Sig Haugdahl and the Wisconsin Special
Editors Note: A relative of Sig is currently looking for the Wisconsin Special, it’s known to still exist as of 2008. If you have any…
Cars
1967 Monaco F1 GP
This footage is from the 1967 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, and shows the fatal accident of Lorenzo Bandini, the Ferrari driver clipped a chicane and was sent upside down into the hay bales with
1964 Ferrari 158
The Ferrari 158 was the car that powered John Surtees to his 1964 Formula 1 World Championship. The car used both the V12 and V8 engine…
1958 NASCAR Daytona Beach Convertible Race
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-eIuUq-GZok In 1958 the first Daytona Beach Convertible race was held, this 25 minute film (split into 3 segments) covers the whole event from…
Rene Arnoux vs Gilles Villeneuve
This classic Formula 1 battle is considered by many to be the best 3 laps in open-wheeled racing history, it features Rene Arnoux and Gilles Villeneuve in a no holds barred street fight for the win at the 1979 French Grand Prix.
Holden Torana GTR-X Concept
* Update: One of two surviving examples of the GTR-X has come up for sale in Australia. You can read about it here. The Holden…
eBay Find: Rare ’59 Bocar XP-5
In 1959 a man named Bob Carnes (Bo-Car) started building utterly insane American racing cars, called the Bocar XP-5 they were built between 1959 and 1961. Bob used modified Corvette 283 engines with the motor in this car producing a staggering 450hp.
eBay Find: 1962 Lotus Super 7
To say the the Lotus 7 is an icon would be like saying Saturn V rockets are a little bit fiery. The Super 7 was designed by Lotus founder and motorsport engineering-god Colin Chapman in 1957 and is widely considered to be the essence of Lotus’ design philosophy.
First Ever NHRA National Event in 1955
The NHRA or National Hot Rod Association was founded by Wally Parks in 1951, he wanted to get drag racing off the streets and onto safer, professional level tracks and in doing so he doubtless saved a lot of young men’s lives throughout the 50’s and 60’s.
Onboard with Jim Clark
This wonderful onboard footage with Jim Clark at the 1963 Oulton Park Grand Prix give a great drivers eye view of what it was like to pilot a 60s era Formula 1 car
Austin Healy Sprite
The Austin Healy Sprite is, in my opinion, one of the best British cars from the golden age of affordable lightweight sports cars. I was never a big fan of the Mark I Frogeye but the Mark IV has always had significant appeal.
Magnolia Special Roadster
The Magnolia Special Roadster is surprisingly not British. Or even European. This unique, compressed natural gas roadster was designed and built by motorcycle designer JT Nesbitt (you may be familiar with his bikes over at Confederate) in New Orleans, development started in 2008 with the hand-built Magnolia Special rolling out of the showroom last month.