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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!.
My gift to you Russian mareshka. Christmas decoration handmade, which is made at the factory "Ariel", in the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Russia..
Nizhny Novgorod became the place of historical existence of the glass Christmas tree decoration business, beginning in 1936, when the children's toy cooperative gang was organized. It consisted of a glass-blowing art workshop for making Christmas-tree toys..The path to the present day of the Nizhny Novgorod Christmas tree toy was not easy. She survived the war years of 1941–1945, when, along with toys, glass-blowers blew out medical devices and laboratory glassware..In the years after the collapse of the USSR, glassblowers and artists had to learn to work in new economic conditions. It required another competitive toy..In 1996, a new story began in the production of Christmas tree decorations in Nizhny Novgorod. At the Ariel Glass Christmas Tree Factory, the foundations were laid for the future unique school of artistic painting of glass decorations, which in a few years will bring world-wide fame to Nizhny Novgorod masters. The factory team not only quickly mastered the technical features of labor-intensive glass-blowing production, but also made a decisive step in updating the artistic repertoire (product range).
The Italian 1929 OM 665 SSMM Superba race car. The firm OM, which stands for Officine Meccaniche, was founded in 1899 in Milan. It came into being as a result of the merger of two firms that were active in the production of railway locomotives and rolling stock. OM's involvement with car manufacturing began in 1917 when it purchased the Roberto Zust factory in Brescia. (A Zust 28/45 HP participated in the 1908 New York to Paris Race, won by a Thomas Flyer, and finished third.) Their first car appeared in 1918, and it had a close resemblance to the Zust. The punitive taxation system on Italian manufacturing was based on engine capacity, which dictated the need to get the most power out of 'nominal' engine sizes.
This famous OM factory team car is the supercharged 665 SS MM model with the larger 2.3-liter 6 cylinder engine, finned cylinder heads and dual water manifold pipes. It was driven in its racing debut to first in class and fifth overall in the 1930 Mille Miglia by Aldo Bassi and Carlo Gazzabini. The Mille Miglia was a thousand-mile race first held in December 1926. The event began and finished in Brescia and ran a 'figure of eight' course down to Rome and back. It was won with a 1-2-3 finish by Brescia-based car manufacturer, OM.
The racing events with which these cars competed required four-seater sports touring bodies. It is believed that this car, and others, would have been sent to Milan, where local coachbuilders Carrozzeria Sport modified its existing coachwork or else replaced it with the four-seater lightweight touring bodywork that it needed to be eligible for the race.
This important race car sold at auction in 2014 at auction for just under $2 mil!!!!
OM was taken over by the Fiat Group in 1938 and in the following year passenger car production ceased, and OM became a commercial vehicle and train part manufacturer.
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The MG Y-type may not seem the most likely rally car, but privateer Len Shaw had been using them successfully for several years and inspired MG to form a factory team of three YBs for the 1953 season. This 1953 MG YB rally car, HMO 909, is seen at the British Motor Museum.
1938/2003 Wanderer Stromlinie Spezial Roadster Replica
- 2255cc straight-6 OHV engine (designed by Ferdinand Porsche)
- triple carburettors
- power 70 bhp / 4.500 rpm
- curb weight 900 kg
- top speed 1240 km/h
- only 3 two-seater aluminum-bodied Roadsters built in 1938
- In 1938 and 1939 Auto Union entered for the Liège-Rome-Liège long-distance run with 3 aluminum-bodied Roadster, based on Wanderer technology
- in 1939 Auto Union succeeded in winning the team prize for factory teams
- since the 3 original Sport Cars must be regarded as lost forever, AUDI Tradition (Werner Zinke) had replicas built in 2003 on original chassis and engines
1938/2003 Wanderer Stromlinie Spezial Roadster Replica
- 2255cc straight-6 OHV engine (designed by Ferdinand Porsche)
- triple carburettors
- power 70 bhp / 4.500 rpm
- curb weight 900 kg
- top speed 140 km/h
- only 3 two-seater aluminum-bodied Roadsters built in 1938
- In 1938 and 1939 Auto Union entered for the Liège-Rome-Liège long-distance run with 3 aluminum-bodied Roadster, based on Wanderer technology
- in 1939 Auto Union succeeded in winning the team prize for factory teams
- since the 3 original Sport Cars must be regarded as lost forever, AUDI Tradition (Werner Zinke) had replicas built in 2003 on original chassis and engines
Merlyn started as a front engined Formula Junior prototype built as a personal project by Selwyn Hayward. Selwyn then went on to design and market the Mk2, producing 4 cars in total, with 2 of them being shipped out to the USA. This was then followed (unsurprisngly) by the Mk3. The Mk4 (surprisingly) was developed as a two seater road car, before the Mk5 reverted back to the race car ethos.
This design became refined over the following years, culminating in the popular Mk10 for F3 and F Libre. Colchester Racing Developments Ltd introduced a simplified version of their Mk10 F3 as the 1968 MK11 Formula Ford, and went on to produced Merlyn racing cars from 1960 to 1979. The company was founded by Selwyn Hayward and continued by his brother Clive Hayward. When the manufacture of Merlyn racing cars stopped, Clive continued to manufacture Merlyn parts as CRD Tool and Engineering Ltd.
The Merlyn Mk10 cost £950, compared to £1,450 for a Brabham at the time, so for two-thirds of the cost it proved to be a popualr choice for enthusiastic competitor on a budget. The Formula 3 Mk10 achieved four podium finishes and one win in the British championship with driver Tony Lanfranchi, and the factory team had a good run at the Grand Prix Adriatique with Dave Walker finishing first and the other factory driver Martin Stephani finishing third. The whole top five drove Merlyn cars.
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Yes, this is a replica but aren’t we all “replica’s” in one form or another.........
Aston Martin's were an important car in the history of auto racing, and were well excepted by the automotive enthusiast community who enjoyed driving the cars during the week and racing them on the weekend. During the mid-1930s, Aston Martin introduced their 1.5-liter Ulster cars, named after a victory by the Works team at Ulster.
The Aston Martin Ulster stands as one of the most respected of all pre-war racecars. After the success of the factory team cars in the 1934 Ulster T.T. Race, Aston Martin made replicas available to the public to purchase. These cars were largely based on the previous MKII model, and were powered by a SOHC 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produced 85 bhp. Less than 25 Ulsters were ever made and they all still exist.
