The 7th edition of one of the last, great endurance motor challenges, that follows in the wheel tracks of its pioneers,...
Way back in 1973 the actor Orson Wells, chosen for his deep and imposing voice, appeared on commercial television as the then public face of the Danish brewing company Carlsberg. He was the first person to utter to the masses the slogan, “Carlsberg, probably the best lager in the world.”...
The Ferrari F12tdf is a faster, lighter and more powerful special edition of the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. Ferrari says the...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
This is the Group 44 Jaguar XJS that won the Trans-Am Category 1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship in 1978, racing against cars like the Corvette, Porsche, Datsun, and Camaro. Jaguar had initially released the XJS to lukewarm reception, but decided to use the “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” strategy...
The Watkins Glen 6 Hours, on July 21, 1973, served as the final round of that year’s World Sportscar Championship...
The 904 featured in this video from Revs Institute was the one that raced in the 1964 Sebring race while...
The Ferrari 166 Inter was Ferrari’s first true grand tourer and Ferrari’s first 12-cylinder engine to reach 2-liter capacity. The 166 Inter was an evolution of the 125 S and 166 S racing cars, essentially it was a sports car for the street. Styled by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, it was a pivotal model for Ferrari because...
The first-generation Mazda Miata, also known as the MX-5 or Eunos Roadster, was launched in 1989 and quickly gained popularity...
The countdown for Abarth Day 2019 has begun. The biggest ever European meeting of the Scorpion brand will take place...
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Designed for long distance competition, the 166 MM took its name from one of the world’s most famous road races, the Mille...
At the Ferrari Factory in Maranello, Italy in February of 1967, the Ferrari 330/P4s that had just returned from finishing...
The Monterey Reunion saw epic battles across car categories, including Trans-Am, IMSA, Group C, and classic Formula 1, at Laguna Seca. A highlight was the intense competition between the 2006 Riley Daytona Prototype and the Leyton House Porsche 962 for the lead which you can see in the video....
May 2011 Among the traditions of the Indianapolis 500 is the annual Front Row photo op on the Monday after...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner...
Established by Piero Dusio in 1946, the Cisitalia brand didn’t survive long in the unforgiving economic climate of post-WW2 Italy. Still, it is regarded as one of the most influential Italian automotive companies despite being relatively anonymous outside of car enthusiasts’ circles. The main reason for that is this very...
Dan Gurney shared this 4.7-liter Cobra Daytona Coupe with Bob Bondurant for the 1964 running of the 24 Hours of...
July 3, 1938; French Grand Prix; Reims-Gueux Hermann Lang, in the Mercedes-Benz W154, at full speed across the fields of...
The Shelby GT350R served as Ford’s turnkey racecar in the SCCA’s B/Production class, achieving significant victories at renowned tracks like Sebring and Daytona. Initiated by Lee Iacocca, Ford shipped special 1965 Mustangs without windows, heaters, upholstery, and more to Shelby’s facility for transformation. Equipped with 271 HP 289 cubic-inch V8s,...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough,...
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The Corvette C7.R was conceived, designed and constructed by Pratt & Miller Engineering based on the C7 Corvette Stingray developed by Chevrolet. It was developed in 2013 as a replacement for the out-going C6.R Corvette race car, whose retirement from racing mirrored the end of its commercial counterpart’s production run at the end of the 2013 model year....
If you’ve been reading this space for any period of time (yes, I’m talking to both of you), then you’ll...
In 2003, Carroll Shelby and Chris Theodore announced Ford and Shelby’s collaboration to develop high-performance vehicles. Little did people know...
Before the Ferraris, the Maseratis, the Abarths, and the Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo was the quintessential Italian sports car maker—and there’s a common consensus that it all started with the 6C 1500 Sport. It was a 1.5-liter straight-six-powered 2-seater built in several specs, including ones with dual overhead camshafts and a...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
Stirling Moss and Juan Manual Fangio were partners at Mercedes-Benz in 1955. They later became rivals, Fangio at Ferrari with...
The Lancia Rally 037 was a Group B rally car produced by Lancia in cooperation with Abarth and Pininfarina. It used rear-wheel drive, which was a handicap compared to other four-wheel-drive cars, but still won the 1983 World Rally Championship. The car was based on the Beta Montecarlo’s frame cell...
