1949 Talbot-Lago T26C Grand Prix
One of my favorite cars at the vintage races at COTA last year. 4.5 liter straight six.
One of my favorite cars at the vintage races at COTA last year. 4.5 liter straight six.
More info on this car at this link. Excerpt: “600 bhp, 396 cu. in. (bored 392 cu. in.) 1957 Chrysler “Hemi” V-8 engine, dual Holley 750 cfm four-barrel carburetors, manual gearbox, split-axle front suspension, de
Very expensive, important car. V12, 4.5 liter powerplant in these cars took third and fourth place finishes at 1939 Le Mans.
A highlight of these races, this Maserati has a four cylinder, four valves per cylinder, supercharged engine. Note eight exhaust pipes, two for each cylinder. These cars were successfully raced before and after WWII, including
A lot of history here. From Motoreum.
Terry Sather’s Automotive in S. Austin services my car, and has a long history of BMW racing. This car, Terry told me, just wasn’t fast enough, so it was made street legal. Anyone up for
Miller was the most successful race car builder before WWII. He built ten of these cars in 79 days. Here is some history of these cars. Watch video of this car at another track a few
Perhaps the last of the front-engined cars in this class. These were soon made obsolete by mid-engined race cars. See link at right for Corinthian vintage race club. Also, there will be more than 500