Production of the Ulster lasted from 1934 through 1936 with a mere 21 examples being produced. All examples are believed to have survived to modern times. These cars were true performance machines, suitable for the most discerning sports car drivers. The team cars had paved the way for the production based cars to be created.
Source - Excerpts from conceptcarz
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2007
Hope you enjoy.......
Where have all the designers gone?
Long time passing.
Long time ago.
The Jaguar D-Type, like its predecessor the C-Type, was a factory-built race car. Although it shared the basic straight-6 XK engine design (initially 3.4L and eventually uprated to 3.8 litres in the late fifties) with the C-Type, the majority of the car was radically different. Perhaps its most ground-breaking innovation was the introduction of a monocoque chassis, which not only introduced aircraft-style engineering to competition car design, but also an aeronautical understanding of aerodynamic efficiency. The D-Type was introduced purely for competition, but after Jaguar withdrew from racing, the company offered the remaining, unfinished chassis as the roadgoing Jaguar XKSS, by making changes to the racers: adding an extra seat, another door, a full-width windshield and primitive folding top, as concessions to practicality. However, on the evening of 12 February 1957, a fire broke out at the Browns Lane plant destroying nine of the twenty five cars that had already been completed or in semi-completion. Production is thought to have included 53 customer D-Types, 18 factory team cars, and 16 XKSS versions. - Wikipedia
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1951 - 1953 Jaguar C-Type (officially called the Jaguar XK120-C)
The first three cars produced in 1951 were almost immediately sent to the 24 Hours of Le Mans to be tested against the competition. Two of the C-Types failed to finish, but the third car driven by Peter Walker and Peter Whitehead won the endurance race outright, making the C-Type the first British car to win the event in some two decades, setting several speed and distance records in the process.
The effort was more impressive because of Jaguar’s low-key approach; the factory team didn’t show up with a lot of fancy factory equipment like Ferrari or Alfa Romeo and quietly went out and beat the established marques. This racing success didn't just cement Jaguar's reputation as a force to be reckoned with on the track; it also catapulted Jaguar to international fame. The C-Type is arguably responsible for Jaguar's legendary status. A total of 53 C-types were produced from 1951 to 1953, and replicas are still being built today.
In 1953 Jaguar struck again with three factory entries. Trimmed down thanks to thinner aluminum bodywork unofficially designated, “Lightweights” and now running Triple Weber carburetors and higher-lift cams boosted power to 220 hp. The rear suspension was slightly revised for better handling and Dunlop disc brakes installed for improved braking. It quickly became apparent the Jaguar team was “out for blood”. This was underscored when, in the end, “lightweights” C-Types finished first, second and fourth at the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Most likely a replica but what the hey............ hope ya'all enjoy.
Audi wird ab der Saison 2026 mit einem eigenen Werksteam an den Start gehen. Die Basis für das Team bildet die übernommene Sauber Group. Als Piloten für das Projekt wurden bereits Nico Hülkenberg und Gabriel Bortoleto bestätigt. Das langfristige Ziel von Audi ist es, ab dem Jahr 2030 um den Weltmeistertitel in der Formel 1 zu kämpfen. (Da drücken wir die Daumen .. oder!?) 😎👍
Audi will field its own factory team starting in the 2026 season. The team will be based on the Sauber Group, which Audi acquired. Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto have already been confirmed as drivers for the project. Audi's long-term goal is to compete for the Formula 1 World Championship title from 2030 onwards. (We're keeping our fingers crossed... right!?) 😎👍
For Pat! This odd creature is frequently the star of 50s sports racing get togethers. Max Balchowsky made 9 variations over all, but Ol' Yaller II was the most successful.
In 1954, a driver named Dick Morgensen built one of the first fiberglass sports cars, the Morgensen Special. It was a rugged, stripped-down machine: hammered from mismatched panels, wearing black steel wheels, bent fenders over scowling headlights. Morgensen originally installed a Plymouth inline-six but later threw it out for a Buick 215 "Nailhead" V8; Balchowsky bought the car, kept the engine, and gave it a screaming yellow paint job. The whitewall tires, a dowdy rejection of new racing tires, were sourced from a Chrysler wagon.It still looked like junk. But it had over 300 horsepower, a 0-to-60 time under four seconds—and it won races. Balchowsky gave it a fitting name: Old Yeller, the junkyard dog. After Disney objected, he changed the name to Ol' Yaller.
He constructed Ol' Yaller II, for $1462.......and with it, ran with and frequently beat the best of Europe.
Balchowsky drove Old Yeller II from race to race up and down the California coast, lined up on the grid against factory teams and privateers in the newest European sports cars: Ferrari, Jaguar, the new Maserati Birdcage, the most advanced race car in the world at its debut. In 1959, his car debuted at Riverside Raceway. and in 1960 he won outright 6 of 15 total races.
A who's who drove it: Carroll Shelby, Dan Gurney, Bob Bondurant, Bobby Drake, Billy Krause. At Road America, Shelby held 31 laps with nearly a minute lead. At Santa Barbara, Balchowsky beat his old friend Morgenson and his Ferrari Testa Rossa. Gurney set a record at Riverside with it; when Riverside closed, a reporter asked Krause, "What is the most potent race car you have been in?" Old Yeller II, he replied. A fitting epitaph for the Mongrel Junkyard Dog!
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1930 Bentley Speed Six Tourer Reg GK8450
This car built in 1930 as a saloon but in the 1960’s was refitted with a Le mansstyle body and a shorter chassis, In 2014 it had a new owner who had it rebuilt as one of the Bentley’s factory team car’s.
photo taken at Heveningham Hall Country Show on the 2nd July 2022
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1923 Austrian STEYR Type VI Targa Floria Rennwagen (Racer) with it's distinctive Mercedes like deeply V shaped Radiator Shell.
Steyr was established in 1915 as a subsidiary of the weapons manufacturer Osterreichische Waffenfabriks-Gessellschaft, and after merging with Austro-Diamler and Puch into Steyr-Daimler-Puch in 1926, it continued to build cars until 1959. Steyr initially produced several versions of its sports of 'Klausen' model, all built on lightweight sports chassis. The Type VI, with its distinctive 'spitzkuhler' pointed radiator, has an innovative single overhead camshaft, 4.8-liter, 6-cylinder engine designed by up-and-coming engineer Hans Ledwinka, who went on to design the revolutionary Tatra.
