Comic Book Combat

The battle was as intense on the homefront newstands as it was in the skies over Korea.

Via: Digital Comic Museum

Mystery Machine

In 1966 Bob Tasca Sr. ran this longnose AF/X Mustang out of his Rhode Island dealership with Bill Lawton behind the wheel. The Mystery 9 soon became the Mystery 8 as the times got quicker.

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The California Flash

Butch Leal's 1965 AF/X Plymouth sans injection.

Givin' You The Willys #3

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Nitro By Night

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Pit Stop #44

Blower drive repairs while u wait.

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Asleep At The Wheel

Drag racing is a tiring business.

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A Truckload Of Ponies

One thousand two hundred and twenty four horsepower ready for immediate delivery.

Via: Car Guy Chronicles.

Tropical Trike

This has to be the artwork for some crazy model kit I never got to build.

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Bikes I Like #2

1965 Ducati Scrambler Competizione

Simplicity with soul for the dirt.

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Howdy Pardner !

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One Careful Owner

Bill Ireland ran this AF/X Mustang as the Trojan Horse during the 1966 season. Originally packing a S.O.H.C. 427, Ireland campaigned it with wedge power. This was Gas Ronda's former car and exists today, restored in that guise.

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Pit Stop #43

Le Mans 1965
Another unsuccessful attempt for Shelby and the GT40. Next year would be a different story.

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Trackside

Shelby's new 427 Cobra at California's Riverside Raceway in 1965.

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Some Of My Favorite Italian Things With Wheels

A bunch of beautiful Italian machinery in no particular order.

1963 Lamborghini 350 GTV.

Maserati A6G/54 2000 Zagato Coupe

1974 Ducati 750 SS

1968 Bizzarini 5300 GT Strada

1962 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Speciale Berlinetta Coupe

Bikes I Like

Ducati's metalflake masterpiece.

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Shopping Spree

1958 was a fine year for chrome encrusted station wagons.

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Pit Stop #42

Le Mans 1964
The Ford GT40 of Phil Hill and Bruce McLaren is given the once over by a team of nattily attired technicians. Hill claimed the lap record at 131.375 mph that year, but gearbox failure put paid to Ford's attempt.

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Latin Cat

1958 Jaguar XK 150 designed by Pietro Frua and built by Ghia of Switzerland.

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Holy Concept Car !!!

Before Gotham City's caped crusaders switched their atomic batteries to power, Lincoln displayed this dynamic duo with their 1955 Futura concept car. Originally constructed by Ghia in Italy, the forgotten Futura languished until a reworking by George Barris saw it imortalized as the Batmobile.

Pit Stop #41

I can't tell you a lot about this altered following my hard drive crash. I can tell you that the neatly attired crew date the shot somewhere around the mid to late sixties. A great slice of homespun drag racing.

Givin' You The Willys #2

Drive-By

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Sidewalk Surfing

Clay wheels, no shoes and not a care in the world ........ a time before sport became extreme.

Quarter Horse

Les Ritchey's 1965 AF/X Mustang was campaigned once again in 1966 with injection and a new candy apple red paint job.

Good 'Ol Boys

A pair of exceedingly squat Galaxies make this program even more appealing. Reminds me of a Little Golden Book before bedtime.

Via: progcovers.

Pit Stop #40

Targa Florio 1967
Ford GT40 Jo Schlesser/Guy Ligier
DNF.

Check out the sporty leisure hat in the background. That's something you won't see today ......... unless it were emblazoned with some indistinguishable corporate logo.

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Deuce Coupes

Racing Behind The Iron Curtain

A selection of brilliant programs from The Sachsenring, home to the East German Motorcycle Grand Prix from 1962 until 1971.

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Interpretation

The only thing these hot rods have in common is that they all started life as Model A Fords.

Strip Shot #6

Harry Luzader's 1932 Ford
about to reach for the sky.

Down But Not Out

Bill Henderson's 1940 Willys had a lot more nose down attitude than most of its contemporaries. Running a supercharged, fuel burning 392 Chrysler built by Chet Herbert, Henderson's Willys ran as a full bodied fuel car and not a gasser. The wild paint job was the work of none other than Larry Watson.

Just Add Paint

Larry Watson redefined the custom car when he loaded up the spray gun to paint his then new 1958 Ford Thunderbird. Intricate paint schemes became the new hammer and torch as custom cars gleamed under the latest metalflakes, candies and pearls.

A Little Off The Top

1966 saw things at Lincoln-Mercury starting to get a little funny. The Plastigage Corporation was enlisted to produce four fiberglass Comet bodies for each of their match race drivers. From the outside, they had the appearance of stock bodied Comets, except Jack Chrisman's GT-1. Jack hacked the roof straight of his car and turned it into a wild roadster. This roofless wonder was a very strong performer, running over 180 mph in the quarter, until parachute failure destroyed the plastic projectile. After running out of strip and stopping power, the GT-1 crashed, burning to the ground.