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Racing legend Jim Hall establishes Chaparral Cars, a highly innovative team in the Can Am Series. Racing legend Caroll Shelby establishes Shelby Motors, bringing to racing the famous Cobra and Daytona. Formula 5000 is established based on F1, but using five liter engines instead of the three from Formula One. It is also sanctioned by the SCCA ...
The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was the final 500 which featured a 33-car field consisting of all front-engined cars. The weather on race day would reach a high of 75 °F (24 °C) with wind speeds up to 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). [13] Climate historians would consider this to be the "traditional" climate for an Indianapolis 500 race.
The 1960 Daytona 500 was a NASCAR Grand National Series stock car race that was held on February 14, 1960, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. It was the 5th race of the 1960 season , and was won by Junior Johnson in a 1959 Chevrolet .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 August 2024. American sports car (built 1963–1966) Cheetah number 002, aluminum-bodied An original 1964 Cheetah on track at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed The Bill Thomas Cheetah was an American sports car designed and engineered entirely with American components, and built from 1963 to 1966 by ...
The 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 28th 24 Hours of Le Mans Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 25 and 26 June 1960, on Circuit de la Sarthe.It was the fifth and final round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship as well as being the fifth round of the inaugural FIA GT Cup.
A road car with no racing history can fetch $3 million or more. When it comes to race cars with proven track success, the number doubles at a minimum. Of the 10 highest-priced American cars sold ...
The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania , and Pikes Peak , Colorado .
A restyled interpretation of a model that pays tribute to 1960s race cars, the Codalunga is a beauty. The design and build process took two years, with five total cars available for sale — and ...