This is one of three cars built by the factory to compete in major European road races and hillclimbs during 1923 and 1924. After finishing third at the Targa Florio in Sicily, the Type Vi went on to win ten hillclimbs, often setting course records against factory team cars from Alfa Romeo, Bugatti and Mercedes
It's engineering reputation was good enough to attract In January 1929, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, who joined Steyr from Mercedes.
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Maserati is an Italian automobile manufacturer based in Modena . The company was founded in Bologna in 1914. Today, the brand belongs to the global manufacturer Stellantis . Its trademark is a trident, modeled after the one on the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna .
Maserati racing cars were successful in the 1950s; among other achievements, Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 Formula One World Championship in a 250F . Maserati has traditionally been a competitor of Ferrari , but from 1997 to 2005 it was a subsidiary of Ferrari within the Fiat Group, later Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).
Following the merger of FCA and the PSA Group (Peugeot SA) on January 16, 2021 to form Stellantis , Maserati is the only brand in the "luxury" segment of the new group, with its own global sales organization separate from the multi-brand sales through the national Stellantis organizations, such as Stellantis Deutschland GmbH (based in Rüsselsheim).
Founded in Bologna on December 1, 1914, the Società Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati (SA Officine Alfieri Maserati) was a family business. Its founder was Alfieri Maserati . Three of his six brothers later joined the company.
Carlo (1881–1910), Bindo (1883–1980), Alfieri (1887–1932) [ 4 ] , Mario (1890–1981), Ettore (1894–1990) and Ernesto Maserati (1898–1975) were born in the Lombard town of Voghera . The parents of the siblings, who became known as the Fratelli Maserati (Maserati Brothers), were Rudolfo and Carolina Maserati. Their father worked as a railway engineer. With the exception of Mario Maserati, who worked as a painter, all the Maserati brothers developed an affinity for technology. [ 5 ]
Carlo Maserati built his first motorcycle in 1898, which he used to participate in several races. At the beginning of the 20th century, he became a test and racing driver for Fiat and worked for a time with Vincenzo Lancia . In 1903, he moved to Isotta Fraschini , in 1907 to Bianchi , and in 1909 to Junior . Carlo Maserati died of tuberculosis in 1910. [ 5 ]
Alfieri and Bindo Maserati followed their brother Carlo to Isotta Fraschini in 1903. In 1910, they went to Argentina on behalf of the Milanese car manufacturer to work at the Isotta branch there. In Buenos Aires, Alfieri designed a racing car using Isotta technology, which he himself used in motor races, but the Maserati brothers returned to Italy as early as 1914.
On December 1, 1914, Alfieri Maserati founded his own company in Bologna, where customer cars from Isotta Fraschini were to be prepared for racing. With Italy's entry into the First World War, the workshop's activities largely ceased. During this time, Alfieri Maserati developed spark plugs, while his brother Ernesto, who had initially also worked for Alfieri, designed aircraft engines for Franco Tosi during the war . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
Beginnings in motorsport
Maserati 8CM
After the war, Alfieri, Ernesto, and Ettore Maserati resumed their workshop operations. They designed several racing cars for Isotta Fraschini [ 6 ] [ 8 ] and, from 1922, for Diatto , achieving some success in Grand Prix races. When Diatto withdrew from motor racing in 1925, the Maserati brothers took over the design work. This project resulted in the Maserati Tipo 26 , the first racing car to bear the Maserati name. [ 7 ] In April 1926, the car driven by Alfieri Maserati achieved the company's first class victory in the 1.5-liter class at the Targa Florio . After initially only sporadic further racing appearances, Maserati participated regularly in motorsport events from 1929 onwards. The company maintained a factory team but also sold its vehicles to independent customers. With the introduction of the Maserati Tipo 6CM in 1936, sustained success followed; Maserati won a total of 19 races before the outbreak of the Second World War . [ 6 ]
The Orsi era: Racing successes and the first road-going sports cars
In 1932, Alfieri Maserati died at the age of 44 from the long-term effects of a racing accident. Subsequently, Bindo Maserati, who had previously worked at Isotta Fraschini, took over the management of Officine Alfieri Maserati, while Ettore was responsible for development and administration. [ 9 ]
Despite the racing successes, the company never regained the dynamism it had enjoyed during Alfieri Maserati's lifetime. [ 9 ] In 1937, the remaining Maserati brothers sold the company to Adolfo Orsi , an industrialist from Modena who owned several steel mills and manufactured agricultural and machine tools in his hometown. [ 9 ] Orsi primarily wanted to use Maserati's racing successes for advertising purposes for his other businesses. [ 10 ] Until the post-war period, the Maserati name appeared not only on automobiles but also on technical equipment produced by the Orsi Group. During this time, Maserati also manufactured motorcycles, among other things. The Maserati brothers Bindo, Ernesto, and Ettore remained with the company as consultants for ten years, and its headquarters were moved to Modena in the early 1940s. In 1947 they separated from Maserati and founded a competing company, Officine Specializzata Costruzioni Automobili (OSCA), in Bologna.
After the end of World War II, the Orsi Group faced economic and political difficulties. These included numerous, sometimes violent, strikes by the workforce, which also led to the temporary closure of the Maserati factory. In 1950, the group underwent a restructuring, resulting in the spin-off of Maserati. From then on, Adolfo Orsi and his son Omar were solely responsible for managing the racing car manufacturer, while the other companies within the group were managed by Orsi's siblings.
Maserati 250F
After the turmoil of the early post-war period subsided, Maserati established itself as a major player in motor racing during the 1950s. This process was facilitated by the withdrawal of the previously dominant Alfa Romeo team. The Maserati 250F, designed in 1953 , was one of the most widely used Formula One cars of its generation; it competed in 46 World Championship races and numerous non-championship Formula One events until 1960. [ 11 ] Maserati regularly fielded a factory team during these years; in addition, numerous private drivers entered Maserati-designed cars. In 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio won the Drivers' World Championship with the Maserati factory team; it was Fangio's fifth world title. In 1958, Maserati withdrew from Formula One for financial reasons. Customer cars, however, remained in use until 1960, and Maserati engines could be found in Cooper's Formula 1 cars until the late 1960s . After a few years without motorsport involvement, Maserati returned to sports car racing success in the early 1960s with cars like the Tipo 61 ("Birdcage") ...Wikipedia
Maserati is an Italian automobile manufacturer based in Modena . The company was founded in Bologna in 1914. Today, the brand belongs to the global manufacturer Stellantis . Its trademark is a trident, modeled after the one on the Fountain of Neptune in Bologna .
