The early-’50s, which were the formative years for the fiberglass industry, saw kit car manufacturers in the forefront of development. One of the pioneering efforts was the Rockefeller Yankee, a unique ‘glass job that was sold in kit, turnkey, and turnkey-minus form. Not many were sold, but the technology developed for the project proved invaluable when the first Corvette went into production one year later.
The Rockefeller was the brainchild of two New York entrepreneurs, auto repair shop owner Jim Rockefeller and sports car salesman Warren Shiber…Â More info
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After 40 years, an authentic recreation of the iconic GT40 racing car that beat Ferrari and won the Le Mans 24 Hours Race in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969 is being rebuilt and sold in the US. Named the GT40-R, this racecar will be eligible for vintage racing in the Historic Sportscar Racing association (HSR) and other venues. The GT40R is an authentic reproduction of the original, and is licensed as a continuation model qualifying for the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC) and Safir GT40 registries…
…Superformance LLC, in partnership with Pathfinder Motorsports LLC, announced today the availability of an authentic competition version of the iconic GT40 racing car that beat Ferrari and won the Le Mans 24 Hours Race in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969. Named the GT40-R, this exceptional racecar will be eligible for competition in several race series, and has already been approved for vintage racing in the Historic Sportscar Racing association (HSR)…Â More info
He doesn’t fish, doesn’t play golf and, admittedly, isn’t so good when it comes to lounging around the house.
What Mark Martin does well is race.
And after two years of recharging his batteries by driving a limited Cup schedule, he’s ready to do it again, full time — this time as a key component of NASCAR’s most successful team… More info
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FOR some Americans, a mention of Porsche conjures up images of Cayenne S.U.V.’s — or even the watches and sunglasses at Porsche Design stores. But enthusiasts have put the company on a sports car pedestal almost since Porsche sold its first production car 60 years ago.
After all, the very first Porsche won the first, and only, race it entered. Subsequent models continued that racing success.
Porsches have always been quite different from other cars in concept, engineering and performance. The company stuck with a rear-engine, air-cooled design into the 1990s, long after that configuration became unfashionable…Â More info