Car Pictures

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Ligier JS2 R

 

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Renault 600/900

 

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1962 Rambler American wagon with Chevrolet LS V8 swap

 

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1988 Monaco Grand Prix

 

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Swedish Camaro Cup action late 1970s.

Thanks to IMC '67 for posting about Ulf Norinder and his involvement!

 

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1982 Indy 500

 

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Growing up I was more of a military buff than a car guy. I had (and still have) one issue of Hot Cars Magazine possibly purchased in lieu of a comic book on a family trip from Des Moines to Omaha:

Seared into my memory is an article about the 1976 Buick Century Regal selected for Indy 500 Pace Car duties. The turbocharged 231 CID / 3.8L V6 in this car was a precursor to Turbo Regals and Grand Nationals and various T-Type Buicks, and was even developed into a potent performer in CART.

To me this is the epitome of 1970s U.S. domestic personal luxury cars, unapologetically large and loud, resplendent in its wild decal package:

https://sloanlongway.org/1976-buick-century-pace-car/

The silhouette of the Regal also conjures some of my favorite images of NASCAR and ARCA with these massive Monte Carlo/Grand Prix/Cutlass/Regals dukeing ot out with Ford Thunderbirds & Torinos and Mercury Montegos/Cougars as well as Chargers/Magnums from Mopar at venues like Riverside and Darlington.

BONUS: The late, great singer Marty Robbins--who drove stock cars for years and even competed in top tier NASCAR events--was the honorary driver of the pace car.

 

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Ford Probe

 

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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.5
Freddy Loix
Rally Catalunya 2001

 

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Porsche 911 Targa

 

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24h Le Mans 2023
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 NASCAR, 2 Oreca 07 Gibson LMP2 and Vanwall Hypercar

 

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Ford 427FE, this one is 665 horsepower and 573 ft-lbs of torque, on pump gas ...and street legal.

 

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'66 Fairlane GTX prototype, sent to Gene Winfield for custom work when brand new; owner stored it for 52 years.

 

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1966 Chevelle SS396

 

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Volkswagen Beetle mild custom spotted in downtown Lincoln, NE. Photo could have been better but did not want to disturb the driver.

 

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24h Le Mans 1999

Also know as the year when the "flying" Mercedes took off.

 

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Bear foot Dodge Ram Monster Truck

 

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1946 Ford convertible smoothie custom 26 miles south of St. Joseph, MO, on northbound Interstate 29 spoted two weeks ago.

 

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1993 Ford SVT F-150 Lightning on a press day at the Dearborn Proving Grounds.

I always thought these were attractive trucks and did not realize the first generation Lightning was such a comparatively low production:

Trivia: Jackie Stewart helped refine the suspension for better handling.

 

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Just learned of 10 very special WHITE Lightnings--I think George Jones would approve!

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/officially-official-1994-ford-f-150-svt-lightning