Maserati racing cars were successful in the 1950s; among other achievements, Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1957 Formula One World Championship in a 250F . Maserati has traditionally been a competitor of Ferrari , but from 1997 to 2005 it was a subsidiary of Ferrari within the Fiat Group, later Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).
Following the merger of FCA and the PSA Group (Peugeot SA) on January 16, 2021 to form Stellantis , Maserati is the only brand in the "luxury" segment of the new group, with its own global sales organization separate from the multi-brand sales through the national Stellantis organizations, such as Stellantis Deutschland GmbH (based in Rüsselsheim).
Founded in Bologna on December 1, 1914, the Società Anonima Officine Alfieri Maserati (SA Officine Alfieri Maserati) was a family business. Its founder was Alfieri Maserati . Three of his six brothers later joined the company.
Carlo (1881–1910), Bindo (1883–1980), Alfieri (1887–1932) [ 4 ] , Mario (1890–1981), Ettore (1894–1990) and Ernesto Maserati (1898–1975) were born in the Lombard town of Voghera . The parents of the siblings, who became known as the Fratelli Maserati (Maserati Brothers), were Rudolfo and Carolina Maserati. Their father worked as a railway engineer. With the exception of Mario Maserati, who worked as a painter, all the Maserati brothers developed an affinity for technology. [ 5 ]
Carlo Maserati built his first motorcycle in 1898, which he used to participate in several races. At the beginning of the 20th century, he became a test and racing driver for Fiat and worked for a time with Vincenzo Lancia . In 1903, he moved to Isotta Fraschini , in 1907 to Bianchi , and in 1909 to Junior . Carlo Maserati died of tuberculosis in 1910. [ 5 ]
Alfieri and Bindo Maserati followed their brother Carlo to Isotta Fraschini in 1903. In 1910, they went to Argentina on behalf of the Milanese car manufacturer to work at the Isotta branch there. In Buenos Aires, Alfieri designed a racing car using Isotta technology, which he himself used in motor races, but the Maserati brothers returned to Italy as early as 1914.
On December 1, 1914, Alfieri Maserati founded his own company in Bologna, where customer cars from Isotta Fraschini were to be prepared for racing. With Italy's entry into the First World War, the workshop's activities largely ceased. During this time, Alfieri Maserati developed spark plugs, while his brother Ernesto, who had initially also worked for Alfieri, designed aircraft engines for Franco Tosi during the war . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
Beginnings in motorsport
Maserati 8CM
After the war, Alfieri, Ernesto, and Ettore Maserati resumed their workshop operations. They designed several racing cars for Isotta Fraschini [ 6 ] [ 8 ] and, from 1922, for Diatto , achieving some success in Grand Prix races. When Diatto withdrew from motor racing in 1925, the Maserati brothers took over the design work. This project resulted in the Maserati Tipo 26 , the first racing car to bear the Maserati name. [ 7 ] In April 1926, the car driven by Alfieri Maserati achieved the company's first class victory in the 1.5-liter class at the Targa Florio . After initially only sporadic further racing appearances, Maserati participated regularly in motorsport events from 1929 onwards. The company maintained a factory team but also sold its vehicles to independent customers. With the introduction of the Maserati Tipo 6CM in 1936, sustained success followed; Maserati won a total of 19 races before the outbreak of the Second World War . [ 6 ]
The Orsi era: Racing successes and the first road-going sports cars
In 1932, Alfieri Maserati died at the age of 44 from the long-term effects of a racing accident. Subsequently, Bindo Maserati, who had previously worked at Isotta Fraschini, took over the management of Officine Alfieri Maserati, while Ettore was responsible for development and administration. [ 9 ]
Despite the racing successes, the company never regained the dynamism it had enjoyed during Alfieri Maserati's lifetime. [ 9 ] In 1937, the remaining Maserati brothers sold the company to Adolfo Orsi , an industrialist from Modena who owned several steel mills and manufactured agricultural and machine tools in his hometown. [ 9 ] Orsi primarily wanted to use Maserati's racing successes for advertising purposes for his other businesses. [ 10 ] Until the post-war period, the Maserati name appeared not only on automobiles but also on technical equipment produced by the Orsi Group. During this time, Maserati also manufactured motorcycles, among other things. The Maserati brothers Bindo, Ernesto, and Ettore remained with the company as consultants for ten years, and its headquarters were moved to Modena in the early 1940s. In 1947 they separated from Maserati and founded a competing company, Officine Specializzata Costruzioni Automobili (OSCA), in Bologna.
After the end of World War II, the Orsi Group faced economic and political difficulties. These included numerous, sometimes violent, strikes by the workforce, which also led to the temporary closure of the Maserati factory. In 1950, the group underwent a restructuring, resulting in the spin-off of Maserati. From then on, Adolfo Orsi and his son Omar were solely responsible for managing the racing car manufacturer, while the other companies within the group were managed by Orsi's siblings.
Maserati 250F
After the turmoil of the early post-war period subsided, Maserati established itself as a major player in motor racing during the 1950s. This process was facilitated by the withdrawal of the previously dominant Alfa Romeo team. The Maserati 250F, designed in 1953 , was one of the most widely used Formula One cars of its generation; it competed in 46 World Championship races and numerous non-championship Formula One events until 1960. [ 11 ] Maserati regularly fielded a factory team during these years; in addition, numerous private drivers entered Maserati-designed cars. In 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio won the Drivers' World Championship with the Maserati factory team; it was Fangio's fifth world title. In 1958, Maserati withdrew from Formula One for financial reasons. Customer cars, however, remained in use until 1960, and Maserati engines could be found in Cooper's Formula 1 cars until the late 1960s . After a few years without motorsport involvement, Maserati returned to sports car racing success in the early 1960s with cars like the Tipo 61 ("Birdcage") ...Wikipedia
Team Bugatti at the 1922 French Grand Prix in Strasbourg: #5 Ernest Friedrich, #12 Pierre de Vizcaya, #18 Jacques Mones-Maury (The Marqués de Casa Maury) and #22 Pierre De Vizcaya.
