1995 Roush Trans Am Mustang #030
This is the famous ex-Jon Gooding, Jack Roush Racing built and campaigned Mountain Dew Mustang. It is chassis #030. While its primary driver was Jon Gooding it is also reported that Tommy Kendall and others drove it during its Roush days from 1995-1997. #030’s history with Roush and Gooding was: 1995: 11 races, finished 10th […]
1994 Roush Trans Am Mustang #029
Seeing double! After LOTS of begging it’s owner I was finally able to purchase the other Jon Gooding Mountain Dew car – Roush chassis 029- to reunite it with chassis 030. 029 was restored by Dan Binks in 1998 at Roush and then given to Gooding by Jack Roush. It literally hasn’t been started since. […]
1994 Ford Thunderbird Stock Car
1966 Shelby GT350 Racecar #1806
1964 Eisert Indy Car #001
This is one of my favorite Indy cars of all time- the 1964 Eisert “Harrison Special.” I have been lucky enough to own and race this historic race car for the last seven years and counting. Here’s a few important details: Eisert #001 Is the oldest remaining mid-engined American Indy Car, the revolution that changed […]
1963 Bill Thomas Motors Cheetah
Let’s hear it for the underdogs. And especially the ones that dream up stuff that is completely insane. Automotive history abounds with stories of these one (or more) tick off visionary thinkers whose wild creations make others rethink boundaries. One of the most notable of these Is legendary California Corvette tuner and self-taught engineer Bill […]
1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite – The Other
When I saw this car, Tom Golby of Speedwells Kabloole replacement, come up for sale I bought it- thinking my wife (and Kablooie) might want some company in F-Production vintage racing once in a while. So typically once a year, on father’s day weekend, I’l race “my” Sprite #62 with “her” Sprite #26 with the […]
1959 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite
Mrs. Comer’s Race Car Just to prove that I am not the only one around here that loves vintage racing, here is my lovely bride Cana’s pride and joy- her 1959 Austin Healey Sprite. She races it in VSCDA and SVRA vintage events in F/Production. A race car since new, it is most famous for […]