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World's Rarest 1970 Plymouth Superbird Sports Psychedelic Livery, Sounds Vicious
World's Rarest 1970 Plymouth Superbird Sports Psychedelic Livery, Sounds Vicious

26 Jul 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Superbird you see here is the only one that won an NHRA title. It also sports a unique purple livery with psychedelic motifs.

 
Meet the OSI Silver Fox, the Weird Italian Supercar You've Never Heard of
Meet the OSI Silver Fox, the Weird Italian Supercar You've Never Heard of

22 Jul 2021, 14:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Also known as the Bisiluro, this is perhaps the weirdest performance car to hail from the country that Michelangelo called home.

 
1933 Willys Gasser Is Plum Crazy with a Hemi Twist, Costs Porsche 911 GT3 Money
1933 Willys Gasser Is Plum Crazy with a Hemi Twist, Costs Porsche 911 GT3 Money

19 Jul 2021, 20:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This purple-painted 1933 coupe is one of those Willys racers that will turn a lot of heads at the drag strip. And it can be yours for a small fortune

 
Ferrari 512 BB Competizione Hits Red Bull Ring, Flat-12 Awesomeness Ensues
Ferrari 512 BB Competizione Hits Red Bull Ring, Flat-12 Awesomeness Ensues

16 Jul 2021, 16:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A rather short-lived race car, the 512 BB LM scored a fifth-place finish at the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the GTX class in the process

 
Of Course You Can Go For an Ice Coffee and Lunch in Your Ariel Atom 4
Of Course You Can Go For an Ice Coffee and Lunch in Your Ariel Atom 4

16 Jul 2021, 14:03 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The Atom 4 from Ariel Motor Company has an exposed frame, no roof or airbags, but it is nevertheless a road-legal car, so here's what you can use it for.

 
Yellow Ferrari 333 SP Spotted Flexing V12 at Monza, Sounds and Looks Glorious
Yellow Ferrari 333 SP Spotted Flexing V12 at Monza, Sounds and Looks Glorious

15 Jul 2021, 13:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unlike other Ferrari racing prototypes from the past, the 333 SP was fitted with a Formula One engine. And it sounds wild

 
The Iconic 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Raced by Mark Donohue Is Up for Grabs
The Iconic 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Raced by Mark Donohue Is Up for Grabs

14 Jul 2021, 20:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of the cars that brought Chevrolet its first win in the Trans-Am series, this Camaro Z/28 saw action at the track until 1969

 
Lotus Evija Looks Stunning in Gold and Black Livery
Lotus Evija Looks Stunning in Gold and Black Livery

7 Jul 2021, 14:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you're familiar with Lotus race cars from the past, you'll recognize this livery as a tribute to the 1971 Lotus 56B, a turbine-powered Formula One car

 
Peugeot Unveils Wingless 9X8 Hypercar and It Looks Like a Spaceship
Peugeot Unveils Wingless 9X8 Hypercar and It Looks Like a Spaceship

6 Jul 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2022, the Peugeot 9X8 will mark Peugeot's return to prototype racing after 11 years

 
McLaren 650S GT3 Ditches the Track to Showcase Hillclimbing Skills
McLaren 650S GT3 Ditches the Track to Showcase Hillclimbing Skills

2 Jul 2021, 19:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Throughout its five-year-long career, the 650S GT3 won 16 races outright, including the 12-Hour Bathurst event, and scored an additional nine class wins.

 
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today

2 Jul 2021, 18:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Coeburn Dragstrip is the finest example of a no-prep surface outside a public road and these racers managed to bring it back to life

 
1949 Skoda Sport Redefined Racing Stamina Before a Baffling Ending at Le Mans
1949 Skoda Sport Redefined Racing Stamina Before a Baffling Ending at Le Mans

30 Jun 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skoda is celebrating 120 years of motorsport history, remembering the legendary 1949 Skoda Sport that had its international racing career sadly cut short

 
Ex-Mika Hakkinen Mercedes-AMG DTM Is Looking for a New Owner, Can't Be Cheap
Ex-Mika Hakkinen Mercedes-AMG DTM Is Looking for a New Owner, Can't Be Cheap

28 Jun 2021, 19:11 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of the coolest cars to ever partake in the DTM Series is being offered for sale, and it also has a bit of history behind

 
Forget About the Lotus Evija, Here's a Widebody Exige Roaring on the Track
Forget About the Lotus Evija, Here's a Widebody Exige Roaring on the Track

28 Jun 2021, 14:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Lotus is so quick that it needs around 1:45 minutes to lap the Imola track, which is at least 10 seconds quicker than a factory stock Exige 430 Cup

 
Action-Packed Track Footage Shows Why the Porsche 993 GT2 Is the King of 911s
Action-Packed Track Footage Shows Why the Porsche 993 GT2 Is the King of 911s

24 Jun 2021, 12:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a twin-turbo 3.6-liter flat-six rated at 424 horsepower and 432 pound-feet of torque, the GT2 was Porsche's most potent vehicle back then

 
Lotus 38 Indy 500 Racer Comes Back to Life After 50 Years to Blow Your Speakers
Lotus 38 Indy 500 Racer Comes Back to Life After 50 Years to Blow Your Speakers

23 Jun 2021, 16:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you think modern racing engines sound mean, you'll definitely change your mind after hearing this V8—it's so loud and nasty that it will blow your speakers

 
Here's the 2022 Formula 1 Car Before You're Supposed to See it
Here's the 2022 Formula 1 Car Before You're Supposed to See it

23 Jun 2021, 12:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2022 Formula 1 car features notable changes over the outgoing design; it boasts smoother surfaces but aggressive wings too

 
2022 Dallara Stradale EXP Spotted Testing at Monza with Extreme Aero
2022 Dallara Stradale EXP Spotted Testing at Monza with Extreme Aero

13 Jun 2021, 15:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Spotted testing on the Monza track in June 2021, the Stradale EXP is a more extreme incarnation of Dallara's already fast and nimble road car

 
Rare, 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Was Never Driven, Costs an Arm and a Leg
Rare, 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Was Never Driven, Costs an Arm and a Leg

12 Jun 2021, 16:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Owning a race car is not cheap by any standards, but the excitement of having a GT3-spec vehicle that you can take to the track must feel life-changing.

 
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Looks Like a Grand Sport, Flexes Numbers-Matching V8
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Looks Like a Grand Sport, Flexes Numbers-Matching V8

11 Jun 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1964 Corvette drop-top is an unintentional tribute to the iconic Grand Sport. It's also packed with aftermarket upgrades and an original, rebuilt V8