Ferrari 250 LM at Circuit of the Americas
I was not able to find out which specific car this one is out of 32 total built as a race/street car for private race teams. Hugely valuable, it was the first mid-engined production Ferrari,
Category: Race Cars
Historic Race Car in Austin
Found this picture among historic Austin pictures. Love to know more about it. The race car in the foreground is from San (Marcos??), Texas.
1961 Daimler SP250 at COTA Historic Races
BSA (Birmingham Small Arms Company) owned Daimler until 1960 when it was sold to Jaguar. It’s SOHC Hemi-head (heads are aluminum) V8 displaces 2.5 liters making 140 hp. Fiberglass body, and all disc brakes, it
1959 Lister-Chevrolet at Austin’s Vintage Races
Caught this last October at COTA. Lister was a British car manufacturer, made a number of race cars in the 1950s and later. This race car body was designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin for the
1957 Turner 950S at Vintage Car Races at COTA
At last year’s vintage races in Austin, this diminutive British Turner 950S is powered by a 948 cc Austin A35 engine (also used in the Mini, and the basis of many Nissan engines) and suspension. With roughly 80 hp, this
1961 Dolphin America Sport Racer at Historic Races
The Dolphin Engineering Company was established in 1958 in San Diego by an aerospace industry craftsman, and an English race car designer. They made a handful of these Americas, most powered by four cylinder 750cc or 1100cc Coventry
