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- MG Sports Car Driving at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, circa 1950 - In the 1930s, land speed racers everywhere began to flock to a landscape seemingly custom made for their sport: Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The hard, white salt provided a smooth running surface while the 46 square miles of open space offered plenty of room to speed up and slow back down. Typically, speed records were based on the average over an out-and-back run.
- circa 1950
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MG Sports Car Driving at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, circa 1950
In the 1930s, land speed racers everywhere began to flock to a landscape seemingly custom made for their sport: Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats. The hard, white salt provided a smooth running surface while the 46 square miles of open space offered plenty of room to speed up and slow back down. Typically, speed records were based on the average over an out-and-back run.
- Maserati Factory, Modena, Italy, circa 1955 - Italian automaker Maserati was formed in 1914 and initially led by brothers Alfieri, Ettore, and Ernesto Maserati. The company began building race cars in 1926, and by the 1950s -- when this photo was taken -- its cars were dominant in Formula One and sports car competitions. This slide was mistakenly labeled as being taken at the factory of Maserati's nearby rival, Ferrari.
- circa 1955
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Maserati Factory, Modena, Italy, circa 1955
Italian automaker Maserati was formed in 1914 and initially led by brothers Alfieri, Ettore, and Ernesto Maserati. The company began building race cars in 1926, and by the 1950s -- when this photo was taken -- its cars were dominant in Formula One and sports car competitions. This slide was mistakenly labeled as being taken at the factory of Maserati's nearby rival, Ferrari.
- Carroll Shelby at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1956 - Carroll Shelby, Donald Healey and Roy Jackson-Moore traveled to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956 with a pair of heavily modified Austin-Healey streamliners. Healey's supercharged car averaged 201.10 miles per hour, fulfilling his personal ambition to break the 200-mph barrier. The naturally aspirated car driven by Shelby and Jackson-Moore set several speed and endurance records on a ten-mile circular course.
- 1956
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Carroll Shelby at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1956
Carroll Shelby, Donald Healey and Roy Jackson-Moore traveled to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956 with a pair of heavily modified Austin-Healey streamliners. Healey's supercharged car averaged 201.10 miles per hour, fulfilling his personal ambition to break the 200-mph barrier. The naturally aspirated car driven by Shelby and Jackson-Moore set several speed and endurance records on a ten-mile circular course.
- Carroll Shelby at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1956 - Carroll Shelby, Donald Healey and Roy Jackson-Moore traveled to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956 with a pair of heavily modified Austin-Healey streamliners. Healey's supercharged car averaged 201.10 miles per hour, fulfilling his personal ambition to break the 200-mph barrier. The naturally aspirated car driven by Shelby and Jackson-Moore set several speed and endurance records on a ten-mile circular course.
- 1956
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Carroll Shelby at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1956
Carroll Shelby, Donald Healey and Roy Jackson-Moore traveled to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956 with a pair of heavily modified Austin-Healey streamliners. Healey's supercharged car averaged 201.10 miles per hour, fulfilling his personal ambition to break the 200-mph barrier. The naturally aspirated car driven by Shelby and Jackson-Moore set several speed and endurance records on a ten-mile circular course.
- Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby, Masten Gregory, Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez, John Fitch, Ernie Erickson at Nassau, Bahamas, 1957 - Nassau hosted the annual Bahamas Speed Weeks sports car races from 1954 to 1966. For 1957, the feature event took place on December 8. Stirling Moss won that main 250-mile race in the #105 Ferrari 290 MM. Second and third places went to Carroll Shelby in a Maserati and Phil Hill in another Ferrari, respectively.
- 1957
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Stirling Moss, Carroll Shelby, Masten Gregory, Pedro and Ricardo Rodriguez, John Fitch, Ernie Erickson at Nassau, Bahamas, 1957
Nassau hosted the annual Bahamas Speed Weeks sports car races from 1954 to 1966. For 1957, the feature event took place on December 8. Stirling Moss won that main 250-mile race in the #105 Ferrari 290 MM. Second and third places went to Carroll Shelby in a Maserati and Phil Hill in another Ferrari, respectively.
- Carroll Shelby at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1956 - Carroll Shelby, Donald Healey and Roy Jackson-Moore traveled to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956 with a pair of heavily modified Austin-Healey streamliners. Healey's supercharged car averaged 201.10 miles per hour, fulfilling his personal ambition to break the 200-mph barrier. The naturally aspirated car driven by Shelby and Jackson-Moore set several speed and endurance records on a ten-mile circular course.
- 1956
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Carroll Shelby at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, 1956
Carroll Shelby, Donald Healey and Roy Jackson-Moore traveled to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1956 with a pair of heavily modified Austin-Healey streamliners. Healey's supercharged car averaged 201.10 miles per hour, fulfilling his personal ambition to break the 200-mph barrier. The naturally aspirated car driven by Shelby and Jackson-Moore set several speed and endurance records on a ten-mile circular course.
- Jim Kimberly, Ferrari #5, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., May 2, 1954 - Andrews Air Force Base, located just outside Washington, D.C., hosted the 1954 National Capital Sports Car Races on May 2 of that year. Bill Spear won the main 200-mile event in a Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder. The next day, Spear received the President's Cup trophy from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a ceremony at the White House.
- May 02, 1954
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Jim Kimberly, Ferrari #5, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., May 2, 1954
Andrews Air Force Base, located just outside Washington, D.C., hosted the 1954 National Capital Sports Car Races on May 2 of that year. Bill Spear won the main 200-mile event in a Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder. The next day, Spear received the President's Cup trophy from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a ceremony at the White House.
- Jim Kimberly, Ferrari #5, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., May 2, 1954 - Andrews Air Force Base, located just outside Washington, D.C., hosted the 1954 National Capital Sports Car Races on May 2 of that year. Bill Spear won the main 200-mile event in a Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder. The next day, Spear received the President's Cup trophy from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a ceremony at the White House.
- May 02, 1954
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Jim Kimberly, Ferrari #5, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., May 2, 1954
Andrews Air Force Base, located just outside Washington, D.C., hosted the 1954 National Capital Sports Car Races on May 2 of that year. Bill Spear won the main 200-mile event in a Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder. The next day, Spear received the President's Cup trophy from President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a ceremony at the White House.
- Jaguar E-Type Coupe, Lincoln Center, New York City, March 8, 1966 - Great Britain's Jaguar turned heads in the 1960s with its E-Type sports car, sold as the XK-E in North America. Disc brakes, an independent front and rear suspension, and a racing-inspired monocoque body gave the car technical credentials to match its beautiful appearance. For 1966, the longer 2+2 coupe seen here joined the convertible and coupe already in Jaguar's lineup.
- March 08, 1966
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Jaguar E-Type Coupe, Lincoln Center, New York City, March 8, 1966
Great Britain's Jaguar turned heads in the 1960s with its E-Type sports car, sold as the XK-E in North America. Disc brakes, an independent front and rear suspension, and a racing-inspired monocoque body gave the car technical credentials to match its beautiful appearance. For 1966, the longer 2+2 coupe seen here joined the convertible and coupe already in Jaguar's lineup.