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An example would be the Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Spider that was sold for $9.25 million in 2007, which was the 1962 winner of the 24 hours classic. [16] Note that sportscar racers makes up the majority of competition cars on the main list. A car associated with a famous person adds value to its price. [17] Examples are:
Carini's lifelong chasing of vintage cars was noticed by Jim Astrausky, the chief of Essex Television Group Inc. Astrausky approached Carini for a television show. [7] The show airs on the Motor Trend channel.
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's private collection of race cars is up for sale. The cars include the first Ferrari to win a Formula 1 race and the Brabham "fan car" that inspired the GMA T.50 ...
The Vampire is a jet-propelled car that currently holds the outright British land speed record, driven by Colin Fallows to a speed of 300.3 mph (483.3 km/h) on 5 July 2000 at Elvington, Yorkshire, England. [1] Vampire is one of two near-identical dragsters built to be raced at the Santa Pod Raceway in 1980, the other being named Hellbender. [2]
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship is a championship that has old Formula One cars from "the golden era", which caters for 3-litre engine Formula 1 cars, from 1966 to 1985. [ 1 ] The Historic Formula One Championship , previously known as the Thoroughbred Grand Prix Championship , was a championship for Formula One cars built ...
The race was marred by several major accidents. On lap 23, Fred Roberts (reliving Pete DePaolo) crashed in turn 3, collecting six other cars in the mayhem. Worse happened eight laps later, when Cy Marshall crashed his Duesenberg at the same corner. The car went up and over the wall, tumbling 25 feet down the other side.
The Mercedes-Benz W196 (sometimes written as the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R [1]) was a Formula One racing car produced by Mercedes-Benz for the 1954 and 1955 F1 seasons. Successor to the W194, in the hands of Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling Moss it won 9 of 12 races entered and captured the only two world championships in which it competed.
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