Ford Racing Photo Archives
Carroll Shelby was one of the most prolific personalities in the automotive industry.
At age 72, Dave never really got the message.
“We have done so much, with so little, for so long, that we can now do anything with nothing.”
An Evening with Jim Hall
“I was shocked seeing the Chaparral launch itself over the top of Lothar Motschenbacher’s red McLaren.”
Stories from Baja—Got Kotex? and Hallucinations
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
The Design Makers—Inside Ford Design
A late ’60s look inside Ford Design.
Stories from Baja—A Bike in the Bank
Experiences from Baja written by John Thawley.
The Making of Le Mans
A 14-minute behind-the-scenes mini-doc on the making of the film Le Mans.
Stories from Baja—Broken Tie Rod End, No Problem
Experiences at Baja by John Thawley.
Mike Parks/Pete Klain Corvette at Sonoma Raceway Video
The Pete Klain Corvette restored by Mike Parks. Graphics by yours truly.
Steinegger & Eshenbaugh Dragster in Scale
Recreation of the Steinegger & Eshenbaugh Dragster
Derelicts, Pagani Huayra, and the Inverted Bike Shop
Three inspiring, well-executed videos to spark the imagination.
Déjá Vu—Pete Klain’s Corvette Resurrected
The car stood out was because no other competitor was foolhardy enough to spend so much effort on body decoration for a car likely as not to be damaged on the race course.
Burn On: 1973 Drag Racing Documentary
Old school drag racing. Excellent video.
1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech
The Oldsmobile Aerotechs were a series of experimental high-speed vehicles created between 1987 and 1992.
Remembering Louis Chevrolet
The Chevrolet brand became an icon and a tremendous success, yet he, Louis Chevrolet, received little profit from it
Steinegger & Eshenbaugh
Steinegger and Eshenbaugh is generally credited with bringing professional racing to the Phoenix area, and they carried the Arizona banner at tracks throughout the nation.
1965 Times Grand Prix at Riverside International Raceway
I was there. RIR was close to home.
Porsche 908/3 LS and Pagani Zonda R Videos
Full size slot cars.
Chaparral Exhibit at the Petroleum Museum, Midland, Texas
In 2005 I had the opportunity to visit the Chaparral Exhibit at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas—hollowed ground for Chaparral enthusiasts.
Carl Grimes’ Wild Wagon
Carl Grimes’ Wild Wagon is a fascinating story of home-built hotrodding from the ’40s and ’50s.
Electric Baker Torpedo Racers
Way ahead of its time.
Mario Andretti’s 1965 Brawner-Hawk Indycar
Mario Andretti’s 1965 Brawner-Hawk was built in a small shop in Phoenix.
Steve McQueen’s view—Porsche 917K
From the movie, LeMans. This is the same car driven by John Thomas that is featured in the sound files recorded by Mike Parris at Riverside International Raceway in 1980. The first audio file was posted before, but the second one, Four hot laps around Riverside, was recently acquired from driver John Thomas. Great in-car…
Jim Ray’s 1965 Corvette 396 4-speed Coupe
Nothing turns heads like that anymore. Nothing.