by Mike Hanson | Mar 16, 2014 | Blog Page, Race Cars, Sebring
There were a lot of cars there I had not seen before at the 2011 Sebring Legends of Motorsport, and unlike many vintage events at Sebring that turn into a Porsche 911 tribute, there were a wide variety of types and classes. Hopefully they can keep up the momentum in...
by Mike Hanson | Mar 16, 2014 | Blog Page, Chaparral, Race Cars, USA
Along with the Grand Sport Corvettes, the 2003 Amelia Island Concours featured the cars of Jim Hall. It was the first time all of these cars had been together outside of the museum in Midland, Texas. Interesting story, as I was looking at the cars with my family, an...
by Mike Hanson | Mar 16, 2014 | Blog Page, Race Cars, Shelby, USA
In 2009, a rare find at Amelia Island was this 1965 Cobra Daytona Coupe. Radically different than the Cobra roadsters, it had an ultra-slippery body designed by Pete Brock. This car is chassis CSX2601, driven by Bob Bondurant at the 12 Heures du Reims in France. I...
by Mike Hanson | Mar 15, 2014 | Blog Page, Don Garlits, Museums, Race Cars, Rod & Custom, USA
A few photos of a visit to the Don Garlits museum in Ocala, Florida. There’s a wide variety of cars on display here, from the expected to dragsters and funny cars to Don’s personal collection of vintage American classics and Rod & Customs. It’s...
by Mike Hanson | Mar 15, 2014 | Amelia Island, Blog Page, Chevrolet, Race Cars, USA
In 2003, the Amelia Island Concours hosted all five of the original Grand Sport Corvettes – three coupes and two roadsters. It was a dreary day in Florida for this event, and it was raining so hard that they brought all of the cars into the ballrooms and...
by Mike Hanson | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog Page, Cavallino Classic, Ferrari, Italy, Race Cars
An up-close and personal view of the blue Penske Ferrari 512M. This is the car that was driven by Mark Donohue, and has a engine build by for Penske by Traco. There’s some great stories of this car in the book The Unfair Advantage, by Mark Donohue.