The 2013 Santa Fe Concorso, a gathering of more than 100 rare and exotic cars and motor-cycles, will take place...
A very deserving 1937 Delage was named Best In Show at the annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance on July 20. The...
Steve Soper has twice been reunited with his greatest racecar. the BMW V12 LMR, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.Photo: Pete Austin It’s difficult to tie this down to one specific car, but if I must it would have to be the 1999 BMW V12 LMR prototype car which won the...
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Cedric SelzerPhoto: Mike Jiggle At the beginning of the 1963 season we had a choice, whether we wanted to work...
During the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz offered a series of convertible and coupe sedans based on its W111 chassis platform. Early variants of this model are collectively known as “Fin-backs” as a result of Mercedes-Benz building these sedans with prominent tail fins, in a misguided effort to appeal to what the Stuttgart...
This Chapron Delahaye 235 was an attractive exhibitor at the 1953 Paris Salon, the renowned French automobile exhibition that opened...
Photo: Sean Smith In touring trim, the OM has its fenders attached, tall windscreen mounted and twin spare tires bolted...
Photo: Mike Jiggle If I was able to use only two words to describe my experience of driving the elegant Chapron Delahaye 235 MS on the open roads of England then they would be, “A handful!” On first sight, I found this French machine easy on the eye, with more...
The fifth annual Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion (PIBRRR) was held August 27-29 at historic Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Launched in 2009 by...
We haven’t sent you to YouTube for some time now, but feel that this clip, for those who may not...
Paternity Test Dear Editor, While Carroll Shelby was undoubtedly involved in the Italia project (to a greater or lesser extent), claiming an Italian/American hybrid to be the Cobra’s daddy might be a bit of a leap. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Photo: Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen In 1983 Matt Jones of Livingston, Texas, received...
• A unique 1953 Ferrari 166MM, bodied by Oblin with wonderful racing provenance will star in Artcurial Motorcars’ Retromobile sale...
The initial design for the Amphicar—a contraction of Amphibious and Car—came from German racer and engineer Hans Trippel, who in 1932 began work on an amphibious vehicle for Volkswagen, the Schwimmerwagen. After the war, Trippel adapted his Schwimmerwagen design into a production, leisure vehicle that would be built under the...
The supercharged, 2-liter Wanderer W25K was admired for its excellent quality and sporting character. The German car, having a two-seater,...
1955 was the last year of racing on public roads for Watkins Glen—September 17. It was the 4.6-mile course up...
Then. Nardi of Torino, Italy, did not manufacture only steering wheels. They also built wonderful automobiles for use on both the street and the racetrack. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only....
Here is Maria Teresa de Filippis at the Gasometer turn, at the end of the main straight along the harbor,...
• The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio, has been named the new Chief...
Photo: Pete Austin At the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few months ago a Mercedes Benz W196, once driven by the legendary Argentinean racer Juan Manuel Fangio, sold at auction for a world record price of £17.6 million. Cars driven by Fangio are rare, and, as a result, demand...
No one could envisage the ultimate success of the Mustang. Carroll Shelby brought the car greater fame when he created...
Then. Southern California is home to a seemingly endless supply of astounding cars hiding in garages, warehouses and barns. For...
For the International Formula Libre Race at the British Grand Prix meeting at Silvertone, July 18, 1953, Juan Manuel Fangio drove the V16 BRM, finishing 2nd to “Nino” Farina in Tony Vandervell’s Thinwall Special 4.5-liter Ferrari. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Photo: Roger Dixon I’ve always said that the greatest racecar I’ve ever driven was the Alan Mann Mustang, registration DPK...
The genesis for Volkswagen’s near-ubiquitous Transporter, or Microbus, was a combination of post-war necessity and the clever instincts of a...
This Ghia-bodied Chrysler Dart was one of the largest cars in the Turin car show in 1956. It was an example of the Chrysler watchwords of “Forward Look” and “Flight Sweep” carried to a logical extreme. Significant features of the concept car include the development of the windscreen into a...
Photo: Mike Jiggle The legendary Argentine enjoyed a fantastic career in racing, and in Formula One he scored 24 Grand...
Photo: Matt Sills “Addicted to Winning—the Unbeatable Champions of Motor Sport” has been announced as the theme for the 2014...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he taught full-time. He describes himself as “mostly a derelict,” but his self-deprecating humor does little to hide his boundless intellectual gifts and wonderful nature. Smith’s first job out of college...
