1965 Shelby Cobra 427 for Sale
This 1965 Shelby Cobra is a Factory Five car assembled by a fellow in Wisconsin and signed by Carroll Shelby. Unlike most Cobra replicas, this one has a Ford 427 cu. in. V8 with aluminum
Tag: Vintage Race Cars
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
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
Bobby Langly’s Scorpion 1 Vintage Dragster at Austin’s Lonestar Round Up
This is a significant car. Powered by a Chrysler FirePower Hemi. See and hear it running at YouTube.
1954 Kurtis 500 KK Vintage Race Car at COTA
Impressive race car competing at the vintage races at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, based on a 1952 Indy 500 chassis powered by a 1954 DeSoto 291 cu. in. Fire Dome Hemi. Kurtis made 2/3’s
Vintage Races: 1964 Porsche 904R GTS Coupe
At the recent historic races at our own Circuit of the Americas, I discovered this appealing 904R replica built by Beck. The original Porsche 904 was available in 1964/5, also called the Carrera GTS. Its 1966
Race Week Special: Gurney-Weslake Powered Ford GT40
This engine was created for Dan Gurney and powered the winning GT40s in the 1968 and 1969 Le Mans races. See you at COTA this weekend.
Race Week Special: They’re Racing Now!
Here is a collection of vintage race cars I captured at last year’s historic races. They are racing today through Sunday. Inexpensive, accessible and fantastic. See you at the races.
