Road And Track

Restyling The Future

Cadillac's 1959 Cyclone concept was a jet age dream from the top of its bubble canopy to the very tips of its rocketship fins. This cleverly restyled version takes it into customland with a longer roofline and a sneaky lowering job.

Brilliant !

Via: The H.A.M.B

Calling All Customs

The late 1950's heralded a new era in custom cars. Gone were the days of tastefully restyled vehicles. Wild panel paint jobs and every imaginable electronic gizmo were the last word in cold war cool. Reel to reel tape players, portable record players and telephones vied for the all important show point. Just whom you could speak to on one of these marvels of modern communication remains a mystery. Larry Watson perhaps ?

Givin' You The Willys #5

It doesn't matter what colour you paint a Willys - they always look tough.

Via: mo70bucket

Flying Snakes

Gene Hammon's Cobra gets some Texan air under its tires at Green Valley Raceway with Bob Bondurant [top] and Bill Steele [bottom] in the hot seat.

Photos: Bob Jackson

Via: Autosport

Leaving On A Jet Plane

Shelby's first 427 powered GT40 passes a herd of naked GT 350's enroute to Le Mans in 1965. GT 106 would carry Ken Miles and Bruce McLaren for 45 laps through the French countryside until gearbox failure put them out of the hunt.

Gang Green

Givin' You The Willys #4

The Jeffries, Walker & Wilie A/Gas Willys complete with Californian licence plate. I wonder how far they would have gone before a cop spotted the drag chute and slicks hanging a foot past the fenders ?

The All New 427 Cobra !

Via: My Car Quest

Cobras In Black And White

Just a bunch of period Cobra photos.

My apologies to the owners of these images as I can't recall where I found them.

Pit Stop #45

Kids love having their picture taken with injected, altered coupes.

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.

Via: streetmachineclub

The California Flash

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

Givin' You The Willys #3

Via: The H.A.M.B

Via: The H.A.M.B

Nitro By Night

Via: bcmacsac1

Pit Stop #44

Blower drive repairs while u wait.

Via: mooneye777

Asleep At The Wheel

Drag racing is a tiring business.

Via: MrPLW

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.

Via: bullittmcqueen

Bikes I Like #2

1965 Ducati Scrambler Competizione

Simplicity with soul for the dirt.

Via: Ingo Kreuschner

Howdy Pardner !

Via: krugerin50

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.

Via: TWE42

Pit Stop #43

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

Via: saacforum

Trackside

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

Via: ffcars

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.

Via: ducatimeccanica.com

Shopping Spree

1958 was a fine year for chrome encrusted station wagons.

Via: Plan59

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.

Via: jgr64

Latin Cat

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

Via: shorey.net

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.