My restoration and colorization of an image in the Gallica Digital Library.
One of the cars was sold by Christies in 2001:
"Following the resounding success of his 1500cc cars which secured the first four places in the most important voiturette race of the 1921 season at Brescia, Ettore Bugatti decided that the time had come for him to consider competing in the Grands Prix, then as now the pinnacle of European motor racing. Accordingly he set about the design of an entirely new model which was destined to become his first eight cylinder design to enter production and the forerunner of the wide range of racing and sports Bugattis, most notably the Type 35 Grand Prix model and the Grand Sport Type 43, which were introduced over the following decade.
The Type 29 Bugatti engine was designed initially in 1500cc form, but its capacity was soon increased to two litres to match the new Grand Prix regulations which were to come into force at the start of the 1922 season. A batch of five chassis frames was prepared which strictly were designated Type 22 on account of their 2.4 meter wheelbases, but they featured new cross-members and were in effect shortened versions of the subsequent 2.85 meter wheelbase standard Type 30 production frames.
These first chassis were fitted with newly designed front and rear axles and a new steering box, but retained initially the same gearbox as was used on the 1500cc four cylinder models. The front axle was equipped with hydraulic front brakes, a novelty at the time, while the rear axle retained cable-operated brakes, the drums of which were of much larger diameter, and the radiator was an enlarged version of that of the concurrent 16 valve model.
As with most of the chassis features, the engine too was of an entirely new design, a straight eight with its crankshaft running in three large ball-races and having bronze-bearings in the connecting rods, all mounted, for the one and only time in a Bugatti engine, in a one-piece barrel crankcase. The twin four cylinder blocks featured fixed heads with two spark plugs and three vertical valves per cylinder, two small inlets and one large exhaust. The valves were actuated via finger-type rockers from a single overhead camshaft contained within a rectangular aluminum cambox mounted on top of the engine and driven by shafts and bevel gears from the nose of the crankshaft." --
"The first four chassis produced were allocated the numbers 4001 - 4004 inclusive, the first of a new series of chassis numbers intended to distinguish these new eight cylinder models from their contemporary four cylinder brethren. These four cars were entered as a factory team for the 1922 French Grand Prix which was to be held on 16th July around a triangular road circuit near Strasbourg, conveniently adjacent to Bugatti's Molsheim factory.
Initially the cars were equipped with bolster-tank racing bodies similar to those of the racing Brescias, but shortly before the race they were replaced with far more streamlined coachwork, being of circular cross-section throughout from the cowled radiator to the pointed tail through the center of which the exhaust was discharged. Little wonder that these bodies were immediately likened to cigars!
In the race itself the Bugattis faced strong opposition, in particular from the Fiat and Sunbeam teams, while Count Louis Zborowski was driving one of the 1500cc Aston Martin twin-cam cars which he had personally financed. The race was held over a distance of 500 miles which proved too much for most of the 18-car field, only four running at the fall of the flag, three of which were Bugattis. The race was easily won by the sole surviving Fiat, another of which had crashed two laps from the finish but had still covered more distance than the third Bugatti. Thus, although denied a victory in their debut Grand Prix, the Bugattis had accounted well for themselves, particularly in respect of their reliability."
Haigh's chocolates, The Block Arcade, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Haigh’s opened it's first store in 1915 in Adelaide and is the oldest family-owned chocolate maker in Australia. Their cooking processes are unique. Factory teams use meticulous artisan skills combined with the latest in modern manufacturing, high levels of training, equipment and techniques to create chocolates that look and taste delicious. Many of their chocolates continue to be hand-made and finished.
Once upon a time, there was a mysterious factory up above the cloud , right under the stars and moon. Supposedly said that there are angels who design sweet dreams for dreamers of the SLgrid. Once in a while , those angels came down to spread the dream dusts to people's bed and pillows so that they can have a nice dream experience. Some say, that the dreams can come true to a special someone. There is no other way to find out than to dream with us! So, Let's Dream!
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1964 Ferrari 250 LM (chassis 5893), driven by Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt, 120.9 mph average speed. This car was a North American Racing Team (NART) entry that upset the Ford and Ferrari factory teams in 1965. It was the last Ferrari to win overall at Le Mans prior to 2023.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (IMSM)
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Illustration accompanying a lyrical magazine article about "the urge for physical activity" of the then apparently very athletic German former Crown Prince Hohenzollern. It's vaguely suggested that he is one of the cyclists.
As far as I'm concerned, it can also be a factory team. Does anyone recognize the name?
Also, could this former pretender to the throne just travel around Europe after World War I?
This photo will have been taken somewhere in Western Europe. I see a production forest.
It was a race with lots of follow cars. As far as I can see I see cars. The photographer will also have been in a car.
No Dutch license plate.
Thus, the photo caption should have read: The cyclists of the team JB Louvet before Châteaudun in the cycling race Paris-Tours.
(See the comments)
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bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2026. Stage 2 – Grândola (Portugal) > Badajoz (Espanha)
Driver: Mathieu SERRADORI
Navigator: Loïc MINAUDIER
Team: CENTURY RACING FACTORY TEAM
Car: CENTURY CR7
Indian Motorcycle (or Indian) is an American brand of motorcycles owned and produced by American automotive manufacturer Polaris Inc.[1][2]
Originally produced from 1901 to 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, Hendee Manufacturing Company initially produced the motorcycles, but the name was changed to the Indian Motocycle Company in 1923.[1][2] In 2011, Polaris Industries purchased the Indian motorcycle marque and moved operations from North Carolina and merged them into their existing facilities in Minnesota and Iowa. Since August 2013, Polaris has designed, engineered, and manufactured multiple lines of motorcycles under the Indian Motorcycle brand that reflect Indian's traditional styling.
