Category Archives: Legends

Boss 302
Legends Jan 19, 2015

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The Ford Mustang wasn’t meant to be a sports car, however the limited-production 1969-’70 Boss 302 Mustang was specifically created to counter Chevrolet’s efforts in Trans Am road racing. Beginning in 1967, the Camaro Z/28 was king of the track. With a push from Ford company President Bunkie Knudsen, performance head Jacque Passino was charged with putting the Mustang back in the winner’s circle.

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Ralph Lauren
Legends Jan 12, 2015

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Ralph Lifshitz Lauren has come a long way from sharing a bedroom with his two brothers in their modest home near the Bronx, NY. It wasn’t until his big break in the 1960’s that he would begin earning the money to fuel his passion for fancy cars. Lauren’s collection grew to the point where at any point where at any one time there are several cars undergoing restoration. Quiet and reclusive, Lauren shares his collection only with close friends, family and those in exclusive car-collecting circles.

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Plymouth Superbird
Legends Jan 5, 2015

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The one-year wonder Superbird was specifically built to win NASCAR stock-car races on the high-banked speedways of places such as Daytona Beach, Fla. But why would anyone want to drive something as oddly configured and awkwardly shaped as the Superbird on the street? Chrysler actually had no choice but to build it. In the late 1960’s NASCAR rules required that for a stock-car race car to be truly considered a “stock” vehicle, a minimum of one car for every two dealerships had to be produced.

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Bruce Meyers
Legends Dec 29, 2014

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Bruce Meyers’ life has been full of ups and downs, not unlike the sands his quirky little buggies once dominated. Considered by many to be one of the most groundbreaking automotive designs ever built, the fiberglass dune buggy wasn’t as much a car as it was a lifestyle. Bruce Meyers used backyard engineering to build something that broke convention and plowed through sand dunes.

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Louis Renault
Legends Dec 22, 2014

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Born in 1877 to a family of Paris merchants, electricity and engines were his passion and, during a time of technological changes, he was on the cutting edge. By the time he turned 20 he had converted his De Dion-Bouton tricycle into a small, four-wheeled vehicle. The “direct drive followed, the first gearbox that eliminated the transmission chains and cogs that had been used until then.

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Saleen S7
Legends Dec 15, 2014

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One of the most prestigious cars in the world didn’t have aristocratic heritage or an exotic Italian name. Instead, it was the product of Steve Saleen, a California business major turned professional race-car driver who made his reputation primarily by turning stock Ford Mustangs into race-winning track cars. Completed in just 18 months, the S7 made its debut in August 2000.

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Sir Alec Issigonis
Legends Dec 8, 2014

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The designer of the original Mini broke every rule in the book and helped establish the British Motor Corporation (BMC) as a major producer and exporter of automobiles. But creator Alec Issigonis never seemed bothered by rules. He simply combined sound engineering with creativity to arrive at the necessary result. The gas rationing in 1956 lead to the decision by BMC management to build a compact fuel miser.

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Bentley Speed 8
Legends Dec 1, 2014

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Although known as a builder of over-the-top luxury cars for the rich and famous, Bentley’s illustrious motorsport history is no less significant. It all began in 1919 when Walter Owen Bentley, a young railroad engineering apprentice and racing enthusiast, formed his own company. His high-performance cars quickly established the “Bentley Boy” as contenders on the European racing scene.

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’57 Chevy
Legends Nov 24, 2014

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It’s one of the most recognizable icons of the 1950’s, but it’s also a car that charted the new performance course that forever changed the way the buying public perceived this General Motors division. Until the ’57’s arrival, Chevrolet sportiness had been left to the Corvette, which could be enjoyed by only two people at a time.

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Eleanor
Legends Nov 17, 2014

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She was a 1967 Shelby GT500 Mustang code-named Eleanor, the 50th and final vehicle that Nicholas Cage, who played retired-car-thief-brought-back-into-action Randall “Memphis” Raines, had to steal and deliver to a ruthless crime boss. For car nuts, Gone in 60 Seconds- a remake of the 1974 movie that also features a Mustang- is precisely 14 minutes long, the exact length of the movie’s climatic car chase. . .

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