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Comments from Brian Redman"

"I thought Le Mans was a great film about racing at Le Mans , who cares about the plot . At the time there was very little racing coverage of any sort on television , so to get a full length movie of any racing was brilliant . Epic in-car shots interspersed with some real footage of the actual race. I had a chat with Brian Redman when he was racing at Goodwood. I asked him what it was like racing there in the 917 with co-driver Jo Siffert . He said it was fabulous , absolutely great sharing with Jo. He said they were doing really well until there was a missed gear by Jo coming onto the pits straight and the engine blew right in front of all the assembled senior /top Porsche hierarchy who were in the pits. He said it was very easy to miss a gear in the 917."

#le mans #sports car #brian redman #jo siffert #porsche #porsche 917 #car #cars

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No tire kickers because it might just fall apart!

#car #cars #muscle car #american muscle #mopar #moparperformance #moparnation #moparworld #dodge

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Few drivers were more respected, or more popular than Lloyd Ruby. Even dedicated fans of other racers would've loved to have seen Lloyd win at least one Indianapolis 500.

In 1970, Lloyd qualified this beautiful turbo offy powered Laycock and made a dramatic, sustained charge toward the front, until the car went out with a burned rear end.

#Lloyd Ruby #car #cars #indianapolis 500 #offy #motor racing #racing #motorsports

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Buick Grand National

...I know sometimes people on here have been unimpressed with the Buick Grand National.

This Car and Driver article from 1986 shows just how fast it was in its day.

*April 1986*

What We Said: “The hulking black Grand National pictured here will scream from 0 to 60 mph faster than any other car made in America. Is 4.9 seconds fast enough? It is if you want something quicker than a Lamborghini Countach (5.1 seconds), a Chevrolet Corvette (5.7 seconds), a Porsche 928S (5.7 seconds), a 944 Turbo (6.0 seconds), and the hottest Mustang or Camaro. The GN even outsprints two of Ferrari’s blue bloods—the Testarossa (5.0 seconds) and the GTO (5.1 seconds). . . . [W]hat’s important about this Regal is the kick you get from having such a deep well of power at your disposal; the way the world gets yanked backward when the boost boils over; the way the rear tires lay down long, beautiful streaks of black when you tromp the throttle. . . . There are other nice things to say about life with Grand National. This time around, there’s actually some poetry in the chassis. The steering is crisp, the lane discipline good, and the ride well balanced. The most serious of car guys will find nothing to sneer at here.”

#buick grand national #Buick #car #cars #muscle car #american muscle #grand national

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Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Don Prudhome, and A. J. Foyt, standing next to a Blown, 427 Ford Cammer, rail.

#Mario Andretti #dan gurney #Don Prudhome #A. J. Foyt #427 Ford #car #cars #ford

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1930 Ford Highboy Coupe

There’s always lots of detail work with any build and this ’30 Ford highboy coupe is no exception. Look closely and you will find Craftworks Fabrication handmade steel motor mounts. The license plate and valve covers were painted by Jeremy Seanor of Luckystrike Designs. He also painted all the accompanying engine and tranny parts. The powdercoat was handled by Pittsburgh Powder Coat while the chrome plating was conducted by Jon Wright’s Custom Chrome Plating.

The chassis is comprised of a Roadster Shop custom frame that was stepped, stretched, and features contoured ’32 Ford-style framerails. It was also then boxed, capped, and has hole punch flared front framehorns. From here the frame is outfitted with a Super Bell 4-inch drop, drilled and plated I-beam axle, low-profile monoleaf spring with Ridetech tubular shocks paired to custom-made drilled billet radius rods from Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop. Steering falls to the Flaming River box and a LimeWorks Hot Rod column topped with a four-spoke Billet Specialties Sprint Car–style leather-wrapped wheel. In back there’s a Currie 9-inch rearend outfitted with 3.70 gears, 31-spline axles, QA1 coilovers, a Pete & Jakes Panhard bar, and a parallel four-link setup. Braking is a combination of disc/drum front to rear. The forward braking dark gray–painted Wilwood Dynalite calipers are neatly hidden behind the Pete & Jakes finned backing plates. While in back the 9-inch is outfitted with 11-inch brakes, this time hidden beneath the SO-CAL Speed Shop finned drums all the while the chassis rides on a full set of 16-inch Dayton wire wheels wrapped with Coker/Excelsior rubber measuring 5.50R16 in front and 7.00R18 in the back.

