The 1938 Dubonnet Xenia Coupe Known as the Dubonnet Xenia, this 1938 Hispano Suiza H6C chassis was modified by Andre...
Photo: Pete Austin Lawrence Bond was a stubborn man who often as not was unwilling to compromise on his ideas. He was an eccentric British designer who came up with idea after idea for the construction of low-volume vehicles consisting of two, three or four wheels. Although many of his designs...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate...
Then. The year 1963 gave us the Lava Lamp, touch-tone phones, instant coffee and Johnny Depp. That same year Jim...
The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 1, 1954. A field of Porsche 356s approaches the South Curve complex following the start of their support race. 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....
The scene is just prior to the start of the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, and local favorite Stirling...
Chile and Argentina November-December 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Mike Lawrence There’s a general feeling that endurance racing is about to enter a new age. Porsche is back and Porsche tends to set the standard, and there have even been hints that Ferrari may return to Le Mans. The category has not looked so healthy for years, and that...
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196.Photo: courtesy of Chris Bayley Automobilia (www.chrisbayleyautomobilia.co.uk) Lost in the sands of time for nearly 60 years...
Photo: Steve Oom I had heard about them for years, but had never seen one in the metal. Sure, actually...
Then. In 1991, Harold Pace stormed out of his home-based shop and proclaimed to his adoring wife, Shelley, at the top of his lungs, that he would never ever restore another car. On that day he had just completed a seven-year restoration stint on a 1960 Bocar XP-5 and he...
Young Brazilian Nelson Piquet drove his Gordon Murray-designed Brabham BT49-Cosworth to his first Formula One victory in Long Beach on...
This 1970 Targa Florio-winning Porsche 908/03 was piloted by Brian Redman and Jo Siffert, used by the John Wyer-led Porsche...
The week of January 13 kicked off the annual bacchanalia of classic car sales that is the collective “Scottsdale Auctions.” This year, the same six auction houses returned to the Valley of the Sun, with a mixture of results compared to last year. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Scheckter’s Laguna Seca win was his first of four in a row that established a points lead he never relinquished.Photo:...
Photo: Pete Austin Cars don’t come much better than this. Born in a golden era of sportscar racing, this French beauty has the most amazing pedigree. Raced at Le Mans by Juan Manuel Fangio and Louis Rosier, driven in the Monaco Grand Prix by Maurice Trintignant and currently in ownership...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Nash Automobile ads often go over the top when describing a new line of cars. Nash...
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) has announced that the 27th annual British Columbia Historic Motor Races (BCHMR)...
Then. In a tiny village of 100 houses in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, lives a man grinning from ear to ear. After 15 years of dreaming about a little car, the searching and hunting and yearning is over. In 1998, Iwan D. spotted a photograph of a special-bodied Panhard...
Stirling Moss won the feature race of the Easter Monday meeting at Goodwood 1956 in the works Aston Martin DB3S....
Photo: Craig R. Edwards A 1933 Packard 1005 Convertible Coupe owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss of San Marino, California,...
A truly international field of 32 crews started out from two different locations for the 19th running of the International Winter Challenge. Competitors from several European countries were accompanied by two entries from Japan’s Tokyo University Historic Rally Team. Starting point one was the superb “Race Retro,” rightly billed as...
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of:...
Photo: Chris Wynne Despite heading further north for this year’s Flying Scotsman Rally, it was a team from the south...
Palm Springs, California February 23, 2014 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. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner products....
The year 1957 was one of firsts for Corvette. It may have been a virtual twin to the 1956 model,...
January, 1959. At this time, the German 1½ litre Borgward Isabella Coupé was in growing demand, reaching nearly 100mph with...
1930 Riley Brooklands. Photo: Pete Austin Inspired by J.G. Parry Thomas and Reid Railton, the Brooklands Riley—the sporty member of the Riley 9 series—was introduced for 1926. Upon its arrival, this great little car became “the” competition car for the Riley marque, and during the following years proved successful around the...
