Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, is celebrating its official 50th Anniversary today. After the horrific crash where Bob’s McLaren steering arm broke on Turn 4 at Watkins Glen in 1967 that ended his illustrious racing career, Bob Bondurant chased his dream of opening a school that would empower other drivers with the skills…
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photos by Kirk Gerbracht; double click on any photo to see full screen Carroll Hall Shelby was born January 11, 1923, and passed away May 10, 2012, meaning that were he still alive today, he’d have recently turned 95. Los Angeles’ world famous Petersen Automotive Museum, with certain of its monthly breakfast cruise-ins, chooses to…
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Only the largest, grandest and most historic factory property would do for Preston Tucker’s Car of Tomorrow Photos courtesy of The Petersen Automotive Museum and Fiat Chrysler Archive Everyone has (at least one) opinion about Preston Tucker and his near mythical Tucker 48 automobile. Some believe that Tucker was at least a huckster if not…
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As you may or may not know, my daughter Mo lives and works in Japan, after doing the same in Turkey for about eight months, more than a year ago now. Anyway, she’s picked up my habit of always being on the lookout for cool/strange/weird/wonderful car sightings while out and about. Last year I put…
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Car people tend to love fine, (particularly) mechanical timepieces. And watch enthusiasts equally seem to appreciate cars. Its just A Thing: Cars and fine watches go hand in hand. It makes sense; watches, like cars have engines. And watches, like cars are about design, craftsmanship, and metallurgy. Not to even mention the emotional connection and…
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I went to this show last year, and its absolutely the kernal of something very good, and could grow into a real thing. Think of it as LA’s version of Retromobile indoor classic car show and event. — MS Iconic automotive celebrities to headline the largest classic car gathering of its kind at the Los…
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Some news from the folks at Shelby American I thought you might be interested in – MS. * The Carroll Shelby Foundation will auction the 2008 Ford Shelby GT convertible prototype at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale to raise money that helps kids in the race for life * First ‘08 model year Shelby GT and first Shelby…
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January 4, 2018 — A little more than fifty years after Carroll Shelby and his merry band of designers, fabricators, racers, and hot rodders built the original racing versions of the ’65 Shelby GT350 Mustang, a small nucleus of that group is putting the band back together to design and produce a Ford Motor Company…
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I apologize this site has suffered from such a lack of attention lately, but many WordPress blogs were recently hacked and messed up, mine included, which is why you haven’t seen any fresh material lately, and why some of my recent posts are missing photos. But it’s all fixed up, re-secured, and working once again,…
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The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the whole of the collector car community is mourning the loss of one of its guiding lights. Jules Heumann, who led this Concours for decades, passed away Saturday at the age of 93. Jules—known more simply as “J.” to his many friends throughout the automotive world—worked passionately throughout his…
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