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1950 Cadillac "Le Monstre" Comes out of Long-Term Storage To Showcase Wing-Like Body
1950 Cadillac "Le Monstre" Comes out of Long-Term Storage To Showcase Wing-Like Body

14 Nov 2023, 15:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Designed and raced at Le Mans by Briggs Cunningham, the "Le Monstre" is a radically-shaped 1950 Cadillac Series 61 De Ville.

 
This Low-Mileage 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Is a Unique Gem With Drag-Racing Heritage
This Low-Mileage 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Is a Unique Gem With Drag-Racing Heritage

8 Nov 2023, 15:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Forgotten for 40 years, this 1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro 427 returned into the spotlight in 2018 as low-mileage restoration.

 
Remembering the Stinger: Don Yenko's Air-Cooled, Flat-Six-Powered Homologation Special
Remembering the Stinger: Don Yenko's Air-Cooled, Flat-Six-Powered Homologation Special

25 Oct 2023, 14:13 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though it was based on the compact Corvair, the Singer was a legitimate sports car in road-legal guise and a successful race car when unleashed on the track

 
Mazda Furai: The Rotary-Powered Concept That Never Crashed but Unfortunately Burned
Mazda Furai: The Rotary-Powered Concept That Never Crashed but Unfortunately Burned

24 Oct 2023, 11:58 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Both a breathtaking concept and a functional race car powered by an ethanol-guzzling three-rotor engine, the Furai seemed destined for greatness

 
Holy Grail 1963 Dodge 330 Lightweight Flexes Numbers-Matching Max Wedge V8
Holy Grail 1963 Dodge 330 Lightweight Flexes Numbers-Matching Max Wedge V8

18 Oct 2023, 11:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed during the Detroit drag race wars of the early 1960s, the Max Wedge was based on the RB block and debuted in 1962.

 
2023 BMW M4 GT3 Flexes All-Carbon Fiber Body at Misano Circuit
2023 BMW M4 GT3 Flexes All-Carbon Fiber Body at Misano Circuit

10 Oct 2023, 15:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Both race cars belong to the Italian team Ceccato Racing and wear nothing but the carbon "skin" they got from the factory.

 
Richard Petty's 1974 Dodge Charger Comes out of Hiding, Roars Like Thunder
Richard Petty's 1974 Dodge Charger Comes out of Hiding, Roars Like Thunder

3 Oct 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / "The King" won two NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships in this Mopar. Sold for $490,000 in 2018, the Charger is an unmolested survivor.

 
Foreign Carmakers in NASCAR: Failed European Attempts and Japanese Successes
Foreign Carmakers in NASCAR: Failed European Attempts and Japanese Successes

30 Sep 2023, 12:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Before Toyota joined NASCAR, about a dozen foreign cars were raced against American iron on the organization's road tracks.

 
Porsche 917: The All-Conquering Icon Created by Exploiting a Loophole in the Regulations
Porsche 917: The All-Conquering Icon Created by Exploiting a Loophole in the Regulations

22 Sep 2023, 19:04 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Developed in only 10 months and technically streel legal, the 917 brought glory for Porsche in the World Sportscar Championship, Can-Am, and won at Le Mans twic

 
Hear the Sauber-Mercedes C9 Flex Its Le Mans-Winning Twin-Turbo V8
Hear the Sauber-Mercedes C9 Flex Its Le Mans-Winning Twin-Turbo V8

19 Sep 2023, 15:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Developed by Swiss outfit Sauber and powered by a twin-turbo, Mercedes-Benz V8 engine, the C9 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1989.

 
Million-Dollar 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Breaks Down at Car Show, Needs a Push To Get Going
Million-Dollar 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Breaks Down at Car Show, Needs a Push To Get Going

15 Sep 2023, 11:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built in only 36 units, the 250 GTO is the most desirable and expensive vintage Ferrari of all time. The most expensive one sold for more than $70 million.

 
The Story of the F1-Powered 164 ProCar: Unquestionably the Wildest Alfa Romeo Ever Built
The Story of the F1-Powered 164 ProCar: Unquestionably the Wildest Alfa Romeo Ever Built

13 Sep 2023, 11:34 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / A Formula One car with a four-door sedan body, the 164 ProCar remains one of the most fascinating "what if's" in the history of motorsport

 
1967 Ferrari 412 P Berlinetta Sells for $30 Million
1967 Ferrari 412 P Berlinetta Sells for $30 Million

21 Aug 2023, 11:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only four examples produced, this 1967 412 P Berlinetta race car is now the fourth most expensive Ferrari ever auctioned.

 
Ferrari 312PB: The Scuderia's Last Succesful Analog Endurance Prototype
Ferrari 312PB: The Scuderia's Last Succesful Analog Endurance Prototype

28 Jul 2023, 14:37 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Build during the wild 1970s, the brutal 312PB had a near-perfect season in 1972 but ultimately failed to bring Le Mans glory for Ferrari

 
Long-Lost 1938 Chevrolet Bonneville Record Car Found in a Yard After 50 Years
Long-Lost 1938 Chevrolet Bonneville Record Car Found in a Yard After 50 Years

13 Jul 2023, 14:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built and raced at the Bonneville Salt Flats in the 1950s, this 1938 Chevrolet Master Deluxe has been missing since the 1970s.

 
Lamborghini Unveils SC63 Hypercar, Will Compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Lamborghini Unveils SC63 Hypercar, Will Compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans

13 Jul 2023, 10:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The brand's first venture into the top-tier class of endurance racing, the SC63 hybrid will tackle the WEC and IMSA championships.

 
The 2023 Ferrari 296 GT3 Is Proof That Supercars Don't Need V8 Engines to Sound Cool
The 2023 Ferrari 296 GT3 Is Proof That Supercars Don't Need V8 Engines to Sound Cool

11 Jul 2023, 11:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Stripped of all plug-in hybrid components, the 296 GT3 hit the race track with a twin-turbo V6 mill rated at 592 horsepower.

 
This Is the Only Race Car That Koenigsegg Has Ever Made, but It Never Actually Raced
This Is the Only Race Car That Koenigsegg Has Ever Made, but It Never Actually Raced

4 Jul 2023, 12:23 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / This 2007 Koenigsegg CCGT GT1 Competition CoupĂ© is the only race car the Swedish manufacturer has ever built, but it never competed

 
Maserati GT2 Premieres at 24 Hours of Spa but Won't Be Racing Straight Away
Maserati GT2 Premieres at 24 Hours of Spa but Won't Be Racing Straight Away

30 Jun 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The track-focused version of the Maserati MC20 has officially arrived in Belgium, and it's every bit a spiritual successor to the beloved MC12, as it should be

 
Richard Petty's 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix Comes Out of Storage, Flexes Iconic STP Livery
Richard Petty's 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix Comes Out of Storage, Flexes Iconic STP Livery

27 Jun 2023, 13:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pontiac's take on the Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aerocoupe, the Grand Prix 2+2 was raced during the 1986 and 1987 NASCAR seasons.