The Indian Motorcycle factory team took the first three places in the 1911 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. During the 1910s, Indian Motorcycle became the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. Indian Motorcycle's most popular models were the Scout, made from 1920 to 1946, and the Chief, made from 1922 until 1953, when the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company went bankrupt. Various organizations tried to perpetuate the Indian Motorcycle brand name in subsequent years, with limited success...Wikipedia
Being a fan of rallying I just love the cars Lancia made for this sport. Especially in the eighties Lancia had great successes with the Group B “037” and “Delta S4”, and later the Group A HF Delta Integrale, which originated from the Delta HF4WD in 1987. In 1991 the development of the HF Delta Integrale by the factory team came to its end and the final version was the “Evoluzione”.
In 1992 there was no official Lancia entry in the world rally championship, but the Martini sponsored cars where now run by Jolly Club, a well-known Italian semi-privateer team. It was thought the “Evoluzione” would be outcasted by the more modern Toyota Celica rally cars, but that didn’t really happen, and the factory title was once more taken.
The model I recreated with original Lego parts in scale 1:11 is the 1992 car driven by Frenchman Didier Auriol in the Tour de Corse, which he won with his navigator Bernard Occelli .
The model is composed of about 1700 bricks and build in four months. It has full detail in and outside, and functional doors, hood and bonnet. I designed the stickers together with Jaap Kroon, (www.flickr.com/photos/jaaptechnic), and Jaap tuned and refined them before cutting.
This was an OSCA factory team car in 1956. Luigi Villoresi drove the car to a victory in the Giro di Sicilia 2000 class in 1956. He also participated in the Mille Miglia the same year.
In 1957 the Swedish racing driver Jon Fast bought the car. He participated successfully in several Swedish and North European races in 1957.
Commodore Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe - grand old man of British motor racing - and his Fiat 500, photographed in October 1943 in Leith. My colorization of the original image in the
Imperial War Museums archive.
"Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, CBE, RD, PC (1 May 1884, Mayfair, London – 26 July 1964, Amersham, Buckinghamshire), styled as Viscount Curzon from 1900 to 1929, was a British naval officer, Member of Parliament, and motor racing driver and promoter. In the 1918 UK General Election he won the Battersea South seat as the candidate of the Conservative Party, which he held until 1929. While in Parliament he took up motor racing, and later won the 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans race. He ascended to the Peerage in 1929, succeeding his father as the 5th Earl Howe. Earl Howe co-founded the British Racing Drivers' Club with Dudley Benjafield in 1928, and served as its president until his death in 1964.
Francis Curzon made his race debut at the comparatively old age of 44, in the 1928 Irish TT with a Bugatti Type 43. After leaving the House of Commons he pursued his driving career with increasing vigour. During the 1930s he became a well known driver, competing in many national and international races, most notably the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He entered the endurance classic six times between 1929 and 1935, only missing the 1933 event. For the first year he was entered as a part of the Bentley factory team; but he later entered his own cars, as Bentley was taken over by Rolls-Royce in 1931 and withdrew from motor racing. Driving his own Alfa Romeo 6C with co-driver Leslie Callingham he won the 2-litre class at the 1930 race. He upgraded to an Alfa Romeo 8C for the 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans, and won the race outright driving in partnership with Henry Birkin."
(Wikipedia)
Now I suppose the Mercury Cyclone might not be remembered as a “muscle car” by most but then, again, think back to the days of Dyno Don Nicholson - dynodon.com/
Of course there is a little difference between a 200 horse 289 cubic-inch small block and a Pro Stock/Funny Car prepared engine………..probably about 600+ horsepower but hey, let’s not forget the Mercury Cyclone.
Drivers often became associated with a particular manufacturer, such as Chevy, Ford, or Chrysler through sponsorship, factory team rides, or sometimes simply their own preference. The more successful drivers became household names in the drag racing community. Chevy had Grumpy Jenkins, Pontiac had Arnie “the Farmer” Beswick, Mopar had Sox & Martin and Dandy Dick Landy, and Ford’s most successful driver of the era was the legendary “Dyno Don” Nicholson.
For my video; youtu.be/J1tipmuMeck,
Petroleum Museum Midland
Phil Hill/Mike Spence won the International Championship BOAC 500 with 2F against factory teams of Ford, Ferrari and Porsche!
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum,
South 349 Acres, Midland, Texas, USA
In the foreground, a 1980 Yamaha TZ500 which had a DNF at the 1980 TT, a bike that proved mechanically problemmatical throughout the season. In the background, the TZ 750 that Joey rode to beat the full factory teams at the 1980 Senior TT. On the wall behind is the famous fuel tank - Joey realised the only way he could beat the factory Hondas was to go for a one stop fueling strategy. To that end, Bangor rider Sam McClements lent him an oversized tank to which Joey’s team welded in an extra inch and half around the middle. The plan worked although the straps holding the tank in place broke forcing Joey to hold the eight gallon fuel tank in place with his knees and chest from lap one. Joey cited that victory as one of the most satisfying of his illustrious career. The Ballymoney Museum road racing exhibition 2026.
bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2026. Stage 2 – Grândola (Portugal) > Badajoz (Espanha)
Rider: Neels THERIC
Team: KOVE MOTO FACTORY TEAM
Bike: KOVE 450 EX
Team Astrotech is back into the Unlim class of the Galactic Speeder League. Their new model, P9 Shiro, is a heavily modified earlier P4 speeder. The P9 is lighter, sleeker and sturdier, has more aerodynamic elements at the back and less at the front. And most importantly, it is the first vehicle in the League's faster class to utilize the lava engines produced solely on the planet of Mauna-Effa. In season 24, one of P9s is entered by the Astrotech factory team, and another one by team Mauna-Effa. There are two specs available, with and without headlights, the former used for night races, the latter being sleeker. Astroteсh does not put high hopes on the model as it is ised mostly to test the lava engines before the creation of the next generation P10 racing speeder which will feature a completely new body design.
Yes, this is a replica but aren’t we all “replica’s” in one form or another.........
Aston Martin's were an important car in the history of auto racing, and were well excepted by the automotive enthusiast community who enjoyed driving the cars during the week and racing them on the weekend. During the mid-1930s, Aston Martin introduced their 1.5-liter Ulster cars, named after a victory by the Works team at Ulster.
The Aston Martin Ulster stands as one of the most respected of all pre-war racecars. After the success of the factory team cars in the 1934 Ulster T.T. Race, Aston Martin made replicas available to the public to purchase. These cars were largely based on the previous MKII model, and were powered by a SOHC 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produced 85 bhp. Less than 25 Ulsters were ever made and they all still exist.
