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Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance to Celebrate the 427 Cobra

One of the most intimidating cars of its era, the Shelby Cobra 427, marks its 60th Anniversary this year. Named for the 427-cubic-inch Ford engine that powered it to dominate SCCA racing and set a performance benchmark that stood for years, the “big block Cobra” earned iconic status from the day it was introduced. To celebrate this anniversary, a Shelby Cobra class will take to the show field at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, honoring the model’s legacy of speed, design and evolutionary performance.

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RM Sotheby’s to Offer the First Ferrari 500 TRC Produced

Widely considered one of the most beautiful sports car designs of all-time, starting Tuesday, May 27^th, RM Sotheby’s via its Sealed Bid platform will be offering the first 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC produced. Just 1 of 16 surviving examples, it was raced at the 12 Hours of Sebring during the second round of the 1957 World Sportscar Championship and was driven in 20 period races between 1957-1963, achieving 10 class victories and 13 total podium finishes. A veteran of 21 editions of the Mille Miglia Storica between 1993 and 2014, it has been retained by two connoisseur owners for the last 33 years. Eligible for many of the world’s most prestigious motoring events, including the Mille Miglia Storica, Le Mans Classic, Goodwood Revival and Colorado Grand, the sale includes its Ferrari Classiche Red Book (certified in 2005), confirming retention of its original chassis, body, engine, and rear axle.

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Chevrolet Debuts a Much-Improved 2026 Corvette Interior

Wall of buttons begone! This week, Corvette dropped the first images of its highly upgraded new 2026 interior. Equally driver focused, but more luxurious in design, new additions include a new grab handle USB-C port, wireless charging, better materials, lots of available carbon fiber and several interesting new colorways. New exterior colors will also grace the lineup.

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De Tomaso P72 Finally Enters Production

After debuting to great fanfare at the 2019 Quail Motorsports Gathering (in the US) and at Goodwood internationally, it looks like the awesome De Tomaso P72 is finally about to become a real thing. Inspired by the 1965 De Tomaso P70, a collaboration between Alejandro De Tomaso and Carroll Shelby, according to De Tomaso,” the P72 channels the spirit of an era when design and engineering were guided by emotion, not algorithms. With its flowing lines and analogue soul, the P72 celebrates the romance of the 1960s, a time when cars were sculpted as art and driven with intent”. The version shown is allegedly what the car will look like when it’s ready for the road and in its final form.

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Nissan Releases a Retro Themed Video Game

Ahead of the Tokyo E-Prix, Nissan’s Formula E Team has launched its first ever video game. NISMO Electric Racer Tokyo is a retro-inspired arcade game that has been created in collaboration with Japanese Illustrator Kentaro Yoshida to celebrate the return of the FIA Formula E World Championship to the Japanese capital. Developed in an 8-bit visual style resembling classic 90s arcade games and brought to life by Yoshida, players take control of a stylized Nissan Formula E car through a Tokyo cityscape featuring Mt Fuji and cherry blossom trees.

Play it for free at the link below:

Editor’s note: We think Motorwerks 1000 is more fun 😊

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