“Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975,” will celebrate the visual dynamism and spirit of innovation embodied by Italian coachbuilt cars,...
After the First World War and into the ’20s, many car manufacturers throughout Europe became involved in Grand Prix racing....
Storm Frank, which battered and flooded many parts of the UK at the turn of the New Year, didn’t deter nearly a thousand hardy souls attending the first of the Bicester Heritage Brunch Scrambles of 2016. Held on a Sunday, the informal “Scramble” mornings are a way for enthusiasts to...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Sometimes, automotive life imitates art I’ve just come back from my once a year foray into the modern automotive industry—the...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism” that was sweeping across other forms of motorsport began to exert its influence at Le Mans. With increased money and prestige now flowing through professional racing, the caliber of teams...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
The tragic death earlier this year of Jules Bianchi has reignited an on-again, off-again discussion of whether Formula One cars...
My first race was a small event at a BARC Goodwood Members Meeting, at the wheel of my Jowett Jupiter. Although my father enjoyed cars, there was no history of anyone in my family competing, so I was on new territory and learned as I went along from personal mistakes...
The Oldtimer Grand Prix at Nürburgring is a great historic race event, and here, in his characteristic style, artist Ehret...
Sex, infidelity, theft, intrigue, a lightly raced car, a tragic airplane crash and a pack of lifelong friends…some famous, some...
Next Wednesday, October 21, 2015, The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia is presenting “90 Years of Italian Design Excellence,” a unique, live demonstration featuring some 20 excellent examples of Italian sports cars produced since 1925. Each car represents a landmark design embodying the evolution of Italian designers, and visitors...
Photo: Pete Austin The UK’s Celtic county of Cornwall is a land full of mystical fables and folklore of piskies,...
E.D. Martin’s all-conquering Ferrari 315S awaits the start of the Feature Race in April of 1958.Photo: Benita Lane The revised...
Now Auto Union’s number one driver after replacing the dead Bernd Rosemeyer, Tazio Nuvolari and his Auto Union Type D on full song at the Nürburgring on 23 July 1938. The great Italian came 4th after crashing his own car and taking over H.P. Muller’s Type D.Photo: Fiat Few would...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Since 2003 Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano has shown signs of a healthy future with many features not normally found in fixtures of this type. Under the organization of the Circolo Veneto Automoto and headed by the excellent Stafano Chiminelli, Le Mitiche now offers three days of superb driving for...
Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 105th anniversary by opening its historical museum in Arese, Milan, Italy to the public. The...
The 22nd annual Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance on Father’s Day drew more than 100 classic cars to the fabled street...
An impressive parade of cars and motorcycles provided a dazzling classic weekend on the banks of Lake Como on May 23–24. After the exhibition and the parade in Villa d’Este on Saturday and the parade in Villa Erba the next day the winners of this year’s prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa...
Amelia Island, Florida March 13-15, 2015 David Sydorick’s 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato Spider. John Campion’s assembled collection of...
The first World Championship Formula 1 race of the modern era was staged May 13, 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit...
The 182T, the 182 chassis fitted with the Turbo V-8, first appeared at Monza, near the end of the 1982 season, although it was not run in the race. Photo: Centro di Documentazione Storica Alfa Romeo Our rest had been interrupted by teens partying in the motel, in Syracuse on...
The 33rd Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix will take place in the Pennsylvania city’s Schenley Park this July 18-19, with its...
In response to the repaving project scheduled to commence at Watkins Glen in August, the Glenora Wine Cellars U.S. Vintage...
Mike Lawrence There is a minor industry in new James Bond novels and if we include Young James Bond and the Moneypenny series there are more than three dozen. Anthony Horowitz has been commissioned to write a new novel, due in September, which will be set in the glamorous world...
A 1930 Cord and a 1932 Alfa Romeo were selected as the Best in Show winners at Sunday’s 20th annual...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Alfa Romeo’s heritage is filled with some of the most lust-worthy automobiles that the world has ever seen. With help from many of the most prestigious carrozzerias, firms like Zagato, Ghia and Touring would help form some of the most memorable shapes in the history of the automobile. The coachbuilt-era...
