HISTORIC BRITISH OPEN-WHEELED RACE CAR FOR SALE
At Bonhams – Goodwood Festival of Speed

LONDON — Marking the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the ERA (‘English Racing Automobiles Limited’) – the first-ever British specialist company to manufacture single-seat, open-wheeled racing cars for customer sale – Bonhams will auction the first prototype ERA at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 11, 2008.  Read more

The Fabulous Hudson Hornet 

The Hudson Hornet was one of the vehicles that made NASCAR racing viable, but NASCAR didn’t help Hudson, at least not enough to stave off its demise.

Hudson was founded in 1909 by Howard Coffin, George W. Dunham, and Roy E. Chapin.

More Hudson History

Jim Hall’s Chaparral

Found by Texas oil magnate Jim Hall, the Chaparral Car Company built prototype race cars from the early 1960’s to the early 1980’s. The distinctive race car were successful both at home and in Europe. Read on or visit the official Chaparral site.

The Howmet TX

The American Howmet TX turbine was pieced together by a group of SCCA drivers led Ray Heppenstall in 1967. Heppenstall had developed his own design for a gas powered turbine engine. Howmet Corporation funded his project, lending their name to his car. Read on.