You’d expect a masterpiece from Dr. Mark Brinker, after his superb, multi-volume books on “Japan’s Most Astonishing Automobiles” and “The Amazing Denzel Sports Car.” And you won’t be disappointed with his latest effort — “Heroes of the Forest.” So writes Ken Gross yesterday in https://velocetoday.com/heroes-of-the-forest-reviewed/ Click to read an interesting commentary on Mark Brinker’s new… Continue reading Heroes of the Forest Reviewed
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N is for Nicols-Panhard
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙𝓝 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓵𝓼 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓭 Pretty rare indeed… only four were built.Owner Jean-Pierre Molerus writes “Murray Nichols was commissioned by Bill Devin to make another car to go with the C model already in production . The car was named the S model for sport use. The… Continue reading N is for Nicols-Panhard
L is for Laguna Seca
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 🄻 🄸🅂 🄵🄾🅁 🄻🄰🄶🅄🄽🄰 🅂🄴🄲🄰 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗮 (branded as WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca) is a paved road racing track on the Central Coast of California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, near both Salinas and Monterey, California. The racetrack is 2.238 mi (3.602 km)… Continue reading L is for Laguna Seca
M is for MG
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 𝓜 𝓲𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓜𝓖 MG cars had their roots in a 1920s sales promotion side-line of Morris Garages, a retail sales and service centre in Oxford belonging to William Morris. The business’s manager, Cecil Kimber, modified standard production Morris Oxfords and added MG Super Sports to… Continue reading M is for MG
J is for Jaguar
𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝔸 𝕥𝕠 ℤ… ℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 – 𝕵 𝖎𝖘 𝖋𝖔𝖗 𝕵𝖆𝖌𝖚𝖆𝖗 Jaguar made its name by producing a series of successful eye-catching high-performance sports cars, the Jaguar XK120 (1948–54), Jaguar XK140 (1954–57), Jaguar XK150 (1957–61), and Jaguar E-Type (1961–75). The sports cars were successful in international motorsport, a path followed in the… Continue reading J is for Jaguar
Escuderia California
Steve Knoll has been a friend and co-conspirator of Rob Manson for some 20 years and was present in Barcelona when the idea was born that Rob should go motor racing. Rob’s brother-in-law Don “Slim” Pepperdene was at the same meeting; the initiative and a future collection of race cars was named Escuderia California. Rob… Continue reading Escuderia California
1959 Sorrell-Larkin SR200
1959 Sorrell-Larkin SR200 Special… The original SR200 was built in ‘59 and wrecked at Riverside raceway in 1960. This car was built in later years by the builders of the original, Mike & Jim Larkin and Bob Sorrell, the bodywork with the original molds and a 355 Chevy V8. This is the only SR-200 known… Continue reading 1959 Sorrell-Larkin SR200
1955 Jaguar XK140
The Jaguar XK140 (1954–1957) is a legendary British sports car. Featuring a 3.4L inline-six engine, it produced 190 hp (standard) or 210 hp (SE/MC models with the C-Type head). It utilized a 4-speed manual gearbox, Lockheed drum brakes, and was available as an Open Two-Seater (Roadster), Drophead Coupé, or Fixed Head Coupé. Dave Olson’s example… Continue reading 1955 Jaguar XK140
1952 Porsche Glöckler Special
1488cc air-cooled flat-4 Porsche motor and running gear, Weidenhausen body. This is Glöckler-Porsche No.3 of 7, a lightweight, custom-built race car crafted by Frankfurt Porsche dealer Walter Glöckler and mechanic Hermann Ramelow. Built with assistance from the Porsche factory in Zuffenhausen, the third Glöckler special was designed to address handling quirks (such as rear suspension… Continue reading 1952 Porsche Glöckler Special
1955 Austin-Healey 100S
1955 𝓐𝓾𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓷-𝓗𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓮𝔂 100S – Greg Whittenℙ𝕖𝕓𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 ℝ𝕠𝕒𝕕 ℝ𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝟟𝟝𝕥𝕙 2660cc four cyl. engine. First production 100S chassis and the fourth 100S produced, a model derived from the factory Austina-Healey Le Mans racer. Sold new to Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper (in Skippy among other starring roles) who was racing a standard Healey 100 at the… Continue reading 1955 Austin-Healey 100S