Production of the Ulster lasted from 1934 through 1936 with a mere 21 examples being produced. All examples are believed to have survived to modern times. These cars were true performance machines, suitable for the most discerning sports car drivers. The team cars had paved the way for the production based cars to be created.
Source - Excerpts from conceptcarz
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2007
Hope you enjoy.......
This is the Team Subaru GARC Raceship.
Navigated and Piloted by the E.F.T.s (Extra Foxy Terrestrials) Fyre and Iyss.
The Ladies of the #72 Subaru are the Reigning Saturn Cup champions and current Neptune Sprint Series points leaders, Team Subaru's factory team is poised to stay atop of the leader board for many years to come.
What?!? Could Michelin possibly make for a Raceship you ask?!?
Answer: Space Tires, Dummy. What else would they make? ;)
Don't forget to check out the Swoosh picture!
With nearly eight years of experience now behind the privateer Swiss team, they've learned how to fight with the big guys. Their Oreca-developed R-One debuted in 2014, then running Toyota power. A switch to twin-turbo v6 developed by AER saw the team playing at the top of the LMP1-L privateer class. Overall wins in ALMS, and two podium WEC finishes so far this year has Rebellion and their top-notch drivers as underdog favorites against the big hybrid factory teams.
New event coming soon! Info here:
www.flickr.com/photos/pierrotwebb/14551746273/
Also open for bloggers application untill July 13th
Many thanks to The Dreamers Factory Team! ♥
See more car pics on my facebook page!
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The Jaguar D-Type is a sports racing car that was produced by Jaguar Cars Ltd. between 1954 and 1957. Although it shares many of its mechanical components with the C-Type, including the basic Straight-6 XK engine design (initially 3.4 litres and uprated to 3.8 litres in the late fifties), the structure of the car was radically different. The innovative monocoque construction brought aviation industry technology to competition car design, together with an aeronautical understanding of aerodynamic efficiency.
D-Types won the Le Mans 24-hour race in 1955, 1956 and 1957. After Jaguar temporarily retired from racing as a factory team, the company offered the remaining unfinished D-Types as XKSS versions whose extra road-going equipment made them eligible for production sports car races in America. In 1957 25 of these cars were in various stages of completion when a factory fire destroyed nine of them.
Total D-Type production is thought to have included 18 factory team cars, 53 customer cars, and 16 XKSS versions.
(Wikipedia)
Taken at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio during the AMA's Vintage Motorcycle Days weekend.
Back in the film days, I followed and shot motorcycle racing. During that time, I had the privilege of seeing Gary Nixon earn and defend his AMA Grand National Championships while being the lone Triumph factory rider competing against the "Harley Wrecking Crew" factory team. He was a quite an accomplished racer and mechanic who excelled in all forms of racing that made up the championship circuit. I even had one of my shots of him competing against Bart Markel published in Cycle World magazine. This race took was not on the pro circuit and Gary was mostly retired, but he and his bikes were well prepared and he represented himself admirably. It was the last time I saw him, but we corresponded a little shortly before his death from a heart attack in 2011 at the age of 70.
Manufacturer: Jaguar Cars Ltd., Whitley, Coventry - England
Type: D-Type
Engine: 3442 cc straight-6
Power: 253 bhp / 6.000 rpm
Speed: 275 km/h
Production time: 1954 - 1957
Production outlet: 87*
Curb weight: 850 kg
Special:
- The D-Type was designed by Walter Hassan.
- A large fin, designed by Malcolm Sayer, was place behind the driver to provide stability at high speeds.
- These factory-built race cars were similar to the C-Type, but given more powerful engines, improved chassis and aerodynamic bodies.
- It had a monocoque-type chassis welded to a subframe (mostly comprising sheets of aluminium alloy), an engine fed by three Weber carburetors, a four-speed manual gearbox and specially made Dunlop brakes.
- Later versions of the car had a bolted chassis, rather than welded, to allow easy detachment.
- The engine was tilted 8-degrees, resulting in an off-center bump in the hood. The 1955 D-Types used asymmetrical heads, known as '35/40' heads, with intake valves positioned at 35-degress and exhaust valves at 40-degrees.
- A successful racing car with a hat-trick winning streak in Le Mans from 1955 to 1957.
- As Jaguar temporarily retired from racing as a factory team, the company offered the remaining unfinished D-Types as XKSS road-going versions, ready to race in the production sports car races in America.
- * The total D-Type production included 18 factory team cars, 53 customer cars and 16 XKSS versions.
Kyosho 1/64
Series: 1979 Le Mans 24 Hours
Class: Gr.5+2.0
Team: Porsche Kremer Racing
Drivers: Laurent Ferrier, Francois Servanin, Francois Trisconi
Result: 3rd overall, 2nd in Gr.5+2.0
Now I am not really super familiar with the differences of most of the Porsche 935 versions. The actual #40 car that raced in the 1979 Le Mans was a 935/77A while this casting seems to be just a regular 935 which I think is also called as the 935/76. The 1979 Le Mans was actually kind of unique in that there were practically no factory entries other than a couple of Porsche 936's. This made the cars the favorites to win the race and this actually reminds me a little of the 2006 Le Mans where the Audi returned as a factory team with their diesel Audi R10's and they faced no other factory teams. Back to the 1979 race, the 936's qualified first and second but after a few hours, both cars would face issues that would lose them a significant amount of time in the pits. Other Group 6 cars like the Mirage-Fords would also face some issues.
With the Group 6 cars pretty much out of the equation, the Porsche 935's would start fighting for the lead. Eventually, the Porsche 936's were able to recover and one of them actually got to 3rd place. It was then the turn of the 935's to face issues. 2 of the top 5 running cars, both from the Gelo Sportswear team I believe, would retire due to some engine issues. This meant that the still running Porsche 936 would move up to 2nd. This wouldn't last too long however as the car would once again have issues and this time, it had to retire for good. This would mean that the leading car was now comfortably ahead of the 2nd place car, in fact, I believe it was ahead by more than 10 laps. It wasn't all smooth-sailing though as they would also face issues that lost them a huge amount of time which almost let the 2nd place Dick Barbour 935 to pass them. Unfortunately for the Barbour team, they would also face issues which pretty much made them concede the victory to the Kremer 935 K3. The #40 car was never really a factor in this race but it pretty much had a trouble-free run and it would finish 3rd.
