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A Classic Competition Cobra: 1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra For Sale

June 12, 2014, 4:44 pm
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1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

Image: Fantasy Junction

This gorgeous ’66 427 Cobra has been stomping historic races for the past quarter century with its owner of 35 years, and is now up for sale at Fantasy Junction, ready to head to a new owner and its next few decades of historic racing action.

Bought new by a plucky eighteen year old in 1966, it was crashed in ’67 and remained a wreck as it passed between three owners and some sixteen years.

1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

In 1983 it received a full restoration to competition configuration with a new alloy body. In 1990 it won first place at SAAC-15′s 427 Competition Cobra popular vote, and began an active historic racing career which extends to this day, racing at Monterey, Le Mans, Daytona and more.

Its current owner has had it since 1980 and it’s in perfect condition for a spot of historic motorsport. Head to Fantasy Junction here for more info.

Via Fantasy Junction

Images via Fantasy Junction

1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra

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Photo of the day: Paul Newman at Le Mans (1979)

June 12, 2014, 8:14 pm
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Le Mans 1979Rolf Stommelen, Dick Barbour and Paul Newman on the grid at Le Mans in 1979.

Accompanying them are a pair of Hawaiian Tropic girls. The trio were entered into the event driving Dick’s Porsche 935/77A, and managed to finish in a very impressive second place overall. The race was won by the Porsche Kremer Racing 935, driven by Klaus Ludwig, Don Whittington and Bill Whittington.

MORE: Onboard a Le Mans car during a 300km/h+ blowout

Image: The Cahier Archive

 

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Gallery: The best of Le Mans in the 1980s

June 12, 2014, 10:31 pm
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Pitstop-Porsche_1986_LeMans_03_PHCTake a journey back through a magical era in Sportscar racing.

It’s safe to say that the 24 Hours of Le Mans was dominated by Porsche in the 1980s. The German marque won every race between 1981 and 1987 inclusive, with the 956 and 962C striking particular fear into the hearts of their rivals. There were however, exceptions – Jean Rondeau’s Ford Cosworth took the honors in 1980, as did the legendary Silk-Cut Jaguar XJR12 in 1988, whilst Jochen Mass and co did the deed for Sauber in 1989.

Cahier was there to capture the magic.

MORE: Gallery – Le Mans in the 1950s

Images: TheCahierArchive©

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This is the latest in our series of  photo specials showcasing the stunning images from the Cahier Archive. The collection, by photographers Bernard Cahier and his son Paul-Henri are part of a massive collection of 400 000 originals of which 17 000+ pictures are currently available on their website.

Check out the full gallery here:

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Onboard Video: Le Mans in a Lister Jag with Chris Harris

June 13, 2014, 8:53 pm
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Blast around a full lap of  Le Mans with our favourite journalist Chris HarrisBack in 2013, Chris raced the gorgeous Lister Jaguar Coupe in the Le Mans Legends race. It turned out to be the most challenging motoring exploit he had ever experienced.

Ride on board with Chris during a race lap where there’s some dicing and general sideways action and a top speed somewhere between 175-180mph.

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Gallery: Top 25 shots from the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational

June 13, 2014, 9:13 pm
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FULL18The 25 greatest shots, from one of the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational.

The 2014 Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)’s Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational was absolutely massive, with more amazing cars on display and in action than we could ever squeeze into our monthly bandwidth allowance. The same rings true for you guys at home – plus nobody has time to sift through hundreds upon hundreds of photographs, so we’ve done it for you.

Here they are, the 25 best shots from the entire event. Enjoy.

MORE: Onboard the McLaren M6B at Indy.

For more information and an extensive library of photographs, check out the Indianapolis Motor Speedway home page.

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Gear: Porsche 917 X 17 Publisher’s Edition

June 14, 2014, 6:59 pm
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Porsche 917

Image: David Bull Publishing

“While the memory of many successful racing cars fades with time, that of the 917 has endured, passing not just into Porsche history but motorsport folklore itself. Amazing when you consider it raced for just five short seasons 40 years ago. The word “legend” is overused generally and in racing circles particularly, but if any car can be said to be worthy of it, the 917 surely is.” – Derek Bell

Get to know 17 iconic Porsche 917s in intimate detail in this special and extremely limited edition of Jeff Zwart’s Porsche 917 X 17.

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Porsche 917 X 17 explores 17 of Porsche’s classic race cars in intimate detail, finding each car’s personality and history as it artfully presents distinctive characteristics, details and patina and places them into context with portraits and stories from fifteen Porsche drivers who experienced the thrill and fear of pushing the cars to their utter limits in racing situations.

