RM Auctions closed out its 2012 auction calendar with the early December sale of the John Staluppi “Cars of Dreams”...
Tommy Ivo’s career in Hollywood spanned nearly two decades. The pocket-sized actor/singer/dancer appeared in more than 100 movies and 200...
When you think of hot rods, you think of ’32 Fords and ’40 Mercs, but what about a Mk 10 Jaguar as the starting point? Not an obvious choice to most, but it was in Paul Child’s mind. The Mark X was the top of the line saloon car built...
At the rain-soaked Österreichring on August 13, 1978, Ronnie Peterson tops the rise after the pits trailing a sheet of...
The prize money for winning the 1972 Formula One “Race of Champions” at Brands Hatch in a BRM P160 allowed me to purchase a 1934 Bentley 3.5-liter Drophead Coup, a love-at-first-sight purchase. In fact, motor racing allowed me to build quite a collection of iconic vehicles of both road and...
During the 1978 season, Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson dominated the FIA’s Formula One World Championship. From its introduction at...
Bob Bondurant, who led the Shelby American Cobra team’s successful 1965 World Manufacturers Championship effort, and later established one of...
This year’s 24th annual Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motor Sport will be staged from March 8-10, with “Big Banger” sports cars from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s taking top billing at the event and featuring in a 30-minute mini-enduro race on the Sunday. The Classic will also celebrate the...
The euphoria associated with the end of WWII greatly contributed to the sudden global popularity of sports car racing. Large...
From the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20-21, 1964, here’s Andy Hedges in the special works MGB that he...
When the Indianapolis Motor Speedway attempted to lower speeds in 1926 by reducing engine size from 122 to 91.5 cubic inches, Harry Miller responded by designing the Miller 91. This particular Miller Special was purchased by Leon Duray in 1927 for $15,000, and he duly entered his black beauty in...
Bond: “Where’s my Bentley?” Q: “It’s had it’s day I’m afraid.” Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
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....
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been...
RM Auctions has announced the consignment of one of history’s most important racing Ferraris, the 1953 340/375 MM Pinin Farina...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet and I quickly surmised from her initial email that she shares nothing in common with the usual Vintage Racecar crowd that I hear from. First, she’s never actually seen a...
Considered by many to be the bellwether of the coming year, if this year’s Scottsdale auctions is any indication, then...
Pirelli is to once again sponsor the Classic Marathon rally, 25 years after it first supported the famous event in...
Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir Alec Issigonis, the Mini was both ground-breaking and game-changing in 1959, when it made its debut. A true “compact” car, the Mini featured a short (120-inch) all-steel monocoque construction body,...
Dad was a part-time taxi driver and Mom a secretary, and five-year-old Mika plagued the life out of them to...
Due to the lead time it takes to print and distribute any given magazine, I sit here today, writing this...
Phil Remington From hot rods on California’s dry lakes, to the Scarabs (both sports cars and Formula One), to the Cobras and Ford GT40s (Marks I, II and IV) all over the world, Phil Remington stood on the leading edge of racing technology for some seven decades until his peaceful...
High-powered Italian automotive exotica has always had an attraction for a select number of prominent people of means. Today it’s...
For the first time in his career, Marvin Panch posed for a photo before an event. He would never do...
It is interesting to note that the two most iconic constructors of Italian road-going sports cars—Ferrari and Maserati—only grudgingly began offering Grand Touring cars in the 1950s. For founders Enzo Ferrari and the Maserati brothers, racing was their focus and their passion. Yet, in a post-war world screaming for sports...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport...
Pete Lyons There is no great genius without a trace of madness,” declared the Roman philosopher Seneca, and can we...
The Royal Automobile Club has awarded the historic Segrave Trophy to John Surtees OBE. Speaking at the award ceremony, RAC chairman Tom Purves said: “John is one of the most accomplished and versatile sportsmen of all time, winning seven motorcycle World Championships and then victory in the 1964 Formula One...
