1911 Fiat Record Attempt – The Beast of Turin

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The Race of Gentlemen

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Written by Michael Fordham

Images and video Via Scott Toepfer/The Selvedge Yard.

Full of old-time authenticity and replete with a pier-to-pier thrash of around 1/8th of a mile, The Race of Gentlemen is held occasionally on the beaches of the Jersey Shore by the Oiler’s Car Club.

The Race features a knock-out sand flinging fest where dedicated builders of rods and two wheeled customs pit their rides against each other in a truncated and sand-wrought drag. The vibe is obviously down home and old school – and the cars are built for the sort of racing that created the post war custom craze as we know it.

It might be a while since WW2 ended and brought that legion of tech and thrill crazed GIs home from the battlefields – but the tradition they created lives on and burns bright.

Great teaser video and images from Scott Toepfer. Look out for next year’s event!

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VW Transporter and the Big Bad Wolf

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Mercedes 300 SL at the Bonneville Salt

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Scott Pommier Tumblr

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Invalid Trikes

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The Motorbike Test

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Photographer Focus – Indira Flack and the GBRD

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