Photo: J. Michael Hemsley After he had finished the restoration of his 1936 Stout Scarab, Ron Schneider took it to...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its...
The Maserati 6CM stands as a diminutive monoposto racecar which showcases the genius of design and independent spirit that characterized the Trident during its significant pre-war racing endeavors. Today, it continues to provide a thrilling driving experience. Witness these remarkable vehicles in action on the racetrack. ...
The Maserati Tipo 6CM, an amazing single-seater racer, was designed by Ernesto Maserati and began to take shape in 1935....
Witness Jay Leno as he takes a drive in one of the most legendary Bugattis ever created. The 1937 Bugatti...
Eddie Hall is known for being the only person the drive the entire 24 Hours of Le Mans race on his own despite being 50 years old already. The car he drove that day was a 1933 Bentley 4 1/4 that is already 16 years old at that time. Now,...
Check out this 91 year old Aston Martin race car driven as it should be at Le Mans....
Designed by aeronautical engineer William Stout, the Scarab would ultimately become one of the most influential vehicles of the 20th...
Jay Leno’s Garage featured the “Twenty Grand”, a car unveiled at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and considered by many to be the grandest Duesenberg in existence. ...
Motor Racing Legends’ ‘Mad Jack’ race for Pre-War Sports Cars is an ever-popular highlight of the Donington Historic Festival, which...
Introduced in February 1933 at the Berlin Motor Show, the Mercedes-Benz SS was a six-cylinder automobile that was produced until...
One of the most revered sports cars in the world is the SSK and this one features the most dramatic body of them all. It’s nicknamed after Carlo Trossi who was its first owner and had close connections to the industry. In fact, he had the foresight to be an...
The motorsport industry considers the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a sacred site. This event takes place in late June...
Creating his own car company was “an old idea of my father’s,” Ferry Porsche recalled. The idea dated back at...
Bugatti presented the Type 59 Sports for the first time on September 24, 1933, at the San Sebastian Grand Prix. A marvel of engineering both powerful and delicate. Beneath its sleek and low lines, the supercharged inline eight-cylinder engine fit almost perfectly. The wheels with piano wire spokes minimized unsprung...
The 1932 season would be fought without the German cars from Daimler Benz. It would also be one with an...
Nine-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winning driver, Tom Kristensen, managed to get behind the wheels of a 1930 Blower...
When introduced, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier was applauded not only for its long, sweeping hood and aerodynamic design, echoing the legendary Silver Arrow Grand Prix cars, but also for its advanced engineering and superlative performance. Autobahn Kurier means “Highway Kurier” and references a period of German excellence beginning in the...
1 The Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD is homologated for Group A rallying (1992). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to...
2023 dawned fair and mild in the UK, perfect for a drive in the countryside and where better to head...
COPMPETITION HISTORY The 1931 Bugatti Type 51 Dubos Coupe has a fascinating history of competition, design and reincarnation. Originally built as...
Nineteen thirty-five was an excellent Grand Prix season, the best against strong and varied opposition that Mercedes-Benz enjoyed in Year...
The Albi Grand Prix; Albi, France, July 16, 1939 Arthur Dobson in the very fast E.R.A. E-type which set pole position time in practice. His race was not so fortunate, for although he set the fastest lap during the first heat—an improvement of 5 seconds under his practice time—his engine...
July 3, 1938; French Grand Prix; Reims-Gueux Hermann Lang, in the Mercedes-Benz W154, at full speed across the fields of...
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t Monaco, the first significant race of the 1933 season, a new Grand Prix team made its debut: Scuderia CC,...
We met up with Gary Humecke in Thousand Oaks, California to see and drive his remarkably preserved 1937 Mercedes 170V W136 roadster that was custom built in Germany for export to Britain. This last detail is evident because it is right-hand drive, and is equipped with British lighting and signal...
Fed up with seeing their major races won by the Germans in the 1930s, the Italians allowed only 1½-liter entries...
David Dunbar Buick David Dubar Buick was born in Arbroath, Scotland, in 1854, and brought to Detroit, Michigan, at the...
Beverly Rae Kimes has been called the “First Lady of Automotive History” for good reason. She has written histories of many of the great cars of the 20th century. Her article titled “Auburn – From Runabout to Speedster,” published in Automobile Quarterly Volume V, Number 4, provides an interesting opinion about Auburn automobiles:...
