The Surf Rat – A Hot Rod Surfboard by Jim O’Mahoney
The Surf Rat is a combining of passions that were shared by many young Americans in the 1950s and 1960s – hot rods and surfing. The first thing people always ask when they see the…
Classic Cars
A Brief History From The Lotus 7 to The Caterham 7
Above Image: A Lotus 7 battling with a Porsche 356 Speedster in 1984. Image courtesy of the San Francisco Region SCCA. In the Beginning: Motorsport in the Mud Lotus Cars, and thus the Lotus 7,…
The Porsche MOMO 356 RSR Outlaw by Emory Is For Sale
The Porsche MOMO 356 RSR Outlaw by Rod Emory and his team is one of the fastest street-legal Porsche 356s anywhere in the world. That said, although the car is officially titled as a 1960…
1965 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra “Sanction II” – The NASCAR-Engined Cobra With 550+hp
The 427 cu. in. version of the Shelby Cobra was far more than just a simple engine upgrade from the original 289 cu. in. Ford V8 – the entire car was redesigned for the…
The Long-Lost 1959 Tojeiro California Spyder – Only One Was Ever Made
The 1959 Tojeiro California Spyder is a car that was designed and partially built in the late 1950s before being placed into storage for years until it was completed decades later on the other side…
A 400+hp Coyote V8 Equipped First Generation Ford Bronco
This comprehensively restored first generation Ford Bronco is powered by the exact engine that many think should have been offered at launch with the all-new 2021 Bronco – the 5.0 Litre Ford Coyote V8. Of…
The Lamborghini 2241R Tractor – A Lamborghini Wearing Gulf Colors For ~$23,000 USD
The Lamborghini 2241R tractor is a member of the smaller family of Lamborghini tractors called the Lamborghinetta. These affordable and mechanically simple and tractors were similar to the first tractors that the company made…
The Fiat 8V Coupé – The Only Fiat Ever Fitted With A V8
The Fiat 8V was a revolutionary design that lit up the motoring press when it was first shown to the public at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The sleek new Italian GT car featured an…
The BMW 2002 Turbo – BMW’s First Turbocharged Production Car
The BMW 2002 Turbo is one of the most revered cars built by the Bavarian automaker in the 1970s and today it’s viewed as a highly collectible German classic – made all the more…
A Brief History Of The Mini Marcos – An Unusual Pint-Sized British Sports Car
Marcos Cars: Wooden Wonders In the wake of the Second World War, as Britain worked her way through austerity and the process of rebuilding what had been destroyed or damaged by the not at all…
The Mighty Lamborghini LM002 – A Countach V12-Powered Luxury 4×4
The Lamborghini LM002, frequently referred to as the “Rambo Lambo”, was the world’s first production luxury performance SUV. It was powered by the V12 from the Lamborghini Countach, and despite its prodigious curb weight…
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona – The World’s Fastest Production Car In 1968
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona is a car that became a benchmark for Ferrari and a sign of things to come – careful effort was taken when building it to ensure it would reclaim the…