Giants Despair, 1959

Over at The Old Motor, contributor Ivan Pozega recently shared a couple photos of the Giants Despair hillclimb in Pennsylvania, circa 1959, showing a Lotus 11 and a pair of Elvas above and Roger Penske in a Porsche RSK below. See how many other cars you can identify. UPDATE: As reader Ron Mann pointed out […]

A Vintage Racer With an Unfair Advantage

The 1971 AMC Penske Javelin that Mark Donohue drove to victory in the ‘71 Trans-Am series will be auctioned off at Russo and Steele’s Monterey sale next month.
The car has been restored to concours-level condition by MAECO Motorsport of Northridge, California, and won awards in its class at the Amelia Island Concours in 2008. The […]