Jochen Rindt Henri Pescarolo 2 Guy Moll wins the Monaco Grand Prix in an Alfa Romeo (1934). 3 Ronnie Peterson...
Motor racing was banned in Switzerland in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, one of the most catastrophic...
A supercharged Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 will headline the 2013 Bonhams Goodwood Revival Auction, scheduled for Saturday 14th September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in Chichester, UK. The pre-war Grand Prix racing car from 1935, campaigned as new by Scuderia Ferrari, was reportedly driven by the legendary Tazio Nuvolari....
After the First World War and into the ’20s, many car manufacturers throughout Europe became involved in Grand Prix racing....
Based on Alfa Romeos’ successful endurance racer, the Tipo 33, the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale would be on the top of most peoples list as one of the most stunning cars ever to be made. With only 18 cars ever produced between 1967-1969, the 33 Stradale delivered an astounding performance...
The Colorado Grand, a magnificent 1000-mile tour for cars built prior to 1960, is in its 30th year. Started by...
My racing started during the spring of 1962 at the Goodwood racing circuit, I was racing a Lotus Elite. I...
René Dreyfus Biography The story begins in 1914 when René was nine years old. The middle of three children he speaks of his early life with fondness, growing up in Nice. He later joined the Moto Club de Nice, which was sort of a junior league Automobile Club de Nice....
September 2007 Graham Hill Scrapbook, 1929–1966 By Philip Porter Over the past couple of years, we’ve brought you reviews of...
Although the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 of the late-1930s and immediate post-war years lingered on the market until 1953, its...
The classic car community lost one of its great champions on July 3, when Martin Swig passed away as a result of a stroke. He was 78. A lifetime native of the San Francisco Bay area, Swig went to work for European Motors—selling Alfa Romeos and Fiats—after graduating from Stanford...
In 2012, Alfa Romeo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Giulia”, a car which is particularly significant in the...
Andrea Pininfarina, 51, has died as the result of a road traffic accident in Turin on August 7th. He was...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Lance Coren Certified Appraiser (310) 370-4114 Jack Boxstrom Rm Auctions (613) 476-9132 Bruce Trennery Fantasy Junction (510) 653-7555 Mark Leonard Grand Prix Classics (858) 459-3500 These prices are suggested guidelines, they...
The 52nd Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or, the oldest meeting for historic cars organized in Europe, fulfilled its promise again...
Sometimes, automotive life imitates art I’ve just come back from my once a year foray into the modern automotive industry—the...
European Editor Ed McDonough recently had the exclusive opportunity to sit down and talk with Antony Sheriff, Vice President of Product Development for FIAT S.p.A. In question, was continued speculation regarding FIAT’s intentions to bring Alfa Romeo back to North America. According to Sheriff, “There was an easy way and...
Ercole Spada was one of the most prolific sports car designers of the post-war era. Though his name is not...
Former Alfa Romeo works driver Teodoro “Dorino” Zeccoli, “The Arrow from Lugo,” passed away March 6 at the age of 88. As a racecar and test driver for Autodelta, Zecolli (above, photo courtesy of Museo Alfa Romeo) was part of Alfa Romeo racing from the GTA through the Tipo 33....
Martin Swig is a former multi-franchise new-car dealer based in the San Francisco Bay area who is an avid vintage...
Today we think of Fiat’s role in Grand Prix racing as the owner of Ferrari, but the Turin company was...
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...
For 10 years, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has provided an unparalleled and exclusive experience for motorsports enthusiasts and collectors...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be...
Alfa Romeo TZ2 By 1963, Alfa Romeo was looking for a replacement for their Giulietta SZ, which had been very successful in European racing and rallying. It had heralded Alfa’s first use of Girling front disc brakes and had seen inroads made in aerodynamic technology with efficient use of the...
The familiar trademark Marlboro Stetson was bobbing about in the pit lane at the Mores circuit in Sardinia, Italy, in...
A little more more than 50 years ago, Montreal, Canada was busy preparing to host the 1967 World’s Fair, to...
In the wake of the success of this year’s inaugural event at the historic O’Donnell Golf Club in Palm Springs, California, the second annual Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance will honor Alfa Romeo as its featured marque. Also planned for the March 1, 2009, event is a focus on great racing...
