Showing posts with label Factory race car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Factory race car. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500 Lightweight factory racer, 1-of-212, in storge since 1970, with only 2400 miles on it (thank you George!)

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The portly front bench seat was ditched in favor of a pair of basic Bostrom bucket seats. These were sourced from Ford’s police package and ...
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Saturday, October 03, 2026

1964 Marauder (great name for a muscle car)

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/1712630748969016/permalink/3519164011649005
Thursday, May 28, 2026

Louis Galanos photo of 1963 Sebring when the George McClure/Dick Semko TVR Grantura went off into the burm while the A.J. Foyt/Jim Hurtubise Corvette cornered

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221021067276641&set=gm.2493052697554632&idorvanity=527146584145263 https://racepace.se/page27...
Sunday, May 04, 2025

a collection of swiss cheeses and super duties is up for grabs, the Bobbie Knudsen collection, probably the son of Bunkie Knudsen, the head of Pontiac Motor Division (56 to 67) who was handed the reins of PMD and ordered to turn it around, so it wouldn't be shut down

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https://www.mecum.com/auctions/indy-2025/collections/the-bobby-knudsen-collection
Wednesday, April 30, 2025

David Pearson drove a radio-heater-delete WO-series A990 ’65 Coronet HEMI racecar on the Shell 4000 Trans-Canada Rally. (thanks George!)

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It had a non-shielded 13-gallon fuel tank from a Dodge Lancer was installed in front of the trunk-mounted battery. The blueprinted 426 race...
Saturday, April 12, 2025

the amount of chrome trim on these race cars, caught my eye. I thought all extra trim was removed before cars even got racing numbers put on, but maybe these were from early in the "Stock" car racing, and these might have hardly been changed since getting sold by a dealership

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https://public.fotki.com/gwadagone/sixties-nascar--dec/56ajfoyt1.html#media
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

In 1960, Camoradi was able to acquire two “competition optioned Corvettes plus spare parts, technical advice as needed and a financial testing contract” with a little help from Corvette engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov.

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Delivered with 283-cubic-inch/290-hp fuel-injected engines, heavy-duty brakes and suspension, and larger fuel tanks. The Corvettes started ...
Sunday, February 02, 2025

this 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air V special order factory drag racer was found in a police impound in 2005... with only 54 miles on the odo. Because the internet and cell phones weren't around then, it sold for only $4600.00

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After several talks with Pontiac experts, he found out the car was a dealer race car. The nephew of the Pontiac dealership’s owner had order...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

the only remaining member of the Smothers Brothers Racing Team, NHRA Stock Eliminator class, was returned to the Oldsmobile dealership following the inaugural Gatornationals in 1970, repainted, and sold off like a random car without incredible drag racing history

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King Oldsmobile repainted it yellow and sold it off. It sat hidden for decades until Jeff Kane discovered it. Kane brought the car home a...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

the dual qual 427 lightweight '63.5 Galaxie

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A mid-year addition to the full-size Ford lineup.  Along with the new profile, Ford offered a lightweight package intended for racing that ...
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Monday, December 23, 2024

1st I've ever heard of the term, the "135 cars," a term for the first 50 Cobra Jets, the factory drag-racing cars built to introduce the new 428 Cobra Jet V8 to the public. The cars could run in the 13s on street tires, and 11s were only a set of slicks and traction bars away.

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  There are Cobra Jets and then there are Super Cobra Jets. Supreme among CJs, however, are the factory-built drag racing Cobra Jets. In lat...
Saturday, September 21, 2024

No. 57 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4

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https://sportscar365.com/lemans/asian-lms/winward-to-make-series-debut-with-two-car-mercedes-amg-effort/ https://racer.com/2021/01/31/winwar...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

a1966 Mr. Norm's Dodge Coronet left the factory with the 426 max wedge, it's the only 66 Coronet factory made with a max wedge

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the 426 Wedge was no longer available at the time, so it's more of a prototype. The unit was hand-built using OEM parts from previous ye...
Sunday, June 09, 2024

Triumph Motor Company factory team TR4's, Sebring 12hrs, 1966. The beauty of Kodachrome! 58 year old photos look impeccable

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/527146584145263/permalink/2456745101185392
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Saturday, December 10, 2022

Nice looking Ferrari, it's a 1976 308 GTB Group 4... but have you even seen a race car that mounted a shaft to the headlight to keep it in the raised position?

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https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa23/paris/lots/r0047-1976-ferrari-308-gtb-group-4/1314176
Saturday, December 03, 2022

This 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 competed in the SCCA Trans-Am and NASCAR Grand Touring series between 1969 and 1970, and was just recently sold on Bring a Trailer

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The 408 was built using a Dart block, a Crower crank and connecting rods, a Comp Cams camshaft and lifters, Brodix cylinder heads, a 950 Hol...
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

I don't know how much fun a person can have with an old race car, unless they have unlimited money, and unlimited access to a nearby race track... but cool old race cars come up for sale a lot, because they pay off huge to the sellers, who in some cases are the original race teams, who have no use for something that has appreciated in value significantly

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https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=557550326370015&set=pcb.557550489703332
Tuesday, May 03, 2022

1970 "BEASLEY" Fairlane 500-S Stage I and Stage II were special dealer prepped Fairlane 500 429SCJ that ran 11.90s and were sold to the public. I've never heard of them until now

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  https://www.facebook.com/fordmenlegends/posts/2478872695500224
Saturday, December 11, 2021

1,100 mile one-owner '69 Fairlane SCJ drag pack was on Ebay, but was snapped up at 165k "buy it now"

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The exterior is 100 percent original with the factory Candy Apple Red paint and original tires. The car has the original build sheet, bill o...