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Save A Racer: 1962 MGA Race Car

This 1962 MGA was raced at many of the major tracks including Laguna Seca, Lime Rock, Watkins Glens, and Sears Point between 1980 and 1988. It needs to get back into shape, but will hopefully be out on the… more»

Tractor Not Included: 1970 Chevy Nova SS 396

During the muscle car era, the Chevy Nova was considered a compact car and while by today’s standards it is a big car, in those days it was small compared to the other muscle cars on the street. Even… more»

In the Rough: 1960 GSM Delta Convertible

This fiberglass body might look like a kit car, but it is actually a limited production sports car built in South Africa back in the 1960’s. The company, Glass Sport Motors, built between 150 and 200 of these lightweight… more»

Name that Car: Aluminum Mystery Racer

After the success with the Adler, we thought we had better give this one a shot. Reader John G. contacted us quite a while ago about this aluminum race car he found. He doesn’t know much about its origins,… more»

Barn Dragster: 1967 Ford Mustang

It appears that someone started building this 1967 Ford Mustang for drag racing, but was never able to finish it and it ended up parked in this Ottawa, Canada barn for many years. Special thanks to reader Gord L… more»

Project Racer: 1959 Turner 950S

When Jack Turner founded his sports car manufacturing company in 1950, he had one goal in mind and that was to build race cars. This 1959 Turner 950S is one of only 670 cars built before the company closed… more»

1965 Mercury Comet Dragster Barn Find

The seller of this 1965 Mercury Comet claims it was found in a barn just 40 miles from the Woodburn, Oregon Drag Strip. Someone had started building it for drag racing, but never finished it. After the seller found… more»

Desoto Special

If you wanted a high performance car back in the fifties and couldn’t afford a sports car from Europe, you could just build your own. Parts were easy to source at local scrapyards and there were even companies producing… more»

Vintage Race Car Project: 1966 Sunbeam Imp

This 1966 Sunbeam Imp started the process of becoming a race car, but the previous owners were never able to finish the task. A roll cage has already been fitted and it has been painted, but all the mechanicals… more»

Fast Past: 1952 Oldsmobile Drag Car

The owner of this 1952 Oldsmobile claims that it was once a drag car and that it even holds the 1974 AHRA Record in X SuperStock. Reader P. Trout sent this in after doing some research, but he was… more»

1970 Mustang Boss 302 Barn Racer

This 1970 Ford Boss 302 was raced until ’76s and was in storage off and on until 1997 when it was parked in a barn. After being pulled from the barn, the seller cleaned it up and did a… more»

1962 Marcos Luton Gullwing

We all know about Mercedes’ Gullwing, but how many of us have heard of the Marcos Gullwing? Or even Marcos for that matter? Well, dont feel bad, there were only 13 of these ever built and most were used… more»

1962 Devin V8 Project

This derelict Devin has seen better days. The current owner has been in possession of the car since 1976 and they claim is was pretty fast back then. With a 283 V8 mounted in a tubular chassis and fiberglass… more»

Barn Racer: 1927 Ford Model T Speedster

It didn’t take long for early cars to be used for racing and over the years, racing has played a very important role in the progression of the automobile. Racing, in a variety of forms has taken place all… more»

Possible Racer: 1952 MG TD MKII

This 1952 MG TD has been owned by the same family for the past 52 years, of which 41 years have been spent parked in the garage. This car isn’t your run of the mill TD though, it’s the… more»

Vintage Drag Car: 1969 Camaro SS396

Finding a car is thrilling, but it is even more exciting when that old car has a history. That is why so many people seek out vintage race cars. They come with more than just service records. Reader James… more»

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