Brad Jansen·April-2015External modifications for the speed runs were few Ð taped headlights, small windscreen, and a tonneau.
Brad Jansen·April-2015Kurtis took his Sports Car to Rosamond Dry Lake in California where it ran 130 mph in a test prior to going to the Salt Flats.
SportsCarDigest·April-2015This 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition Coupe carries serial number 2095GT.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Another view of Ed DaviesÕ sleek ex-NART Ferrari 250 GTO. Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Eventual class winner Ed DaviesÕ Ferrari 250 GTO (#19) chases Leslie DaviesÕ Ferrari 250 GT SWB (#12). Photo: Chuck Andersen
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Ferrari 512 BBLM pilots Todd Morici (#21) and Jim Fuchs (#447) duel for the DSF5 class win that ultimately went to Fuchs. Photo: Chuck Andersen
SportsCarDigest·April-2015David Roberts (Mini Cooper S) and Brian Titheradge (Ford Cortina) head down the straight at Sydney Motorsport Park. Photo: Steve Oom
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Paul Zazryn in his 1974 Eagle Creek Aviation Lola T332-Chevrolet.Photo: Steve Oom
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Lem Ladd is presented with the spoils of victory after driving the Old Grey Mare to another win at Montauk in 1939.
SportsCarDigest·April-2015The Old Grey Mare waits in the paddock at Mt. Washington prior to the 1938 hillclimb, where Ladd set a new hill record that would stand for 15 years.
SportsCarDigest·April-2015The Old Grey Mare rolls out ready to race at Briarcliff Manor, New York, in 1935, after Lem Ladd figured out how to rectify a front-end shimmy problem.
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Rope-wrapped steering wheel gives driver control leverage, basic gauges adorn simple aluminum dashboard and shift lever for Ford gearbox falls readily to hand. Note rear-view mirror.Photo: Sean Smith
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Twenty-one-stud Ford flathead V8 provides more than enough motive force despite being fed by only a single-barrel carburetor.Photo: Sean Smith
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Some 19 cars contributed parts for the Mare, including a Whippet chassis, Ford engine and running gear and a Bugatti tail.Photo: Sean Smith
SportsCarDigest·April-2015The Old Grey Mare is a car that likes to be driven on the throttle.Photo: Sean Smith
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Bobby Unser reunited with his 1975 Eagle-Chevrolet 755. Photo: Keith Booker
SportsCarDigest·April-2015Winning GT40MKII of Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon speeds along the pit straight to complete one of it’s 360 laps. Photo: Roger Dixon