1954 - 1957
Recreation
Coachwork by Lynx
Specially developed for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The D-Type still relied on the six-cylinder and many other components of its predecessor, the C-Type. But its structure was ground breaking, with aeronautically inspired monocoque construction and aerodynamics, on some models even with a fin behind the cockpit. Jaguar still relied on the 3.4, from 1957 bored out to 3.8. The D-Type won the Le Mans race in 1955, 1956 and 1957. It is believed a total of 71 were built, 18 of which were used by the factory team, and 53 by customers. This is a Lynx replica of the Ecurie Ecosse car that won Le Mans in 1957 with Ibor Bueb and Ron Flockhart.
In the Spotlight : Jaguar E-Type - A legend turns 60
04/06/2021 - 29/08/2021
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
July 2021
The steamer, Ocean Mist, seen resting on the banks of an area known as 'The Shore' where the Water of Leith meets the port of the same name, was built as the 'Samuel Green' for the Admiralty during the First World War as part of a large programme to replace the many fishing trawlers that had been requisitioned, converted to minesweepers, then lost in action. Out of these 500 vessels built under this programme, it is the only known steam-driven trawler to have survived into the 21st century. Undergoing a major refit and restoration at the time of this photograph, it has a particularly interesting history.
The vessel was sold to its first private owner, the speed breaking racer millionaire Kenelm Guinness of the Irish brewing company in 1921. As for many racing motorists of this era, he had commercial interests in automotive engineering. 1922 saw Kenelm Guinness facing two important international rally races a week, with a sea crossing splitting the two venues in Spain and Sicily. Being a keen yachtsman, he renamed the steam trawler the ‘Ocean Rover’, refitted her as a yacht, secured the racing-cars to the floor of the converted fish and ice hold and sailed himself, the factory team and mechanics around the Mediterranean. In 1924, Guinness used the yacht under the name Aries, for a treasure-hunting trip to the Indian Islands.
After several changes of ownership in the 1920s and 30s, the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty during 1939, along with much of the British Fishing Fleet, to undertake the duties of Mine Sweeping and Coastal Patrol. It was designated as a Torpedo recovery vessel based at Arrochar, Port Bannatyne, Ormidale - Loch Riddon, and Rothesay, prior to becoming an anti-mine calibrating vessel stationed at Rosyth, Granton and Leith and eventually taking-up duties on the South Coast.
It had several more owners in the decades which followed and eventually found itself laid-up at its current mooring position in the 1980s at The Shore in Leith, Edinburgh. Recent years had seen the vessel used as a floating restaurant and bar which closed its doors in 2013. The most recent restoration project redeveloped the vessel as a luxury floating hotel.
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Only three 330 P4s were built, chassis numbers 0856, 0858 and 0860. In addition, Ferrari 330 P3 0846 was updated to P4 specifications. These four cars made up the factory team in 1967.
After the 1967 season the international regulations were changed and there was no longer a place for the large displacement sports prototypes. Ferrari brought two of the 330 P4s (chassis 0858, and chassis 0860) back to the factory and converted them for use in the North American Can-Am series – an event long awaited by Ferrari’s loyal and passionate US customer base. The formula for a Can-Am car was straightforward: ultra-light body shell and lots of power. The P4s were modified as such in Maranello with notable features including a smooth front-end devoid of any lights, a more stylised rear spoiler and two air intakes curving outward to the fuel injection trumpets.
The heart of the car, however, remained pure P4. 0858’s engine was enlarged to a slightly more muscular 4.2-litres by increasing its bore to 79 mm. Greater compression resulted in an increase in power as well. Both Ferraris were designated as 350 Can-Ams. Entered by William Harrah’s Modern Classic Motors and liveried with longitudinal red and white racing stripes, 0858 ran in three races late in the 1967 season – the Monterey Grand Prix at Laguna Seca, the Riverside Grand Prix and the Stardust Grand Prix in Las Vegas.
As for most of the models built his November, the Ferrari 330 P4 Spyder is a major redesign of a previously created model. In LUGNuts there was a build challenge named 'Redo or Redemption' just for this type of build.
Datsun 240Z 1972 during ZR5 in Col de l'Echarasson during Monte Carlo Historique 2017. The factory team came directly from Japan !
Koishi Nagase & Tsutomu Hayashi
1962 Shelby 260 Cobra, ex-factory team car
Owner: Comstock Racing Team
This former-Shelby racing team Cobra was raced eight times by Eppie Wietzes in 1963 including five times at Mosport, once at Watkins Glen, once at Harewood Acres and once at St. Eugène/Connor Airport (shown above).
Photo credit: unknown
bp Ultimate Rally-Raid Portugal 2026. Stage 4 – Badajoz (Espanha) > Loulé (Portugal)
Driver: João MONTEIRO
Navigator: Nuno MORAIS
Team: CAN-AM FACTORY TEAM
SSV: BRP CAN-AM MAVERICK R
1954 - 1957
Recreation
Coachwork by Lynx
Specially developed for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The D-Type still relied on the six-cylinder and many other components of its predecessor, the C-Type. But its structure was ground breaking, with aeronautically inspired monocoque construction and aerodynamics, on some models even with a fin behind the cockpit. Jaguar still relied on the 3.4, from 1957 bored out to 3.8. The D-Type won the Le Mans race in 1955, 1956 and 1957. It is believed a total of 71 were built, 18 of which were used by the factory team, and 53 by customers. This is a Lynx replica of the Ecurie Ecosse car that won Le Mans in 1957 with Ibor Bueb and Ron Flockhart.
In the Spotlight : Jaguar E-Type - A legend turns 60
04/06/2021 - 29/08/2021
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
July 2021
Nissan factory team, Kelly Brothers Racing, 3 of their 4 Nissan Altima entries in the Virgin Australian Supercar series.
(1/3) Rick Kelly, #15, in the instantly recognisable Castrol livery.
(2/3) #7, Plus Fitness, Andre Heimgartner.
(3/3) #23, Michael Caruso, Drive sponsored; with a little peek of Simona De Silvestro in the fourth team car.
Sydney Motorsport Park.
Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia