Just how far will a fanatical collector go to capture the racecar of his obsessions? Would he carry a satchel...
1933 Alfa-Cadillac “Keenan Wynn Special” Looks like an Alfa…but looks can be deceiving. The “Keenan Wynn Special” stretches its legs...
1 The Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD is homologated for Group A rallying (1992). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg is won by Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati. First F1 win for Rodriguez and last for Cooper (1967). 4...
It was possibly the greatest automotive marketing slogan ever – “Ask the Man Who Owns One.” Packards were such high...
1934 advertisement for the Pierce-Arrow “Silver Arrow”, available as either a 175-hp, 12-cylinder or a 140-hp, 8-cylinder model....
1934 MG Q-type The story of how, in 1923, the first MG—under the guidance of Cecil Kimber—grew from the Bullnose Morris car is well known. The secret of success for MG was that it was able to supply light, open cars at highly competitive prices. Known as the M.G. Super...
Witness Jay Leno as he takes a drive in one of the most legendary Bugattis ever created. The 1937 Bugatti...
This car, which ran as the Multi-Union and was quite modern in look, was actually built up from an Alfa Romeo P3 Grand Prix car and enjoyed a long history of success in private hands, in England, before WWII. Here, it is being driven by Chris Staniland, in the August...
Billed as “The Aristocrat of the Automobiles,” the vehicles produced by the Fabbrica Automobili Isotta Fraschini were owned by some...
1934 Riley Nine MPH Le Mans Special If not the dream of everyone with any interest in motor racing, it...
1930 Bentley Speed Six A bloke couldn’t think of anything more dissimilar if he tried. From a Boeing 737, to a modern Korean buzzbox, to a 1930 Bentley Speed Six. While both the jet and the Hyundai with its automatic transmission and power this-and-that were purely means of transport, the...
This unique 1938 Mercedes-Benz Gelandesport 170VS is the only remaining example of 10 specially built by the factory to compete...
We met up with Gary Humecke in Thousand Oaks, California to see and drive his remarkably preserved 1937 Mercedes 170V...
In the 1930s there was little transportation more luxurious and prestigious than the Lancia Astura. This image is of the fourth series 1939 Lancia Astura Cabriolet. Just over 400 were produced until the outbreak of World War Two. In the 1930s, there was little transportation more luxurious and prestigious than...
Hermann Paul Müller’s Auto Union heads into Schwantz Curve in 1938.Photo: Simon Lewis Donington devotee John Bailie is researching, designing...
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Most will agree the sight of a Rolls-Royce Phantom III majestically gliding across a show field...
1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Due to Jano’s suspension modifications over the ’31-’32 season, the 8C enjoys surprisingly flat handling for a car of its era. When this superior handling is coupled with the 8C’s remarkable grunt from it’s straight-8, supercharged engine, it’s no wonder it proved so dominant. Photo: James...
1936 De Soto Airflow The story of De Soto begins with a record for first year sales that stood for...
1934 Team Talbot 105s When the conversation turns to the great prewar race and rally teams, the big names—Bentley, Maserati,...
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,...
Gabriel Voisin was born in 1880, in Belleville-sur-Saone. As a young man he studied industrial design in Lyons. In 1908,...
In January 1933, Pierce-Arrow revealed a new design at the New York Auto Auto Show. The official announcement, of January...
The 1932 season would be fought without the German cars from Daimler Benz. It would also be one with an open formula which limited only the length of the races to five hours. Building upon the lessons learned with the P2, Jano created the P3. The P3 Monoposto was the...
When introduced, the Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahn Kurier was applauded not only for its long, sweeping hood and aerodynamic design, echoing the...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its...
1939 2-Liter Monoposto Speed Model Back in 1966 I bought the second serious car I ever owned, a 1958 Aston Martin DB 2/4 Mk.III—the last production car before the DB4 came along and brought Aston Martin into the modern age. My insurance broker struggled to get coverage for the Aston,...
A striking midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in...
The lunacy of automotive collecting has no bounds. My personal journey has taken me from Italian coach-builts to vintage racecars...
The 1936 Bugatti Type 57G was also known as “The Tank” and it won Le Mans in 1939, just weeks before Jean Bugatti would tragically perish driving it.Photo: Gooley The Bugatti T57C “tank” had won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Jean-Pierre Wimille/Pierre Veyron and had been...
