Here’s footage of the infamous 962 driving up the Goodwood Hill Climb this morning. Stay tuned for more over the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012 weekend
Archive for the ‘Sports Car’ Category
When seen today, rare cars like a 1925 Lancia Lambda, a 1941 Tatra T87 or a 1953 Alfa Romeo 1900 Pininfarina Coupe are usually standing still, consigned to car shows, dealers’ showrooms or inelegant trailers.
By founding the California Mille, an internationally known rally that runs vintage sports cars over 1,000 miles of hilly Northern California roads, Martin Swig ensured that people would see the cars doing what they were meant to do: devouring hot asphalt.
Mr. Swig, who died on Tuesday at 78, organized the first California Mille in 1991. The tour, for automobiles built in 1957 or earlier, lasts four days, starting on the last Sunday in April, and for many miles winds along strikingly scenic Northern California coastline  … More
Mustang and Camaro. These two flag-waving, tire-shredding, all-American musclecars have met countless times on the street, the strip, the track, the newsstand, and the Internet over the past four and a half decades. Enthusiasts willing, they’ll continue to do battle for decades to come. For the moment, though, it comes down to this.
We recently set out to determine which of these two titans — arguably the greatest cars of their lineage — is the better car. We took the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 to the street, the dragstrip, and the racetrack. In each venue, the two heavyweights squared off, and where each corner may have expected a knockout, we were treated to a true competition far closer than we expected.
Knowing full well that we’re about to anger at least half of you, let’s step into the ring  … More