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Michel Collet: sculpteur de performances

Michel Collet likes details. Those little somethings that may seem insignificant to the untrained eye, but which, when done just right, are the difference between something ordinary and something timeless. We’re talking the headlamps on …

Miss Hurst Golden Shifter

Check out these great pics of Miss Hurst Golden Shifter, Linda Vaughn.
Here is what the guys at The Selvedge Yard had to say
“Linda Vaughn, the lovely, leggy, legend of the auto racing scene from the …

Porsche Design P’6612: Tribute To Porsche’s 1970 Le Mans Victory

Porsche has just released a new model, the P’6612 to celebrate its first Le Mans victory in 1970.
Here is the blurb as it appeared in Autoblog
“Some races come and go, but a handful remain inextricably …

Fever machines: Porsche 917/10

Porsche’s fearsome 917 sports-racer came, saw and conquered during the first two world sportscar championship seasons of the 1970s. The 4.5-litre, flat-12 cylinder machine – later increased to five litres – was the most sophisticated …

Project Bike: Motorsport Retro’s 1984 Kawasaki KX250

I am completely addicted to Vintage Motocross.
Ever since Carl from Northside Motorcycles let me ride some bikes from his collection for a story on Motorsport Retro, I can think of nothing else.
There was only one …

Nicolas Hunziker at Speed Couture

Speed-Couture’s lifestyle gear for the speed aficionado

Lifestyle gear for the retro motorsport enthusiast just keeps getting better and better and Speed-Couture is here to bring us the best of it!
Stocking the best of a2z RacerGear, JOCHEN 70, Nicolas Hunziker, Rosso Corsa …

Classic Ads: Champions Power the winners

I found this ripper ad on The Chicane Blog.
I’m guessing it’s from 1953 as it mentions Mike Hawthorn winning in France, which he did in ’53 aboard a Ferrari 500.
“From Sicily to Indianapolis from Monte …

Victory by design: Chevrolet Corvette L88

Alain de Cadenet talks us through the rich heritage of one of Americas most famous racing cars. The Chevrolet Corvette L88.
The story begins with the number 9 car which entered Le Mans in 1967 and …