 2019

Vintage Car Crashes...How did anyone survive?

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Looking at these vintage photos of car wrecks from the old days, I wonder how anyone survived before seat belts, airbags, crumple zones...
Wednesday, February 13, 2019

1940 Lincoln cruising through vintage New Mexico!

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Speed Magazine cover , UK, 1935

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Rare cover shot of the British "Speed" magazine #3, from August, 1935
Monday, February 11, 2019

1950's Indianapolis 500 "Nodder" Toy

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Saturday, February 9, 2019

Kingston Race Car Toy, 1920's - 1930's

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George Kingston was an Indiana icon who developed a carburetor that was widely used by Ford in the 1920's. Interestingly, he decided to...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019

The Malcom Campbell BLUEBIRD, 1932

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Here's a rare illustration of the legendary Bluebird racer piloted by Malcolm Campbell from the Italian magazine,  "ILLUSTRAZIONE ...

My First Car, A 1957 Chevrolet 150

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Everyone remembers their first car. Some even have that car now. But the majority of us have only pictures and memories, like these faded s...
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

More Vintage Stewart Warner Dashboard Gauge Sets From 1955

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Car Craft magazine, February, 1955
Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Vintage NARDI Danese "TORINO" Speedometer

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NARDI was an Italian company known for a few custom sports cars in the middle of the last Century, and probably even more famed for their s...
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