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MG Maestro Turbo

 

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1969 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible -- triple white, hideaway headlamps, hood tach

 

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MG Maestro TurboView attachment 633094

Somehow my mind cannot accept that as "MG", lol.

Too many years and too many miles of-

 

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Oldsmobile Cutlass

 

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Michael Schumacher's first F1 car, 1991 Jordan 191. Qualified seventh, retired on first lap with clutch failure. Car is up for auction, expected to bring around $2 mil.

 

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Honda's first race car, the 1964 RA271, debuted at Nurburgring driven by Ronnie Bucknam. 230hp from a transversely mounted 1.5L V-12.

 

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1895 Peugeot, winner of the first official automobile race. Paris to Bordeaux, 740 miles at a winning speed of 20kph.

 

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1938 Alfa Romeo 158, aka the "Alfetta"; it's initial career was cut short by WWII, it reappeared in 1947 powered by a 1.5-liter 8-cylinder engine of 296 hp, becoming the first modern "F1" car. Successful? It won 47 of the 54 races it entered.

 

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Rondeau M379B

 

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Renault 21 Turbo Superproduction

 

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Not a photo, but a visual feast nonetheless:

 

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Bob Jane's Jaguar Mk2 at Lakeside in 1963. Original 3.8L engine replaced by full race prepped 4.2 from an XKE using mostly custom made parts, 320hp but only good for around 500 miles between rebuilds. Car was capable of 151mph while its main competitor, a 351 powered Ford Mustang, only did 154mph. Jane took the ATCC title twice before rules change limited the Jag to its original 3.8 engine while the Mustangs were showing up with 427ci big blocks. (He claimed the title twice more, '71 and '72, in a Camaro ZL-1, and remained active in Australian motorsport until his death in 2018.)

 

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1959 Lister Costin BHL 130, most original Costin bodied Lister remaining. Has been racing consistently for sixty years.

 

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Original designer of Jaguar Mk2 shows what he would do with that car today, a "2022 Jaguar Mk2".

 

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Toyota Camry NASCAR

 

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In 1964 three MGBs were specially prepared by a California MG dealer to compete at Sebring, they did well. Two survive today.

An interesting story:

A window into racing in the 1960s | Sebring Special MGBs:

The 1963-1964 MGB saw much success in 1960's events at Sebring, Le Mans, Nurburgring, and Targa Florio, opening a window on sports car marketing and racing.

classicmotorsports.com

 

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June 19, 1949, the first NASCAR race is held on a dirt track in Charlotte, NC, for "strictly stock" cars.

Only 11 of the 33 starters finished the race, overheating engines took out many, while others succumbed to broken wheels due to the rough track. Glenn Dunnaway, in a Ford, was first across the line. Then he was disqualified when inspection showed oversized truck springs on the rear of his car (which was actually a moonshine hauler); thus Jim Roper, "running a distant second" in a Lincoln after leading 40 laps, became winner of NASCAR's first race. Roper competed in only one other event then moved to Texas and operated a horse farm til his death in 2000.

 

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1964 Sunbeam Imp, powered by rear mounted Coventry Climax engine.

 

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Mazda's first car, the 1960 R360 coupe, 15hp.

 

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1968 Mazda Cosmo Series 1, 110hp Wankel engine. They routinely bring about $100k at auction today.

Too bad that sharp styling didn't carry over to the Series 2, 1975.