1936 De Soto Airflow The story of De Soto begins with a record for first year sales that stood for just over 30 years. It ends when Chrysler Corporation undercut its sales with a lower-priced Chrysler Newport and killed the brand. In between, it’s an amazing tale of ups and...
In the history of motor-sport safety, few names are as universally recognized as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active...
Watch and enjoy the insane sound of one the most iconic Le Mans Group C race cars ever made, the...
Enjoy the beautiful sound of the 3.0-litre Cosworth DFV V8 engine in the 1976 McLaren M26, as it attacks the Goodwood hillclimb course at full throttle!...
1969 Chevron B8-BMW In my book, 2006 was a good year. Got my pensioner’s bus pass, had two cataract operations,...
By the early 1960s, Ford had carved a very specific niche for itself in the UK. Having built low cost,...
Stock car icon Dale Earnhardt, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, sports car and F5000 legend Brian Redman and pioneering open-wheel racer Gaston Chevrolet will lead a class of eight racing legends inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame when the organization stages its annual enshrinement ceremony, June 12, 2002...
Onboard footage of Derek Warwick driving an Arrows A11 at the 1989 San Marino Grand Prix that was held at...
Unveiled at the prestigious Monterey Historic vintage car races in August 2000, the Saleen S7 was widely hailed as America’s inaugural...
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...
Ben Collins a legendary Le Mans muscle car, the Chrysler Viper GTS-R. This car was incredibly popular in the 1990s...
Photo: Pete Austin At the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few months ago a Mercedes Benz W196, once driven...
The Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was first released in 1948, with a top speed of 124.6 mph. But how does it feel to drive a car like this today? You should watch this video from the folks at DRIVETRIBE as they give...
1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Due to Jano’s suspension modifications over the ’31-’32 season, the 8C enjoys surprisingly flat handling...
I have admired Tazio Nuvolari all my life and so has just about every other motor racing enthusiast of my...
1990 Penske PC19-Ilmor Chevrolet I first saw Roger Penske racing a Maserati Birdcage at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. He won a superb battle with Peter Ryan’s Lotus 19. Penske was smooth…in every way. He was young, good-looking and very determined. My interest was also sparked by the fact that...
From 1975 to 1977, this remarkable vehicle dubbed as “Orange Blossom III,” competed in prestigious endurance races such as the...
IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti got the opportunity to test drive what Motor Sport Magazine considers as the ‘holy trinity of...
Ford Europe created the RS200 for 1980s Group B rally racing. This rare car, with a captivating history, remains relatively obscure in the United States. Although few of these vehicles are found in North America, one, belonging to Tim Allen, graced the set of Jay Leno’s Garage....
Ever wonder what it must’ve been like way back when during those early shade-tree mechanic days when racers would vanish...
Pete Lyons Fifty years—let’s set the old timescope at that fulsome number today. It’s been a long time since 1954,...
Every August, the history of the automobile rolls onto the competition field of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance where, this year, 216 classic cars from 17 countries and 31 states represented the evolution of the automotive dream. Among the cars chosen to participate in this premier automotive pageant of elegance and...
Mecum Auctions’ record-setting 10-day auction, held January 18-27, broke the record for the largest collector car auction, based on the...
At the 1955 Brussels Motor Show, Lancia introduced the B24 Spider America, an open two-seater that is arguably the most...
The Porsche 908/3 Spyder was basically conceived for tight twisty circuits that demanded high levels of maneuverability. See it in action as it traverses the twisty roads of the Bernina Pass and enjoy the sound of it flat-8 engine....
The Sunbeam Tiger is an English iconic two-seater roadster, built during the 1960s by the Rootes Group of Britain to...
I’m celebrating 25 years of motor racing, and I say this without counting the years I spent karting. It’s difficult...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical development of the particular car we were working with. It was long before the days of computer data logging and evaluation which is so prevalent today. So, a driver was...