Porsche 917

Limited to just 150 numbered copies, this deluxe version of the book is signed by all of the drivers who feature in it, including  Tony Adamowicz, Richard Attwood, Derek Bell, Vic Elford, George Follmer, Hurley Haywood, David Hobbs, Willi Kauhsen, Gerard Larrousse, Gijs van Lennep, Rudi Lins, Jackie Oliver, David Piper, Sam Posey and Brian Redman.

It’s printed on a heavy matte art paper and features spot varnish, metallic silver ink and cloth-covered slipcase, making it absolutely lavish in its presentation and an object of beauty worthy of the machines it represents. We’d love to have one to adorn the office meeting room!

Head to David Bull Publishing’s website here for more info, and to secure a copy.

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Porsche 917

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Video: Crazy onboard footage – Ford Escort rally

June 14, 2014, 7:02 pm
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Video: A story of Brabham

June 15, 2014, 5:29 pm
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Brabham Ron Tauranac met Jack Brabham in 1962 and started the Brabham Constructor and Racing team. This is that story.

With this video Car Torque bring us the story of what happened in the early 1960s, when an at the time future racing legend and an engineering genius came together. The result of course, was magic. In this clip we come to understand that story from the captivating perspective of Ron Tauranac himself, whilst the stunning Brabham BT11A provides visuals.

MORE: Geoff Brabham’s tribute to his late father

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Adding Lightness to Sportscar Racing: 1963 Lotus 23B For Sale

June 15, 2014, 10:13 pm
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1963 LOTUS 23B

Image: Grand Prix Classics

This little racer, up for sale at Grand Prix Classics, is a great example from Lotus’ sportscar racing history and would make an awesome historic racer.

Designed by Colin Chapman for FIA Group 4 racing in the early ’60s, the Lotus 23 was a feisty little sportscar racer which could trade punches with the big boys from Porsche, Aston Martin and Ferrari and come out on top.

1963 LOTUS 23B

This car’s a 23B, which refined the original 23, combining the radiator and oil cooler into one unit and stiffening the frame with additional structural tubes to handle the torque produced by Lotus TwinCam-based 1.6-litre Cosworth Mk.XII and Mk.III power plants.

It looks to be in great condition, and would be a fun and unique ride in historic motorsport. Head to Grand Prix Classics here for more information.

Via Grand Prix Classics

Images via Grand Prix Classics

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1963 LOTUS 23B

1963 LOTUS 23B

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Video: Onboard the 4-rotor IMSA RX-7

June 16, 2014, 12:00 am
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IMSA RX7So this is what it’s like to drive a priceless, four rotor piece of Mazda history.

Mazda North America PR guru Jeremy Barnes lets lose behind the wheel of one very special RX-7, as part of the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The event saw an amazing five examples of Mazda four-rotor power on display, with a whole bunch of the team from Mazda North America on site to have a crack out on the track.

MORE: Video – The restoration of a Mazda 787B

In this video, we see Barnes wring the neck of the incredible 1991 RX-7 IMSA GTO. They call it sensory overload. We agree!

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Video: Dan Gurney – That first 200mph lap

June 16, 2014, 6:22 pm
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Dan Gurney The speeds at Indy became very serious during the 1970s.

In this second-last episode of Dan Gurney – All American Racer, Dan talks about the rapid rise in speeds that Indy experienced during the 1970s, and explains how the Eagle came to set the pace in such an exciting time.

MORE: Dan Gurney – Triumph from Tragedy (video)

Next week we’ll be bringing you the final episode in this terrific six-part series. We’ve hope you’ve enjoyed any episodes that you’ve found the time to watch so far.

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Photo of the day: Derek Warwick (1988)

June 16, 2014, 9:07 pm
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Video: Mental rally driver jumps his BMW

June 17, 2014, 12:20 am
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BMW jumpIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a BMW 3 series.

Welcome to the 2013 Viru Rally, Estonia. We watched all three of these videos in utter awe of driver Pritt Koik and his fearless co-driver Alari-Uku Heldna, as the pair soar through the air aboard their E36 BMW M3 before crash landing and immediately initiating a slide into the next corner.

The way he catches the landing and then recovers it into the next corner at high speed is nothing short of breathtaking. We must have watched it more than 10 times and we still can’t decide if it was pure skill, or pure luck that things didn’t go completely wrong. Perhaps a mix of both, prepare to be blown away:

Another angle:

And of course, the ever popular (and terrifying) onboard:

Hat tip goes to Road and Track for digging this one up.

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VH Commodore SS: The Cop Car that won Bathurst

June 17, 2014, 5:48 pm
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Commodore VH SS

Image thanks to the Shannons Club, via www.autopics.com.au

“It’s a police car without a siren!” – Peter Brock

Thanks to its big power and low weight, the VH Commodore SS was the perfect production platform for Holden’s early ‘80s Bathurst blitz.

