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This Week's KIT CAR Performance Day T-Shirt Question

Acceleration, Skid Pad, Slalom, Braking

Ace driver Nick Licata took the Superformance GT40

Posted May 13 2008 10:46 AM by AutoSmith

This week's KIT CAR Performance Day T-shirt contest question should be pretty darn easy for fans of the Ford GT40 and for racing fans. Here it is: The car in the photo is a replica of the Ford GT40 Mk II that won at the...

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Testing A Shell Valley Cobra

Shell Valley Cobra 427SC, KIT CAR Performance Day

Mike Bell made his first run on the 420-foot slalo

Posted April 14 2008 08:07 AM by AutoSmith

You'll enjoy reading about Mike Bell and the Shell Valley Cobra 427SC that he built. Not only will we provide a full feature story on this Genesis aluminum big block powered Cobra, we tested the car at KIT CAR's first ever...

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KIT CAR Tests A Vintage Spyders' 550-S

Vintage Spyder 550-S, KIT CAR Performance Day, James Dean

Greg Leach, Vintage Spyders' owner, took on the sl

Posted April 7 2008 10:45 AM by AutoSmith

Watch for the KIT CAR Performance Day article on Vintage Spyders' 550-S. We put the Porsche replica through its paces in four categories: acceleration, braking, skidpad, and slalom. Find out how the sexy silver roadster...

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You Can't Catch This Mr. Jones!

GT Developments' GT40 Mk I, Dennis Jones, GT40, Racecar

Dennis Jones has a GT Developments GT40 Mk I that

Posted March 31 2008 12:23 PM by AutoSmith

You'll enjoy reading the story about Dennis Jones and his GT Developments GT40 Mk I. Watch for it in the May 2008 KIT CAR Magazine, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, April 1. This isn't an April Fools joke! If you're a...

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The Fastest Cobra Ever Is A Replicar

Kirkham Cobra 427SC, KMP 259, Morris Clement, Dick Smith

Morris Clement's Kirkham 427SC is a racecar pure a

Posted March 25 2008 04:20 PM by AutoSmith

Watch for Morris Clement's Kirkham 427SC in the May issue of KIT CAR. Is this the fastest Cobra ever? Read the article and judge for yourself. Don't worry. We'll tell you what we think.

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Henry Renaud's FFR GTM

Factory Five Racing, GTM, Mulsanne, Supercar, Superkitcar

Henry Renaud was a beta builder for Factory Five R

Posted March 20 2008 04:29 PM by AutoSmith

Watch for the multi-page feature article on Henry Renaud's Factory Five Racing GTM in the May 2008 issue of KIT CAR. Henry was a beta-builder of the GTM for Factory Five Racing. You'll enjoy reading about some of the nice...

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Bob Bondurant's Racing Career

Bob Bondurant School, Professional Racer & Instructor

The 1.6-mile, 15-turn state-of-the-racing-art that

Posted March 7 2008 03:35 PM by AutoSmith

Before Mr. Bob Bondurant founded the School in 1968, he enjoyed phenomenal success as a professional racecar driver. He won in Corvettes in the late 1950s. Bob joined Carroll Shelby's Ford Cobra team in 1963 and continued...

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The Bob Bondurant School Of High Performance Driving

Bob Bondurant, Racing School, Grand Prix Course, Corvette

That's world class racecar driver and instrutor Bo

Posted March 6 2008 06:47 PM by AutoSmith

Realizing that many of KIT CAR's readers build their own replicas and kits to put on the track, we decided it would be a great idea for KIT CAR's editor to go to driving school. The best high performance driving/racing...

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KIT CAR Test Drives A Westfield XI

Westfield XI, Replica of 1956 Lotus XI

Fittingly, the Westfield XI that I drove all last

Posted March 6 2008 05:38 PM by AutoSmith

All last week I had the opportunity to test drive a Westfield XI, which is a replica of a 1956 Lotus XI racecar, distributed by Manik LLC in Texas. The car was an absolute hoot to drive. I was mere inches off the ground in...

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Your Favorite Article in Jan. '08 KIT CAR

Cobra Tech Porsche Speedster Performance Dragon T Bucket

Writing the article about Dave Grabowski's '32 For

Posted January 18 2008 01:23 PM by AutoSmith

When I was a little kid and my dad started taking my brother and me to car shows, we played a real fun game. Dad always said something like, "Okay boys, we're going to this show. Each of us needs to pick out our favorite...

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