The one-and-only 1965 Koch Chevy Special, a mid-engined sports racer, won the 1967 American Road Race of Champions at Daytona in D-Mod. When SCCA abolished D-Mod in… Read more “1965 Koch Chevy Special”
Category: The Cars Are The Stars
Spec Sprite – The Orange Crush (aka The Crush)
The Orange Crush started life out as your standard Spridget Tub. At the genesis of the Spec Sprite class, The Crush was one of the first 4… Read more “Spec Sprite – The Orange Crush (aka The Crush)”
1966 Austin Mini S – Snoopy
A Mini with History, Heart, and a Winning Legacy In vintage racing, many cars have stories—but a few carry true legacy. For us, that car is Snoopy,… Read more “1966 Austin Mini S – Snoopy”
Chevron B23
Historic Horsepower: The Legacy Of The Chevron B23 The Chevron B23, introduced in 1973, was a significant milestone in the evolution of sports prototype racing cars. Designed… Read more “Chevron B23”
1962 Austin “the Huffaker Healey”
This imported, left-hand-drive 1962 Austin Healey 3000 BT7 started its life as a production car owned by famed West Coast distributor, Kjell Qvale and his British Motor… Read more “1962 Austin “the Huffaker Healey””
1959 Austin Healey Sprite “Bugeye” and its Air Clutch
Due to nerve damage in my left leg resulting from aggressive radiation to combat cancer in my lymphatic system, I progressively lost feeling and then control of… Read more “1959 Austin Healey Sprite “Bugeye” and its Air Clutch”
1964 Chevrolet Corvette – Craigslist Find
This 1964 Corvette roadster started life as a GM executive car shipped to the Houston Chevrolet Zone Office. After that, my first piece of documentation is an SCCA logbook (032-269) issued on June 3, 1973 to Dr. John Matthews of Houston. The car still wore its original Daytona Blue paint when the logbook was issued.
