This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet...
The supercharged, 2-liter Wanderer W25K was admired for its excellent quality and sporting character. The German car, having a two-seater,...
In 1980, people laughed when they heard Audi was developing a four-wheel-drive rally car. Hadn’t Ford tried that with their Capri 10 years earlier and drawn a blank? But the detractors stopped laughing when an Audi Quattro won the 1981 Janner Rally in Austria by 20 minutes. And they were...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
Imagine an F1 car reimagined for road use. That, and more, was what the Caparo T1 promised back when it was introduced in 2006. The single-seater supercar was powered by a naturally aspirated V8 that cranked out 575 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque. A modest amount for a supercar,...
Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never...
Available at Bonham’s Scottsdale auction is chassis no. 56 “F1 Show car” built by Ferrari S.p.A. to celebrate the Schumacher...
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the second-oldest major motor racing event in North America. The inaugural race was held in 1916, and the annual happening now attracts tens-of-thousands of spectators. The winding 12.4-mile course features 156 serpentine turns and starts at an altitude of 9,390 feet. The “race to...
Stirling Moss won the feature race of the Easter Monday meeting at Goodwood 1956 in the works Aston Martin DB3S....
The New York City Concours (TNYCC) has crowned its first champion – Nat Lanza’s 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing won the...
We spotted Don Murray’s gorgeous Iso Grifo coupe at his private collection in Irvine California, and wondered what it was. It was obviously Italian, based on its styling, and obviously a high-end touring car. In fact, it looked like a Bertone-designed Ferrrari, except for its unusual rectangular hood scoop called...
The Grid-Porsche S2, manufactured by GRID Motor Racing in England in 1983, was specifically designed to compete in Group C...
Mick Schumacher drove his father Michael’s Mercedes-AMG W02 F1 car at the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard....
Photo: David Gooley I know the engine is running only when I rev it. I pull the gearshift lever into first and give the huge 142-inch-wheelbase classic a nudge. Shifting is silent and silky smooth, with synchromesh in second and high gears. The magnificent old Packard pulls away effortlessly with...
Due to the lead time it takes to print and distribute any given magazine, I sit here today, writing this...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring...
Photo Gallery from the May 4-5, 2019, Historic Racing Car Club of Queensland’s Autumn Historic at Morgan Park....
1965 Corvette XP-819 In 1965, famed General Motors designer Larry Shinoda designed a one-off concept car, the XP-819, that tested...
The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the Rothman’s liveried Paris-Dakar racing version. Built in 1985 for...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The Mirage story is, in some ways, a rather complex one, in that the Mirage was a rare example of a well-known racing car that had not been developed consistently year...
Following the enthusiastic response from racers to the launch of the JD Classics Challenge, the new Historic race series for...
I’ve been associated with many great racecars over the years, and for the most part Indycars. I’m particularly proud of...
1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM Here’s a little competition for you: How many sets of rules have governed international sports car racing from 1953 to the present day? Can you define the difference between the International Championship of Makes and the World Championship of Makes? What was the difference between...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
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September 2010 2011 Jaguar XJL Photo: Brad Jansen Sadly there are times in our lives when we have to be grown-ups. As much as we’d always like to zip around in an old (or new) two-seater with the top down, there are days (many, quite frankly) when you need a...
More on the Missing Cunningham Dear Editor, On page 20 of the November, 2012 issue there is a letter with...
Organizers of the famed Long Beach Grand Prix—which this year was to include an historic Formula Atlantic support race—have announced...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Aug. 16-18, 2019, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion at Weathertech Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California. Robert Kauffman – 1990 AAR Toyota Eagle HF89 Randall Smalley – 1969 Porsche 911S Gregory Thorton – 1982 Lotus 91/5 Bill Warner-1980 Triumph TR8/James Lawrence-1977 Porsche 934.5 Florent Moulin –...
