In the world of rally racing, the East African Safary Rally has long been considered one of the most brutal events. Conceived in early 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (and thus its original name, the Coronation Rally), it took cars through three countries – Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania – in a […]
* Reader Larry Stookey sent us this story from the Toledo Blade last month regarding Jerry Brummett and the 1940 Packard Super Eight formal sedan he bought in the early 1960s. What makes the story remarkable is that Brummett got the Packard running, used it to haul around his motorcycles for a couple years, then […]
* Speedhunters this week posted a great collection of photos of Holman-Moody-modified V-8 Ford Falcons used in European rallies in the mid-1960s. * No, that’s not yet another pic of a tornado-ravaged town in the Midwest. Instead, it comes from The Detroit Bureau’s report on the demolishing of the DeSoto plant on Wyoming Avenue between […]