All hot rods have something fun settled between the ’rails and beneath the hood (well if they have a hood). In the case of our ’30 Ford highboy coupe it sure appears to be a vintage Ford Y-block but after more than a cursory look we begin to see the telltale signs that there’s something more. Indeed, while it may look like a Ford it truly is a 376-inch LSX iron block, with aluminum heads and ARP studs, plus adapter-equipped small-block Ford (Windsor) valve covers all from Don Hardy Race Cars and then assembled by Talik and Marc Mullin. The intake is an Edelbrock LS dual quad with a pair of Thunder AVS EnduraShine carbs dressed in OTB air cleaners. Delivering the gas from the Tanks stainless reservoir is an Earl’s Performance billet fuel pump. More engine accessories include an MSD 6AL box to go along with the MSD billet Ford small-block distributor that functions through a timing cover adapter from Chevrolet Performance all the while using an MSD coil and Lokar vintage plug wires. Powermaster also supplied the alternator and starter, the battery is an XS Power AGM, and a Wegner Motorsports water pump is used as well as a Wegner front accessory drive unit. This 500-plus hp V-8 utilizes custom headers made at Craftworks Fabrication based on Ultimate Headers LS header flanges. The pseudo-Ford small-block is backed up to a TCI StreetFighter 700-R4 with a 2,800-stall speed converter operated by a Lokar shifter. The trans cooler comes by way of Derale Performance and moves the power through a 3-inch-diameter custom-made driveshaft.

#Ford Highboy Coupe #Ford Highboy #Ford #car #cars #street rod #hot rod

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1970 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 kms, May 17. Jo Siffert/Brian Redman (Porsche 917K), 1st position, side by side with Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen (Porsche 917K) at the start of the race.

#Porsche 917K #Porsche 917 #Porsche #car #cars #jo siffert #Brian Redman #pedro rodriguez #Leo Kinnunen

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1968 Paxton Supercharged Shelby GT350 Convertible

#Shelby GT350 Convertible #Shelby GT350 #Shelby #Convertible #GT350 #car #cars #muscle car #american muscle #ford #mustang #Paxton Supercharged #Paxton Supercharger

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1939 Duesenberg Coupé

#Duesenberg Coupé #Duesenberg #car #cars #classic car #artwork

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1955 Chevy

#car #cars #muscle car #american muscle #chevy #chevrolet #classic cars

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1957 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88

#Oldsmobile Golden Rocket 88 #Oldsmobile Rocket 88 #Oldsmobile #Rocket 88 #car #cars #muscle car #american muscle

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1956 Chevy

#chevy #chevrolet #car #cars

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1969 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Hardtop Coupe

#Mercury Cougar XR-7 #Mercury Cougar #Mercury #Cougar XR-7 #car #cars #muscle car #american muscle #ford

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1968 Cadillac Ad

#cadillac #cadillacs #automobiles #classic cars #car #cars

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1963 Dan Gurney cornering at Riverside.

#dan gurney #riverside #car #cars #motor racing #racing #motorsports

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Ken Miles in a Shelby Cobra (CSX2196) equipped with an all-aluminum 390ci Ford engine leads Jack Saunders in a Chevy Grand Sport. The Cobra called "Flip Top" named because the front and the rear of the Cobra were hinged to flip up giving easy access to the inner workings of the racecar, Ken was clearly the class of the field in this 1964 Nassau Tourist Trophy event as he easily lead the race until his engine gave up paving the way for a Grand Sport driven by Roger Penske, the clear path to the checkers. Photographer: Dave Fieldman....

#ken miles #shelby cobra #shelby #cobra #car #cars

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Ford exhibit at the 1970 Detroit Auto Show.

#ford #car #cars