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LOOKING BACK WHILE LOOKING AHEAD.
Editor's Note: One of Peter's favorite subjects for his "Fumes" columns is the deep, working relationship between General Motors and Jim Hall in the 60s. Chevrolet Engineering and GM Styling were so...
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THE RACING CARS, PART I.
Editor's Note: Since the racing year is quieting down for a few weeks of bench racing, we thought we'd reprise Peter's series on his favorite racing cars. Enjoy! -WG By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit....
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THE RACING CARS, PART II.
Editor's Note: Since the racing year is quieting down for a few weeks of bench racing, we thought we'd reprise Peter's series on his favorite racing cars. Enjoy! -WG By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. My...
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THE RACING CARS, PART III.
Editor's Note: Since the racing year is quieting down for a few weeks of bench racing, we thought we'd reprise Peter's series on his favorite racing cars. Enjoy! -WG By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. I...
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CHAPARRAL'S DAY.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. Lost in the huge excitement of Ford winning the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was the fact that Jim Hall's Chaparral Cars racing team delivered a stunning triumph of its own a...
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THE FIRST DAYTONA 24 HOURS.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. The Daytona 24 Hours came into being in February 1966. Known previously as the Daytona Continental, it progressed from a three-hour racing format in 1962-63, to a 2000 km...
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JACKIE STEWART'S CAN-AM RUN.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. The original Can-Am Series is still legendary to this day. From 1966 to 1974 it established itself as the premier - and richest - road racing series in the world. It had...
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THE EMERGENCE OF THE COMPETITION COBRA.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. The reputation of the storied Shelby Cobra - and the legend that was created around it - was forged on the race track. The emergence of Shelby American as a force to be...
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ROAD AMERICA: THE SPIRITUAL HOME OF THE CAN-AM.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoElkhart Lake. It's quiet up here in the winter, but the stark beauty of the Kettle Moraine country remains vibrant through the cold. And the unmistakable sound of throbbing V8s...
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ROAD AMERICA: THE SPIRITUAL HOME OF THE CAN-AM.
Editor's Note: It seems that our readers love everything about the original Can-Am Series - and Road America - so we're leaving Peter's column up another week. And, if you would like to read Peter's...
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FOREVER SEBRING.
By Peter M. DeLorenzoDetroit. Hendricks Army Air Field, the former World War II training base just outside the town of Sebring - hard amidst the orange groves in central Florida - has been hosting road...
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FOREVER SEBRING.
Editor's Note: Since we have a very busy week here at AE, and the 12 Hours of Sebring is quickly approaching, we thought we'd leave Peter's "Forever Sebring" column up another week. -WG By Peter M....
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MORE SEBRING.
Editor's Note: We have updated Peter's Sebring column by adding some additional photos. Enjoy! -WG By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. Hendricks Army Air Field, the former World War II training base just...
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THE GLORY DAYS, PART I.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Now that the entire racing world has been put on hiatus, it gives us a chance to take stock of where we are, and where we've been. As I've stated many, many times before, racing...
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THE GLORY DAYS, PART II.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Now that the entire racing world has been put on hiatus, it gives us a chance to take stock of where we are, and where we've been. As I've stated many, many times before, racing...
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THE GLORY DAYS, PART III.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Now that the entire racing world has been put on hiatus, it gives us a chance to take stock of where we are, and where we've been. As I've stated many, many times before, racing...
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THE GLORY DAYS, PART IV.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Now that the entire racing world has been put on hiatus, it gives us a chance to take stock of where we are, and where we've been. As I've stated many, many times before,...
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THE GLORY DAYS, PART V: THE OWENS/CORNING TRANS-AM ADVENTURE.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Now that the entire racing world has been put on hiatus, it gives us a chance to take stock of where we are, and where we've been. As I've stated many, many times before, racing...
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THE GLORY DAYS, PART VI: MORE TRANS-AM AND THE SAGA OF “THE MONSTER” CORVETTE.
Editor-in-Chief's Note: Now that the entire racing world has been put on hiatus, it gives us a chance to take stock of where we are, and where we've been. As I've stated many, many times before, racing...
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LOOKING BACK WHILE LOOKING AHEAD.
Editor in Chief's Note: Still in the throes of the COVID-19 crisis, racing finds itself on hold and this terrible situation we all find ourselves in is doing real harm to the sport itself. And it's...
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