This is Fernando Hoyos’ depiction of the 1939 Plymouth raced by C. Hortal in the 2,751-mile-long Gran Premio Extraordinario between...
Propelling the marque further than any other car, the Type 35 was the most successful Bugatti product. It combined impressive...
Photo: Steve Oom Photo: Steve Oom It would be interesting to ask any historic car enthusiast what picture enters their minds when the Bugatti marque is mentioned. Perhaps some would think of the Bugatti T41 or to use its more widely known name, the Royale, a Bugatti of some notoriety...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Gabriel Voisin was an amazing man. Born in France in 1880, he built a four-wheeled automobile...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
A century ago, a Bentley 3 Litre would become the first British car and the first Bentley to compete at the gruelling Le Mans 24 Hours race in its debut year. Today, as this iconic race – a 24-hour full- throttle test of man and machine – celebrates its centenary,...
Introduced in 1922, the Type 30 was the first production Bugatti to feature an Inline-8 . The engine was placed...
Watch as the folks from Hagerty try to make a nearly 100-year old 1925 Ford Model T car run after...
The search for rare or interesting automobiles to profile for Vintage Road & Racecar has a few obvious starting points. Concours, especially ones like Amelia Island and Hilton Head, can yield a great variety of cars that are appropriate for this magazine, especially knowing that most, if not all of the...
Often confused with the Speed 6, the 6½ Litre was Bentley’s first large-displacement, six-cylinder car. The new engine was necessary...
The son of a wealthy Tennessee family, Pete Kreis had grown up during the time that European manufacturers dominated automobile...
At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we get to witness the fastest car of 1925 in action as it attacks the FOS hill. With a 4.0-liter V12 engine producing 306PS, the Sunbeam Tiger set a remarkable land speed record of 145mph. Watch the video to learn more about the...
The Type 35 Bugatti was unveiled in 1924, with a long hood, and a 2.0 litre inline-8 engine that produced...
Of all the famous nameplates borne by Rolls-Royce motor cars since 1904, few are as celebrated, significant, evocative and enduring...
It was 95 years ago that the car which came to be known as ‘Cloverleaf’, XR 1981, lined up at the bottom of Aston Hill. One of just eight customer cars built in late 1923, this very early Aston Martin was competing against two Bugattis and two other Aston Martins...
We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down...
1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg,...
1929 Bentley Blower 1929 Bentley Blower. This Profile may be forced to veer somewhat from our usual format since the chance to have a close encounter with a very historic Bentley in the same place where it made its name and on the much heralded occasion of Team Bentley’s return...
This aerodynamic tank-shaped Bugatti that competed in the 1923 French Grand Prix was the predecessor of the famous Bugatti Type 35....
Photo: Sean Smith In touring trim, the OM has its fenders attached, tall windscreen mounted and twin spare tires bolted...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been an interest. Little did I know how deep the story of Invicta was intertwined with the undertakings of one man. While disparate at first glance, the names of Eric-Campbell, Silver...
The National Motor Museum has launched the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign on the anniversary of Major Henry Segrave’s Land Speed...
The motorsport industry considers the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a sacred site. This event takes place in late June...
Motor Racing Legends’ ‘Mad Jack’ race for Pre-War Sports Cars is an ever-popular highlight of the Donington Historic Festival, which will take place on April 29-30. It delights fans of big, wooden steering wheels and spindly wire wheels as it brings together the oldest cars in the meeting – some...
From the very first day of its inception, the Bugatti legend was founded primarily by motorsports. In this respect, 1928...
Hot Rods are more than just auto-mobiles. They define a culture; a way of life. And at their best, they...
Before the Ferraris, the Maseratis, the Abarths, and the Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo was the quintessential Italian sports car maker—and there’s a common consensus that it all started with the 6C 1500 Sport. It was a 1.5-liter straight-six-powered 2-seater built in several specs, including ones with dual overhead camshafts and a...
A pioneering figure in the world of motorsport commemorates a significant milestone: the centennial anniversary of the groundbreaking Bugatti Type...
Photo: Steve Oom I had heard about them for years, but had never seen one in the metal. Sure, actually...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he taught full-time. He describes himself as “mostly a derelict,” but his self-deprecating humor does little to hide his boundless intellectual gifts and wonderful nature. Smith’s first job out of college...