The 1968 SCCA race at Bryar (Loudon New Hampshire) photos have made it onto the internet, if you have photos of vintage racing (SCCA or NHRA) get them scanned and uploaded, share them!

The guys in the Boss Mustangs forum were cool and pointed out the cars above the track curve in the above photo... gt500 Shelby Stang, Porsche, Olds, Falcon, mini, Delivery Van, Plymouth full size, Corvette, 55 Chev, real AC Cobra (no copies back then!) and a Cortina I think... but go down a couple photos and look in the upper right hand corner to see what wasn't captured in the view of the above image... a real GT 40

These Cougars are both owned by Peter Revson, and in 1966 he was racing a GT40 for Essex Wire Co's team with Skip Scott where he helped win the world title for GTcars. Consecutively with the Cougars he was driving a Lola for Dana in Can Am, and a McLaren in USRRC

How about that GT40? Effin cool that someone drove that to watch the races. Serious cool sports cars on the other side of that fence, no one drives cars that cool to watch races anymore. Who can afford the insurance? A Gt500 Shelby Stang, 911 I think, possibly a 427 65 Vette, Shelby 289 Cobra I bet, and a GT40... wow.

above GT500KR

Very interesting that I've never seen the inside of one of these cars when it was racing in the 60's

found on http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=k0rdem8317u8nl330ji7usq3a7&topic=8309.15 and Ron Lathrop, and http://saacforum.com/index.php?topic=14660.75

I learned about this from http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/03/09/four-links-counter-continentals-beverly-hills-kenworth-mckinley-thompson-toyota-timeline/ Dan's Saturday 4 links. Hemmings is lucky to have Dan keeping on top of so many cool things on the web

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Disney was an advertising campaign force behind the American Motors company Nash and Hudson vehciles, ir return for sponsorship for the Walt Disney Presents tv show

found on  http://www.rokemneedlearts.com/carsindepth/wordpressblog/?p=10937

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Hornet X Sportabout station wagon... I don't think I ever heard of one before

Looks like a precursor to the AMC Eagle 4 wheel drive station wagon

I like seeing a tool box in an old car, it preserves my concept that the old car owner is a car guy with repair skills he'll use on a roadside. Those are great people. Capable, handy, ready to problem solve.

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I just learned there is a Pierre Cardin AMX registry website

After I posted this 401 AMX  in a gallery http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/09/pierre-cardin-edition-of-401-amx-just.html , Ryan left a comment (Don't do that unless you add your email for Pete's sake, if you ask a question, I can't answer it without your email) and let me know about a Pierre Cardin AMX Registry http://cardinjavelin.com/gallery.html

Further, the webmaster added the info about the AMC time in Costa Rica ... with a website, http://amc.co.cr/   (and it has a fantastic complete list of AMC prototypes) and who knew that AMC and Toyota... under the same franchisee, the same distributors, they shared the same assembly plant.

 This began under the company H.T. Purdy, which soon became Purdy Motors, which still represents Toyota, and is probably the largest dealer in the country today. 

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Pierre Cardin edition of the 401 AMX, just enjoying the San Diego sun

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76 Pacer, in Germany, rescued from a backyard and going to get a 401

air shocks and shackles for now to get it on the road, and a 401 next winter to rasie hell with. That will be one amazing ride! Thanks Pascal!

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More things that caught my eye at the Temecula Rod Run 2012

 I've posted at least one gallery of this car before http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/09/68-amx-found-in-newspaper-ad-for-1000.html

 covered in Line-X or Rhino Liner or some similar non slip, non scuff, highly durable pickup bed aftermarket spray on material

 Studebaker COE

 1932 Auburn Boattail Speedster

 a late 1960's Ford 4x4 with a camper top used by a gem and rockhound in the late 60's and through the 1970's . Still equipped the way it was then.

 I dig the old clothes washer basket full of wood, and clamped to the back bumper. This truck has 5 gas tanks, one has a drain so the generator can be gassed up.

 1936 Henney Hearse, story just below... but it was found in a field in Alaska

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