Had a neighbor that had both the Sonnet and an Opel GT........talk about a cool garage to play around in as a teenager.
Steve & his XKSS what a car. A D Type racer for the street. It's a shame the plant burnt down & only a small number survived.
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JikRXYgZ7hw"]1957 Jaguar XKSS Car - YouTube[/ame] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec7kWpKtcq0"]Jaguar XKSS & Norman Dewis @ Pebble Beach Concours 2010 - YouTube[/ame]
Watch his hands................:eek6: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfP3TMMj8Vg"]How do you steer this thing? - YouTube[/ame]
There are a lot of gorgeous classics in this vintage car hill climb (the Stratos in the thumbnail is misleading). [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr1rB91R19Q"]Vintage Cars, Gstaad Classic at Gurnigel 2011. Ferrari 250 GT, Porsche, Lotus, Alfa Romeo - YouTube[/ame]
I know this is a touring car race but it's close enough. Plus there's a Mini in there doing some great 3-wheeling 'round some of the corners. :yesnod: [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNnUWXGxYn4"]Goodwood 72nd Members' Meeting RACE NINE - Gerry Marshall Trophy pt2 - YouTube[/ame] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyaSYGdl1eM"]Goodwood 72nd Members' Meeting RACE ONE - Gerry Marshall Trophy - YouTube[/ame]
Another batch from the gorgeous sports car era. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O2EzM0d4r4"]Goodwood 72nd Members' Meeting RACE TEN - Surtees Trophy - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFlIjomJStQ"]This Porsche 914-6 Is Forgotten Only by Those Who Don't Know - YouTube[/ame]
I never cared for the 914. As time went by I have warmed up to them to the point I really do like the 914 & especially the 914-6. Many of those cars rusted away. Thanks Steve!
I always liked the one that Chip Vance raced in the Vintage Races. That car was fast and Chip knew how to drive it!
My best friend had a 914 when I was in high school. It was the 4cyl (same engine as in the VW 412)...but had been modified for a bit more "go". Larger displacement, header...etc. The car could corner to the point you'd think you were going to peel the tires off the rims. It was a lot of fun to drive. But rust was a constant problem, especially around the flip up headlights. What color was it? Well, BRG of course!
This is the Winningest Ferrari Ever Would you care to guess what the most winning Ferrari chassis (in period) in history is? It's not an ex-Formula One car and it isn't an Indy racer. It is chassis number #0672, this 625/250 TRC. Ordered new from Ferrari in 1957 by Mr. John von Neumann, an accomplished racer in his own right, along with another 625 TRC both fitted with 2.5L ex-Le Mans four-cylinders. John's assistant was Mr. Richie Ginther, who ran John's stable of race cars and also competed along with John, effectively creating a very winning race team. After a few races, John ordered the first 250TR engine (#0750TR) and had Richie shoehorn the big V-12 into the diminutive TRC (and this is the only TRC with a factory V-12). So how successful was it? Well, it won the Grand Prix of Mexico and races in Laguna Seca, Salt Lake City, Riverside, Nassau, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Pomona, Sacramento, and the list continues. It took on all challengers and frequently beat them. The car was so successful in fact, that even after the car was sold in 1961 to Mr. Otto Zipper it continued winning into the 1962 season with Ken Miles at the helm! Imagine a top tier, five-year old race car winning today! It was simply a state of the art combination of the gorgeous, light TRC body and a strong, reliable three-liter engine. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C2O_L2SpEg"]The 625/250 TRC is the Winningest Ferrari Ever - YouTube[/ame]
This was a great video. I highly suggest everyone to watch this and have a good sound system turned up with a sub. I just watched this on my desktop which is wired to a my Klipsch audio set up with a sub under my desk and WOW it made the hair on my arms stand up. Love that classic Ferrari sound.