Midget racing started before WWII and became incredibly popular, with multiple races run across the country every weekend year-round.
The builder of this midget racer is not known, which is often the case, as this form of car was being built by dozens of manufacturers during this period, and many more came from the garages of skilled en..
The Bentley S-Type was debuted for the 1955 model year, offering visual improvements over the R-Type, but retaining the basic mechanical specification that made Bentleys from this period such fantastic motorcars. While over 3,500 S1 models were built, the top-specification Continental was limited to 431 examples, all of which were bodied by outs..
Built in Chicago by brothers Max and Elmer Reichenbach, KB Special Midgets were just one of dozens of similar offerings for the burgeoning sport that was held at a variety of venues nationwide, including stadiums, horse racing tracks, and velodromes.
Acquired by Mark Smith in 2005, this historic Midget Racer carries an incredible period..
In 1939, Don Boles, an enthusiastic young Californian, was one of the first candidates chosen for a four-year tool and die program under FDR’s New Deal initiative. He worked at the Lockheed Aircraft Company in Burbank, California learning all aspects of aircraft design and construction. After WWII, Boles and his wife began constructing high-qual..
Hiram Hillegass started building cars in Allentown, Pennsylvania circa 1919, and became one of the foremost sprint car builders of the period. His place in the history of open-wheel racing was acknowledged with his 1997 induction into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.
According to a poster that accompanies this fantastic Hillegass-HA..
Chassis N. SBH33601 Engine N. 33601 Rare Bentley 'T Series' exampleOne of only 558 producedOriginal colour and interior, never restoredExcellently documented history since newAttractive, usable and incredibly elegantRegularly registered in ItalyRREC chronological extract present ..
4,257cc OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Single Twin-Choke Carburetor Approximately 130bhp 4-Speed Manual Transmission Independent Front Suspension - Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Drum Brakes * Striking coachbuilt Bentley * One of only 5 cars built * Multiple RROC award winner * Bold, "New Look" styling THE MOTORCAR OFFERED Although the Bent..
1,250cc OHV Inline 4-Cylinder Engine Two SU Semi-Downdraft Carburetors 54.4bhp at 5,200rpm 4-Speed Manual Transmission 4-Wheel Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs with Front and Rear Live Axles 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes * Offered from the Thomas Hendricks Collection * In the present ownership since 1976 * The model that launched countless racing dri..
4,257cc OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Single Twin-Choke Carburetor Approximately 130bhp 4-Speed Manual Transmission Independent Front Suspension - Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Drum Brakes * Original US delivery, left hand drive car * Recently emerging from long term enthusiast ownership * Practical, all weather four seat touring car * Formerly owned b..
4,257cc OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine Single Twin-Choke Carburetor Approximately 130bhp 4-Speed Manual Transmission Independent Front Suspension - Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Drum Brakes * Striking coachbuilt Bentley * One of only 4 cars built * Originally supplied new to Belgium * Recently emerging from long term enthusiast ownership THE BEN..