The 2200-kilometre tour de force of the 1000 Miglia 2024 has ended. The 421 competing crews, with their vintage jewels...
In 1966, Abarth introduced the 1000 SP Barchetta, which featured a twin-cam 1-liter engine derived from the Fiat 600D and...
Despite its long and storied history, the Abarth Osella PA1 is still formidable as a vintage racer. The result of a dream-team partnership between the legendary Carlo Abarth and Vincenzo Osella, the story of this iconic car is well worth exploring in more detail—so let’s dive in. From Motor Thun...
Carlo Abarth was born Karl Alberto Abarth, in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 1908 (He would go on to change...
Nearly 70 years ago to the day, on April 10, 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career...
The Peninsula today announced the eight nominees for its prestigious The Peninsula Classics 2019 Best of the Best Award, an accolade presented to the world’s most exceptional classic car. The selected vehicles were built by automakers from five different countries over a span of nearly 40 years, 1919 to 1958....
The countdown for Abarth Day 2019 has begun. The biggest ever European meeting of the Scorpion brand will take place...
FCA has opened its new Heritage HUB and museum in the newly renovated Mirafiori manufacturing complex, in Turin. The new...
Italian aftermarket tuning wizard Carlo Abarth turned his attention to the diminutive Fiat 600 sedan, in the 1960s and progressively transformed it into a Giant Killer in European Touring Car racing. By increasing the tiny 600-cc Fiat engine to ultimately 1000-cc, Abarth created the 1000TC (Turismo Competizione), which notched up...
The arrival of every new year heralds a raft of exciting anniversaries and, in the car world, 2019 is crammed...
1958 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato Photo: Steve Natale There is much to love about the Italian “Etceterini.” The term broadly...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. There was even a European...
The last surviving racer from America’s first post WWII road race, at Watkins Glen in 1948, Otto Linton, has passed...
If you don’t know the Furlows of Dallas, Texas, you’ve definitely been hanging with the wrong vintage racing crowd. Father...
Robert Newman You might well ask “Who the hell’s he?” when you read the name at the top of the page. Well, he’s the man none other than Niki Lauda described as The 20th Century’s Greatest Rally Driver. Not the most popular branch of motor sport in America, but rallying...
I have a Minichamps model of the legendary Lancia Stratos HF rally car in Alitalia’s green and white colors sitting...
If you’re reading this magazine, you’re probably passionate about vintage racecars. You love the sounds they make, the smells that waft from them, the sensation of driving them as close to the limit as your skills will allow. You also love the specific histories associated with each of these machines....
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
Then. Aristotle Socrates Onassis was a Greek shipping magnate with enormous wealth, an iconic style and a passion for objects of beauty. He is, however, most widely remembered for marrying Jacqueline Kennedy in 1968. Five years ago, Onassis would have been the only Greek shipping magnate I could have named...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Photo: Harold Pace Just in case anyone hadn’t heard the famous Sheb Wooley song, one car carried a license plate that spelled it out.Photo: Harold Pace The Minis raced in the SCCA’s Texas Region, which had its own popular Drivers Club for those competing in the 1960s.Photo: Harold Pace Everyone...
Casey Annis / Editor I was very interested to read James Beckett’s profile last month on the Martini F3 car,...
A single blown tire put an end to one of the greatest open-road races of all time. Driving along the...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become not only the UK’s top event for owners and admirers of all things Italian, but also the largest gathering of Italian cars in the country. Anyone arriving in any Italian...
