[Gift Guide] Holiday Gift Guide (2008)

Vintage Greeting Cards

Dinstinctive collection of vintage-themed holiday greeting cards. 10 packs of cards starting at $35.

www.viacelli.com/vintage

The new ChaseCam video recorder with Auto-Record has intelligent power circuitry and motion-sensing recording, allowing you to record an entire weekend of racing without pushing a button!

Recorder: $595

Racer Kit: $950

www.chasecam.com

619-337-2300

The Cobra Sebring Pro Technology seat, re-designed for 2009 with full HANS compatibility. 100% carbon fiber shell offers outstanding rigidity with half the weight of fiberglass shells, while the NASA-developed Confor® cushions mold to the driver, absorbing 85% of initial energy and distributing loads for ultimate comfort and safety. Exceeds FIA 8855-1999 standards by 3 times @ 63g. $1949.95

Sube Sports at

714-847-1501

cobra.subesports.com

Shelby, The Race Driver VR columnist Art Evans’s latest work on Carroll Shelby’s driving career. Filled with never-before-seen photos from the family album, this is an ideal gift for any fan of Shelby or ’50s sports car racing. Available for $29.95 (+s&h) from www.enthusiastbooks.com

John Shinton Models

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Specializes in handbuilt 1/8th scale models built to order in any color scheme, including yours.

Photo shows limited edition (25) model of the Penske Sunoco Lola T-70 Mk3B for £1,400, plus postage.

Contact [email protected]

or visit www.johnshintonmodels.co.uk

Grid Iron raises the bar in garage organizing systems by providing convenient open storage space with steel roll-formed powder coated wall panels, shelves, butcher block workbenches, bins and hooks for custom organization. For pricing details visit

www.gridironusa.com

800-486-4932

Oakley Coil Over suit is a 2-layer, lightweight suit with Carbon-X lining and a Nomex V150 High Sheen outer layer. A  combination of great looks, great comfort, and the best fire protection you can get with the Carbon-X material. Give a gift that keeps a loved one safe.

Available from

www.SafeRacer.com

866-781-0997

Price is $999.00

This limited edition print of Jaguar’s historic 1988 win at Le Mans is one of 200 GP and GT paintings available in five standard sizes. It comes in a silver Nielsen frame for $199 (£75), including shipping. Contact [email protected] or to order visit

www.ulis-racing-legends.com

High-Performance Wall Mural Life-size, photoquality image of the Ferrari “stable” in the early ’60s at Le Mans. Several other images to choose from or custom design your own Giclee print on vinyl. Easy to install, repels water, and resists fading.

$399 + shipping

877-372-3637

[email protected]

www.garagescenes.com

Becker Spyder Goggles

Vented frame, with easy lens changing system. Leather padding hand stitched to the frame.

Lenses are impact resistant and defogger-coated polycarbonate with 100% UV protection. Both clear & iridium lenses. $139

Call 845-856-4896,

or visit www.classicgoggles.com

Ettore Bugatti 125 Set

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To commemorate the 125th anniversary of Ettore Bugatti, a strictly limited collection of accessories for devotees consisting of a decorative pin, a key ring and a pair of cufflinks, has been created in the form of the famous Bugatti insignia.

www.bugatti-collection.com

€ 399.00 incl. VAT 

(approximately US$540.00).

2009 Calendar of historic color photos from Sebring 1954-’57. Each purchase triggers a donation to Sebring Museum Hall of Fame Fund. $14 + shipping.

Contact [email protected]

or visit www.screamingtomatoimages.com

Caracalla Bagaglio

This piece of luggage has been specially designed and manufactured to commemorate both Ferrari and Phil Hill’s winning of the 1961 F1 World Championship. Phil Hill owned the very first example of this wonderful bag. Accepted as Hand Luggage (W57cm H32cm D28cm)

Price $450.00

email [email protected]

or visit www.cbfil.co.uk

1949 Veritas BMW Rennsport

For that “hard-to-buy-for” racer on your gift list! Veritas was a small German company formed after the end of World War II by a trio of BMW employees who built racing and sports cars based on pre-war BMWs. The most successful of these was the Veritas-BMW Rennsport Spyder. Approximately 22 were built using chassis and the 2-liter “Hemi” 6-cylinder engines of the late-’30s BMW 328. This car (Chassis Number: 58261) is one of approximately 15 that survived, (only 2 or 3 in North America). It is believed to be one of three cars raced by the Belgium team, Ecurie Belge. In addition to many race wins in the early 50s one of these cars set a new 2-liter land speed-record of 147 mph. There is some evidence that this car might be that record-setting car.  Since 1979, it has been restored and used extensively in vintage races and tours.

Price: $1,500,000

The Auto Collections

702-794-3174

www.theautocollections.com