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AUTOS: Best Of The Web
Your weekly car-guy guide to the auto obsessions of the Internet.
Bob Golfen  |  Posted June 14, 2012   Phoenix, AZ
The Ford GT40 with the distinctive roof bubble for extra-tall driver Dan Gurney who partnered with A.J. Foyt to win the 1967 Le Mans 24. (Photo: Henry Ford Museum archive)
Ford’s greatest day
The 45th anniversary of the Ford GT40’s dominance of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is celebrated in a special video from the Henry Ford Museum. Check out: Clean Sweep.

Hawaiian Tropic grid girls
Any follower of the 24 Hours of Le Mans knows that those are important words for full enjoyment of the great racing spectacle. Here’s a fine compilation of the recent talent. Check out: Girls of Le Mans.

California dreamin’
Barrett-Jackson has assembled a pretty sweet cadre of collector cars for its third annual Orange County auction at the OC Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, so have a look and try not to drool. Check out: West Coast Cars.

Now that’s comedy
AutoWeek.com introduces us to a video by the crazies at Hot Rod, who take a couple of outrageous cars – a Lamborghini Aventador and a “pirate car” 1930 Ford rat rod – out for a day of something resembling fun. Check out: Road Trip!

More rat rods
If you’re digging on that rockabilly rat rod in the Hot Rod video, here’s a web site with photos of more than 350 custom cars loosely categorized as rat rods. And there are some rear rats in there. Check out: Unfinished Symphonies.

Mighty, mighty Mavis
A video of the startup and launch of a monster race car, the 42-liter Packard Bentley “Mavis” Special. Check out: All Torque.

Beetle mania
This guy can spin donuts in his vintage VW, which seems to have something more than its original 40 horsepower. Check out: Taking a Spin.

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