Parnelli JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann This year marks the 50th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Indianapolis 500 victory. That win, from...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto...
Talk about a gift from the heavens…LeMay – America’s Car Museum announced the surprise arrival of a 1964 Lincoln Continental limousine custom-made to protect Pope Paul VI and later used to shuttle Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell along ticker-tape parades in Chicago. The one-off limo is...
The 1936 Duesenberg SJN (Supercharged) and the 1968 Ford GT40 “#1075” won the Best In Show honors on Sunday, March...
Mecum Auctions’ record-setting 10-day auction, held January 18-27, broke the record for the largest collector car auction, based on the...
• RM Auctions’ February 18–19, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of all lots sold. Numerous microcar records were set including: a 1958 F.M.R. Tg 500 “Tiger” fetching $322,000, a world record price for a microcar sold at auction; a 1951 Reyonnah selling...
The Royal Automobile Club has awarded the historic Segrave Trophy to John Surtees OBE. Speaking at the award ceremony, RAC...
Pete Lyons There is no great genius without a trace of madness,” declared the Roman philosopher Seneca, and can we...
For the first time in his career, Marvin Panch posed for a photo before an event. He would never do so again. It could have all ended so differently, this confluence of seemingly random events that culminated that cold Valentine’s Day in 1963 at Daytona International Speedway, were it not...
Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet...
The assembled gladiators, left to right: Alain Mahé, Jean-Francois Piot, Jacques Jauber, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Louis Marnat, Michele “Biche” Petit, Jean Rédélé, Michel Vial, Marcel Callewaert, Jean-Claude Andruet, Bernard Darniche, Jean-Luc Thérier, Jean-Pierre Nicolas, Ove Andersson and Jean Todt.Photo: Renault communications Two significant anniversaries come along during 2013 for Alpine Renault....
Bond: “Where’s my Bentley?” Q: “It’s had it’s day I’m afraid.” Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
From the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20-21, 1964, here’s Andy Hedges in the special works MGB that he...
Bob Bondurant, who led the Shelby American Cobra team’s successful 1965 World Manufacturers Championship effort, and later established one of the leading racing schools in the world, has been named the fifth Legend of Riverside by the Riverside International Automotive Museum. He will be honored by the Museum during its...
When you think of hot rods, you think of ’32 Fords and ’40 Mercs, but what about a Mk 10...
Pete Lyons Stirling Moss deliberately steering his Lotus into rain puddles around the Nürburgring—reading about that may have been the first time I ever really thought about racing tires. It was the German Grand Prix of 1961. The 1.5-liter formula had just come in, and the tiny, 4-cylinder Coventry Climax...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The...
It’s hard to believe it is already January 2013! With the coming of the New Year comes renewed attention and...
At the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 25, 1961, John Fitch shared this Briggs Cunningham-entered Maserati T61 “Birdcage” with Dick Thompson, but they retired in the early going, sidelined by a broken gearbox. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
U.S. Presidential election fever hit Goodwood, and the Revival candidate was none other than Dan Gurney. Posters, pin badges and...
March Cars was created in 1969 by a quartet of Englishmen with a shared vision to construct racing cars for...
The history of Automobili Lamborghini is one that almost parallels the success of post-World War II Italy itself, and is synonymous with the word “Supercar.” The founder of the company, Ferruccio Lamborghini, was born in 1916 in Northern Italy, and as a young man studied engineering. Following World War II...
Dan Gurney shared this 4.7-liter Cobra Daytona Coupe with Bob Bondurant for the 1964 running of the 24 Hours of...
After World War II, Enzo Ferrari began the work of retooling his small company from manufacturing parts for Italy’s war...
The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill, the number one driver of the Ferrari works team and 1961 Formula One World Champion. Born in Miami, Florida, on April 20, 1927, the Santa Monica, California, resident had joined...
As you’ll read in this month’s news, Bloomberg News recently confirmed that a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has been sold...
An unabashed devotee of The Simpsons, Fred Phillips is living the slightly-north-of-American dream. Nestled away among the snow drifts of Calgary, his astonishing automotive collection is one of the best kept secrets in the hobby. From muscle cars and supercars to mid-century Italian coachbuilts and historic racing cars, Phillips’ collection...
