Want to get out on the track but can’t find the historic racing car you really want? This month our man in Australia, Patrick Quinn, reports on a growing number of Aussie enthusiasts who are building historic racing cars that never were. Cars that typify those care-free amateur days of pre–World War–Two motor racing and designs restricted only by the ingenuity of their owners. Perhaps such a trend might be just the thing for historic racing in the U.S. too?…

The inspiration to David Shannon—the original Indy Ford taken at Indianapolis 1935.
Photo: Indianapolis Motor Speedway