In 1965, McLaren introduced the M1B, its latest sports racer for Group 7 (and later, Can-Am) competition, which regulated the number of seats (two) and very little else about a car's construction. The M1B was an evolution of its earlier M1A, and during Can-Am's 1966 debut season it would deliver valuable lessons for McLaren's later dominance of the series. The biggest drivers of the day raced in Can-Am, and next month a 1966 McLaren M1B piloted in-period by Chris Amon, Peter Revson and Skip Barber will cross t
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Posted by Kurt Ernst - In 1965, McLaren introduced the M1B, its latest sports racer for Group 7 (and later, Can-Am) competition, which regulated the number of seats (two) and very little else about a car's construction. The M1B was an evolution of its earlier M1A, and during Can-Am's 1966 debut season it would deliver valuable lessons for McLaren's later dominance of the series. The biggest drivers of the day raced in Can-Am, and next month a 1966 McLaren M1B piloted in-period by Chris Amon, Peter Revson and Skip Barber will cross t... Read More | | | Hemmings Find of the Day - 1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Posted by Daniel Strohl - Concours-ready 1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: This particular matching numbers example is the highly desired Series IV model. The Series IV is perhaps the best of the B-20's six series as it combines an excellent power to weight ratio (the lightest of all six series cars) with the increased grip of a De Dion rear suspension. Among B20 cars, this example represents likely one of the finest on the market today. Current owner, well-known Pebble Beach Chairman Eme...Read More | Wellborn Muscle Car Museum announces grand re-opening Posted by Kurt Ernst - Images courtesy Wellborn Muscle Car Museum. In January 2015, and again in January 2017, Tim and Pam Wellborn offered cars from their Alexander City, Alabama, Muscle Car Museum for sale at Mecum's Kissimmee auction. While some feared that both sales marked the end of the museum, the opposite was true: By selling existing cars, the Wellborns could afford to purchase new inventory, thus keeping the museum fresh for visitors. After shutting down last fall to revise exhibits, the Wellborn Muscle Car Museum has annou...Read More | | | Pininfarina's Rakish Roller: 1976 Rolls-Royce Camargue brochure Posted by Mark J. McCourt - Images are from the brochure collection of Hemmings Motor News; courtesy of Bruce Zahor Controversy: Thy name is Camargue. Monocles everywhere wentdangling when Rolls-Royce introduced its new flagship two-door in 1975, for this car had such unusually sleek, severelines that originated not in Crewe, but Turin. This model was developed out of a Bentley T-series-based show car that Pininfarina displayed on its Paris Motor Show stand in 1968. That show car was intended to inspire a modern-day Continental, but ...Read More | Woodbridge, Virginia, 1976 Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: September 1976 Location: around Woodbridge, Virginia Source: Ed Stallknecht, courtesy Livemalls, via Joe Essid What do you see here? ...Read More | | |
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