1929 Bentley Blower 1929 Bentley Blower. This Profile may be forced to veer somewhat from our usual format since the...
The M1C was effectively the second model made by Bruce McLaren’s team for the Canadian-American series. Most were powered by...
Knowing that entrants, judges, volunteers and guests face ongoing health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance have decided to cancel the show, which was scheduled for August 16, 2020. “My heart goes out to all of the people who are involved in the...
The 904 featured in this video from Revs Institute was the one that raced in the 1964 Sebring race while...
1955 was the last year of racing on public roads for Watkins Glen—September 17. It was the 4.6-mile course up...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples. Monaco. Ardmore. Wigram. Invercargill. Johannesburg. Salisbury. Limpopo. Rafaella. El Pinar. Buenos Aires. Interlagos. Montevideo. Cordoba. This is the pedigree of the car you see in front of you. It was...
David Duthu’s appetite for interesting and eclectic cars seems to be boundless. He vintage races a Bugatti Type 35A and...
Following the huge success of the first ever Summer Veteran Car Run last year, the Royal Automobile Club confirms this...
Pictured is the Jaguar Mk X being introduced at the London International Motor Show, in October 1961, at Earls Court. It was a worthy successor to the previous big sedans produced by Jaguar, and together with the E-Type and Mk II sedans, gave the company one of the most formidable...
Following the vast destruction of WW II, exciting new sports cars emerged from the rubble, which was just what the...
The Nürburgring 1000 km Race; May 31, 1970. Airborne! A Dechent-team Porsche 908/2 driven by Rudi Lins and Willy Kauhsen...
January 2005 12 Hours of Sebring—1970 By Harry Hurst If you poll almost anyone familiar with the history of long-distance endurance racing and ask them what one of the most exciting, epic seasons of all time was, nine times out of ten the response will be 1970. The 1970 endurance...
The 908/3 prototype was built for the sole purpose of winning the Targa Florio and Nürburgring legs of the world...
Watch the remastered highlights of the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at the Zolder circuit. The race was claimed by Gunnar...
Last Month, Mike Jiggle spoke with mechanic-turned-designer Tony Robinson about his early days in motorsport with Stirling Moss and the British Racing Partnership. This month, Mike talks with Tony Robinson about the direction his career took, after Moss’s grisly crash at Goodwood in 1962, including his transition to designer with...
Serving as a successor to the radical 550 Maranello, the 575M features enlarged version of the V12 found in the...
The Bugatti Veyron is a mid-engined sports car that was first introduced to the world in 2005 by French automobile manufacturer...
Some highlights from the infamous 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans that marked the first time Ford won the prestigious endurance-focused sports car race with their GT40. ...
Beginning Friday, Aug. 9, LeMay —America’s Car Museum (ACM) will recount the six-decade evolution of the Chevrolet Corvette, a sports...
Watch this onboard footage of a Nissan Skyline GT-R Nismo R32 Group-N race car that raced the 1990 24 hours...
1964 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA Ti SUPER Not too long ago, I had the chance to take part in one of those great, little known events of which you find hundreds in the European racing calender, the 750 Meilen von Nürburgring, a 750-mile event for historic cars at the Nürburgring in...
Some of Buick’s most iconic design features, including waterfall grilles and portholes on the hood, originated with the 1949 Roadmaster...
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the second-oldest major motor racing event in North America. The inaugural race was held...
Called one of the “Winged Warriors”, a list that included Plymouth Superbird, Ford Torino Talladega, and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II, the Daytona was powered by the Hemi 426 (seven liters) with 425 hp or a 375 hp 440. It should be noted that the tuned racing version reached speeds in...
At the rain-soaked Österreichring on August 13, 1978, Ronnie Peterson tops the rise after the pits trailing a sheet of...
It is interesting to note that the two most iconic constructors of Italian road-going sports cars—Ferrari and Maserati—only grudgingly began...
The Shelby 427 Cobra’s sustained dominance on the racetrack forced Chevrolet engineers to respond with a 427-cubic-inch engine for the Corvette. This involved enlarging the original 396-cid V-8. The “big block” motor was distinguishable by the noticeable bulge in the hood. Its performance was exceptional, achieving 0-60 in 4.8 seconds,...
Trevor Wilkinson started his engineering business, in 1946, in Beverly Grove, Blackpool. It was named Trevcar Motors and the business...
Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, passed away just before Thanksgiving in Palm Bay, Florida, a week after...
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