The 1938 Phantom Corsair
The Phantom Corsair was a marvel of futuristic design when it was shown publicly for the first time in 1938. The uniquely laid out body gave it seating for 6 but only 2 doors…
Cars
Hans Herrmann, the Porsche 550 Spyder and the Railway Crossing
The Porsche 550 Spyder is so low that during the 1954 Mille Miglia, former Formula 1 driver Hans Herrmann drove it at high speed under closed railroad crossing gates a few seconds before a passenger train flew by.
Too Fast To Race – Group B Rally Documentary
Group B Rally was introduced by the FIA in 1982 and quickly resulted in cars that blew the lid off anything that had ever raced on gravel in the past. The cars were the most technologically advanced vehicles the world had ever seen, they were lightweight, exceedingly powerful and staggeringly unsafe machines that performed, essentially, like a rally version of a Formula 1 car.
Wrecked Metals
Wrecked Metals is a hot rod and chopper shop based in Boise Idaho run by Matt Whitlock, I like them because they aren’t super-blingy like many other garages with a similar MO.
1903 Spyker
In 1903 brothers and coachbuilders Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker unveiled the 60HP Spyker, this remarkable car featured a number of world firsts including the first 4-wheel drive system, the first 6 cylinder engine and…
Racing Brighton Beach
Every now and then I come across a photograph that mesmerises me, click the above picture and take a look at it full scale and you’ll see what I mean.
Jaguar Goodwood Poster – 1952
The 1952 Goodwood 9 Hour Race was first held in 1952, Jaguar sent the above illustrated C-Type with other British manufacturers sending their latest creations.
Mini Spinner
This super-sepia footage features 1960’s rally drivers Paddy Hopkirk and Timo Makinen demonstrating controlled spins, skids and extreme reverse parking at Pukekohe, New Zealand.
Touchdown
This is a picture of a Jeep piloted by Jim Vaughan in the 70’s, it’s a great example of wheel-articulation is action. I stumbled across this snapshot over on the brilliant OffRoadAction.ca website, check them out if you have time.
Vintage Stunts
From a time when Nomex was a small man’s previous wife, this is a frankly insane stunt performed in what appears to be a Model T Ford.
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 information please contact me via the email address in the…
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