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The Amphicar Model 770 is an amphibious automobile which was launched at the 1961 New York Auto Show. [2] It was made in West Germany and marketed from 1961 to 1968, with production ceasing in 1965. Designed by Hans Trippel , the amphibious vehicle was manufactured by the Quandt Group at Lübeck and at Berlin-Borsigwalde , with a total of 3,878 ...
Motorific is the brand name of a line of battery-operated slot car toys and related accessories marketed by the Ideal Toy Company from 1964 to the early 1970s. It differed from traditional slot car sets in that the cars were powered independently by a pair of AA batteries, rather than by an electrical connection to the track.
The small block or "358 modifieds" emerged from NASCAR's Sportsman division, which had been formed in 1950 as NASCAR's short track race division. The sportsman cars were older model cars and could be modified, but not as much as the Modified series cars. By 1967 the limitations had evolved to include small block engines, a single carburetor and ...
Bristol Motor Speedway: Bristol: Tennessee: 0.533 miles (0.858 km) dirt 2000, 2021-2023 2021-First dirt race for NASCAR Cup Series since 1971. California State Fairgrounds Race Track: Sacramento: California: 1 mile (1.6 km) rice hulls / dirt 1907-1970 AAA / USAC Champ Cars (1949-1970) NASCAR Cup Series (1956-1961) Charlotte Speedway: Charlotte ...
Langley Speedway: May 7 10 Late Model Sportsman 200: Dover Downs International Speedway: May 14 11 Southeastern 150: Bristol Motor Speedway: May 21 12 Charlotte Mello Yellow 300: Charlotte Motor Speedway: May 28 ESPN: 13 Busch 200 South Boston Speedway: Jun 4 14 Shoney's 200: Hickory Motor Speedway: June 11 15 L. D. Swain & Son 200: Orange ...
first American post-war volume production sports car, the Hotshot, also in the 1949 model year. [28] [nb 4] In 1950 Crosley brought the Farm-O-Road model, a 63-inch (1.60 m) wheelbase utility vehicle, decades ahead of the John Deere Gator and other small Utility vehicles. From 1950 onwards, Crosley's main models gained roll-down instead of ...
Griffey has been to Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a photographer and is eager to return. “Driving the pace car and leading the field to start the Indy 500 is one of the coolest experiences ...
The cars in this series use wings that are designed to move with the airflow over the car, lying almost level with the ground on straights and standing up in turns to increase downforce. The only engine allowed by ISMA is a cast-iron big block with a maximum displacement of 468 cu in (7.7 L).