The Great American Cars That Made Racing History
Record-Breaking Racers
Racing is a sport, and engineering race cars is a skill. Together, they make car races a battle of brains and brawn. Amongst the record-breakers in track history, some changed the course of the sport.
Burning Rubber Since The 1900s
Since the invention of the wheel, humanity has made a hobby out of breaking the speed limitations of existing means of transportation.
It didn't take long for racing to become a sport enjoyed worldwide, with its origins rooted in some of the most memorable cars from America.
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Ford 999
Henry Ford manufactured what is probably one of the first race cars in American history: the Ford 999.
Its name was inspired by a steam engine that held a speed record, and the motive behind the development of this vehicle was to generate publicity for automobile sales.
Hudson Hornet
The Hudson Hornet is a stock race car built for performance. It produced 145 horsepower, which was a considerable figure for the time. The legendary vehicle holds over eighty NASCAR wins.
To top it all off, it was immortalized in the movie Cars as Doc Hudson.
Cunningham C4-R
A successor to the C2-R, the Cunningham C4-R was a model built to compete at the highest levels of motorsport.
Its integration of aerodynamic design with a powerful V8 engine rendered it fit to compete internationally against the then-dominating European manufacturers, helping put America on the map.
