R-Model Update

Well it's been the better part of 2 years and we're starting to see the hard work pay off. Richard has just welded in the roll bar and painted the interior, trunk and engine bay with PPG satin black. The original '66 dash had seen better days and was replaced by a '65 dash. Dash pad mounts where removed and repaired. Car will have no radio, heater, heater controls or glove box.

Notice the slots cut in wheel wells, they are for the overirde torque reaction bars that mount directly to the axle housing. This car will not have any carpet or headliner so the final paint will be exposed at all time.


Although it doesn't look like much what you are seeing represents hundreds of hours of welding, body work and paint. The body will keep the red oxide primer with overspray as done at the factory in '65. The holes have been cut for front brake cooling ducts.

All interior fiberglass has been resprayed and ready for installation.

The package tray has been modified for access to rear shocks and to allow spare tire to be mounted securely.



For all images on this project visit:
http://racingdivision.com/R-Model/index.html

Working for the man.

On one of our many trips to Shelby Licensing we stopped for a quick shot with the man himself. (left to right) Michael Holmes, Carroll Shelby, Hans Sures

Shelby American & Racing Division Apparel

Here are a few of our designs we do for Shelby American Inc.
http://racingdivision.com/shelbyapparel/index.html

And a few we do for ourselves
http://racingdivision.com/rdla-apparel/

Shelby Automobiles Commercial

Racing Division Inc launches commercial for Shelby Automobiles.



Created for the BullRun program on SpeedTV the commercial highlights Carroll Shelby's career from winning the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1959 through his work with Shelby Automobiles Inc today.

We don't just work with computers

A quick look at what's going on in the studio this week.

A relaunch of Racing Division Inc's site

Greetings from Racing Division HQ. Today we have decided to incorporate our blog into the global navigation of www.racingdivision.com as our new workshop. We plan to keep the blog updated with content from three countries, the US, UK and Japan.

Additionally we are working on our store, allowing all of our apparel designs to be purchased here as well as a few boutiques locally and abroad.

Goodwood Revival Meeting, 2008

The Racing Division Team has just returned to LA from London. Our pilgrimage to motor sports holy land is once again complete. Once a year pilgrims from around the world make their way to the estate of Lord March set in the scenic English countryside. The estate is home of the Goodwood motor circuit as well as the WW11 air field known as RAF Westhampnett.

This year I decided to shoot film instead of the previous years of digital only. I feel the results are much more satisfying and have a unique feel that it would be hard to replicate digitally.

1963 Cobra Le Mans Coupe. After the 1-hour TT endurance race.

1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, at rest.

Engine rebuild between races.

1963 Cobra Le Mans Coupe. Mechanic & Driver conversing after race.

1963 Jaguar XKE ltwt "low drag" coupe (foreground) 1963 Cobra Le Mans Coupe. After the 1-hour TT endurance race.

1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, returning to pit lane.

1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe, in pit with timing problem.

Starting grid TT one-hour endurance race. 1961 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato in foreground.

1963 Cobra Le Mans Coupe. At speed.

1963 Ferrari 250 GTO, being pushed into pit row.

Vintage apparel is mandatory for the three-day event.

Air staff

Spitfires at the ready.

Spitfire flyover.