The Mercedes-Benz 300SL stands as one of most memorable coupes of the fifties. The gullwing doors not only distinguished it,...
The Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was first released in 1948, with a...
Bentley Motors has handcrafted a unique and one-off Continental GT Azure, inspired by Bentley’s retained example of the iconic R-Type Continental, JAS 949. The new Continental GT is in honor of JAS 949’s 70th birthday, celebrating one of the important style icons in Bentley’s history. JAS 949 is one of...
Designed for the 2.5 litre Formula 1 regulations that were introduced for the 1954 season, the 250F followed the lines of...
To celebrate Hans Hermann’s 95th birthday, we look back at one of the most spectacular crashes in F1 history. At...
One of the prettiest Ferrari racers ever is the 750 Monza. The 750 Monza prototype made its debut in 1954 at Monza with an engine based on a development of the Type 555. The 3.0-liter, four-cylinder, double overhead camshaft engine had 250 horsepower and developed strong torque that made for...
The International Daily Express Trophy; Silverstone, May 9, 1953 American Tom Cole borrowed this yellow Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 F2...
At the 1955 Brussels Motor Show, Lancia introduced the B24 Spider America, an open two-seater that is arguably the most...
Watch this 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder in action as it battles for position alongside tough competition of the Robert Brooks Trophy at the 79th Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport. ...
By late 1955, Alfa’s motorsports engineers had developed the Alfa Romeo 750 Competizione, which was specifically designed for racing. The...
It’s more Mad Max than Mille Miglia…a Porsche 356 with front skis and rear tractor treads replacing rubber tires and...
In 1956, Chevrolet took desperate measures and saved the model’s future by presenting an armada of motorsports variants in 1956. None of these was more successful than the SR prototype which placed 9th overall at the 12 Hours of Sebring and has since been credited with saving the model’s outright...
From our friends at Broad Arrow Auctions comes one of the holy grails of post-war sports cars; the 1956 A6G/54...
Known as “Le Monstre” by the French, this car was built on the Cadillac Series 61 platform with a tubular...
The 2023 Goodwood Revival featured the Sussex Trophy showcasing a grid of 1950s sports cars racing. These iconic vehicles, including models from Ferrari, Lotus, Cooper, Lister, and more delivered exceptional racing throughout the weekend and provided a thrilling competition....
The R-Type Continental was as rare a sight in the 1950s as it is today – but it went down...
As a predecessor of the 250 GT SWB and the 250 GTO, the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Tour de France...
In the newest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, we got to take a look at another automotive royalty with an incredible story. This is a 1951 Ferrari 212 Inter by Gia that holds the distinction of being the longest-owned Ferrari a gentleman. Watch the video to explore the beautiful history...
The Super Dart 400 was built on a 1957 300C Chrysler chassis and proudly featured a 400-horsepower Chrysler Hemi engine...
More expensive than the 300 SL sports car and nearly twice the price of the top-of-the-line Cadillac of its era,...
It was no surprise that the competition-bred Mercedes Benz 300 SL Gullwing coupe set the world afire upon its debut, with its scintillating bodywork stretched over lightweight space-frame construction, a potent fuel-injected inline six-cylinder engine, and of course, the “gullwing” doors that made it instantly iconic. It was equally unsurprising that...
While the 250 GT was primarily a racing car, it did spawn a line of desirable road-going models, too. In...
Some cars are designed to get us from A to B, and nothing more. And then there are icons –...
The Porsche 550 was Porsche’s first production racing car. The car was completely street legal, so it could be driven to the races and back home. The 1956 version of the Porsche 550 was known as the 550A. It had a lighter and more rigid spaceframe chassis, and gave Porsche...
The iconic Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa reigns as one of the most beautiful creations the industry has ever seen. The...
Introduced in late 1954, the Porsche 356 A Speedster continued as a stripped-down, affordable, sports-oriented convertible within the 356 A...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes rebuilt and returned to what it knew best, manufacturing passenger vehicles. But Mercedes-Benz also had a passion for competition on the world stage and so by 1951 factions within the...
Photo: Gilco The early 1950s found Enzo Ferrari’s burgeoning company quickly climbing the steep end of the power curve. His...
Photo: Mike Jiggle The Porsche 356 is really the car that “started it all” for the iconic Porsche marque. Manufactured...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few cars are more exotic or interesting than the Talbot-Lago Grand Sport.The roots of the Talbot-Lago company can be traced back to the 1890s, in Suresnes, France, where Alexandre Darracq began...