Peter Brock had been fighting with the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport since 1980 to get the big-valve L340-type heads on his HDT Commodores approved for racing, so the release of the V8 VH SS in late ’82 proved his ticket to Bathurst glory – valid for two consecutive wins on The Mountain.

VH Commodore SS: The Cop Car that won Bathurst at the Shannons Club tells the story, and it’s a great one.

Thanks to the Shannons Club

Image thanks to the Shannons Club, via www.autopics.com.au

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Video: Renault 5 Turbo Monaco Madness (1980)

June 17, 2014, 9:02 pm
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Renault 5 CupA field of turbocharged Renault 5s bump and grind in a glorious 1980s fight for victory.

The Renault 5 was a great little car, and it spawned a number of terrific racing series’, such as the Renault 5 Cup and the Coupe d’Europe Renault 5 Turbo. This particular gem of a video was shot in Monaco 1980, and looks to have been a bucket of fun for racers and spectators alike. The music is perfectly fitting, too.

MORE: Crazy Hungarian rallies between 1975 and 1984!

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Gallery: The magic of the Silver Arrows

June 17, 2014, 11:03 pm
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21696_117285620 captivating photographs of the Silver Arrows in their element.

We could barely tear our eyes away from these incredible time-warp photographs when we first discovered them.  Shot between 1934-1939, the images serve to wind the clock back to a very different time.

MORE: Gallery – The best of the Silver Arrows

The Silver Arrows of Mercedes Benz and Auto Union were some of the most dominant racing cars motorsport had ever known. The legend tells us that the Silver Arrows were first stripped of their paint the night before a race in order to scrape below a 750kg weigh-in restriction, resulting in the bare finish and nickname which survive to this day.

MORE: Video – Racing the Silver Arrows (Documentary)

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Manfred von Brauchitsch mit dem 5,6-Liter 750 kg-Formel-Rennwagen W 125 vermutlich beim Training zum Großen Bergpreis von Deutschland auf der Großglocknerstraße (2 Läufe), 06.08.1939. Der Rennwagen von Brauchitsch (Startnummer 127) war zur Traktionsve

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Thanks to myAutoWorld for the photographs.

Take a look at the full gallery here:

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Video: Ari Vatanen – Poet of Rallying

June 18, 2014, 5:10 pm
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Ari VatanenTake a moment out of your day to be inspired by a rally great.

1981 World Rally champion and four-time Paris Dakar Rally champion Ari Vatanen has seen a thing or two in his time. In this video, he reflects on his experiences and offers his big-picture view on motorsport, and life. It’s a clip well worth watching not just for the inspiring words, but the stunning visuals too.

MORE: Ari Vatenen’s 1985 near-death experience

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Infographic – The Constructors of F1

June 18, 2014, 9:51 pm
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ArtworkThis wickedly detailed infographic affords us an in-depth view of the time spent by different constructors in Formula 1.

We’ve never posted anything quite like this before, and if you’re a Formula 1 nut you’re going to think this is very cool. What you’re looking at here is a perfectly pieced together infographic detailing the participation of constructors in Formula 1 races between 1950 and 2012.

Click on the above image to open the full resolution copy, or click through to PJ Tierney’s site for an analysis of what’s going on here. The longer you look at it, the more awesome it is – particularly Ferrari’s dominant red rings around the outside..

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Classic Deals: 10% Off All Art Prints in the Motorsport Retro Store

June 18, 2014, 11:03 pm
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24 Hours of Le Mans

Image Official LAT Photographic via Motorsport Retro Store

From this very second through to the second of July, all art prints in the Motorsport Retro Store are 10% off! And to celebrate the weekend’s magnificent 82nd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, we have some awesome new Le Mans prints on offer as well.

Looking for something to add a little opulence to your office? Some class to your man cave? Some wonder to your workshop? Our classic motorsport art prints will do just that, and more!

Including photographs, design and art, the prints celebrate the greatest moments of the golden age of motorsport through inspiring imagery. They’re available on canvas, card and Chromaluxe® in sizes ranging from 27cm x 18cm (Chromaluxe®) all the way up to 81cm x 61cm (canvas).

Hit this link to the store to check ‘em out and put in an order – the discount is already applied so there’s no fussing around with codes, just add to cart and you’re on the way!

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Video: The death of Mike Hawthorn (1959)

June 20, 2014, 1:07 am
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He survived the most horrific motor racing accident of all time and later won the F1 World Championship in a Ferrari. However in the end, the road would the undoing of Mike Hawthorn.

British racer Mike Hawthorn is best remembered as England’s first Formula One World Champio when he won the Championship in 1958, sadly he was also at the center of the 1955 Le Mans Disaster, in which one driver and 82 spectators were killed. He was lucky enough to survive the incident and quit in F1, whilst still in one piece only to die is a road crash at the age of 29. This is how the UK press reported his death.

MORE: The 1955 Le Mans Disaster (video)

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