I’ve been fortunate to have driven a lot of racecars, both those I’ve raced and those I’ve driven to try...
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July 2010 During the Spa-Francorchamps 750km Race on May 4, 1975, Henri Pescarolo extracts full speed from his Alfa Romeo 33TT12 up the Radillon hill. Pescarolo teamed with Derek Bell to win the Belgian race. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
The Rise of the Preservation Class The ultra-rare and ultra-expensive Ferrari 250 GTO. Photo: Chuck Andersen Sitting on a beautifully...
As part of Monterey Car Week, the Concorso Italiano, held on the Bayonet Golf Course at Seaside, California, is one...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) 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. This included...
Photography courtesy of Rodeo Drive Concours. Additional gallery photos courtesy of Howard Koby. Fathers, families and car lovers filled the...
Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale will see three track legends on offer, including the last Alfa Romeo to campaign in...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo: Peter Collins Where do you start? Society weddings, the jet set racing crowd, brewery heirs, Mangustas, Grand Prix disaster. The De Tomaso story has it all, and the car you...
Velocity Invitational saw a return to its roots at Sonoma Raceway in Northern California the weekend of November 10-12, 2023....
Visitors to the 9th annual Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion, scheduled for August 27-30, 2017, will discover a decidedly Italian flavor...
On winter’s final weekend in the Southern Hemisphere, September 20-21, the Veloce Racing Association will hold its second annual East Coast Challenge for Alfa Romeos. The VRA is a group of like-minded Alfisti, many of whom have spent years admiring, owning and racing Alfas, with the nucleus of the club...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
The more in-depth summaries of the life and career of Phil Hill have focussed on three significant aspects: the racing...
The Peninsula Hotels have announced the eight exceptional vehicles that will be eligible for the second annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, the international motoring world’s top accolade for most exceptional classic car. The selected nominees, ranging from early production to mid-1950s Italian racecars, represent “Best of...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Some may disagree with me, but I think a great racing car must be a winning car. Racing cars can...
Achille Varzi was the opposite of his capricious nemesis Tazio Nuvolari, who was steeped in instinctive talent. Varzi was a controlled, calculating driver, a ruthless opponent, ferocious in exploiting his adversaries’ weaknesses and was, of course, immensely fast. As a man, he could be charming, had a sardonic sense of...
The name Alfetta is still one that makes any red-blooded Italian motor sport fan throw out his chest with pride....
The 33rd Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix will take place in the Pennsylvania city’s Schenley Park this July 18-19, with its...
The California Mille, America’s salute to Italy’s most famous open road race, The Mille Miglia, returns for its 23rd year, continuing the celebrated tradition of spirited driving in vintage sports cars on scenic back roads. Some 70 teams are expected to participate, driving a wide variety of classic machines over...
[Click here to read the first installment] Poland, Denmark and Norway had fallen to Nazi Germany and the blitzkrieg up...
Mike Glore has an interesting collection of automobiles. While it is mostly British, with an emphasis on Lotus, he also...
Historics at Brooklands will offer an Alfa Romeo model car collection at its winter sale, scheduled for February 18, 2012 at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, England. The 700 strong ‘Martin Webb Collection’ of cars, model kits and books is a life-long representation of an owner’s tireless pursuit of a passion,...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
The Alfa Romeo museum will reopen to the public on June 24 , the day on which the brand will...
Italian marque Alfa Romeo will celebrate fifty years since the debut of the iconic Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, a model renowned for its blend of cutting-edge technology, racing mechanics and beauty. Designed by Franco Scaglione, the 33 Stradale debuted on 31 August 1967, on the eve of the Italian Formula...
Rubens Barrichello Nigel Mansell 1 Al Holbert drives a Chevrolet-powered March to victory in the IMSA Camel GT race at...
“Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975,” will celebrate the visual dynamism and spirit of innovation embodied by Italian coachbuilt cars,...
A collection of eleven automobiles offered without reserve will be among the headline offerings at the 2018 RM Sotheby’s Arizona auction, scheduled for January 18-19 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Entitled “A Century of Sports Cars”, the automobiles from a private California collector ranges from one of the oldest...
