Rory Ward collection. Challenger IV on my driveway after a 2400 mile round trip to Oregon.
Finding Challenger IV – By Rory Ward 4 years earlier I had seen this image of Challenger IV, sitting in a loft, looked to be untouched for YEARS. I couldn’t believe the car was still in existence, figuring it had either been bought and morphed into something else or destroyed in a race, I really didn’t [...]
This video is part 3 of Rory Ward’s Mickey Thompson Challenger IV Restoration. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYvO91SmXI8
As a follow up to our recent story about Mickey Thompson’s Challenger IV by Rory Ward, we will be posting videos and info about the restoration so you can follow the progress of the project. Below are part 1 & 2 of the ongoing video series. Part 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y6EYTPP8ys Part 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ83FHq9A8
In the late 60’s Ron Day bought a beat up 1954 CJ3b Jeep which was the beginning of his love for Jeeps…
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The Dakar is known as one of the longest and hardest off road races in the world. This is a vintage Dakar film from 1984. It’s long at almost 90 minutes long but worth it if you are an off road racing fan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2thf2NwMYE
The Story of Challenger IV, By Rory Ward It was mid to late 1977 when Mickey Thompson (MT) decided it was time to build yet another new race car for the desert. I’m speculating that he was not too happy with the performance of his single seat “Marines” sponsored class 1 buggy so he [...]
1973 Triumph 750cc raced in the 1973 Baja 500 & Baja 1000
The Baja 50th Anniversary “Warm up Celebration” was held August 4th 2012 in Mission Viejo, CA…
The Julian Classic Motoring Society’s Vintage Car Show was held July 14-15 in Julian California….
Check out this awesome vintage photo of the sand dunes! Do you have more vintage sand dune photos or movies? Photo via The Hamb
Check out these two great photos of Marina Dunes in 1965! Love the whitewalls! Anyone else have any 60’s sand dune photos or video?