DP215, the Aston Martin Design Project, was the last racing car to be built by the factory and represented the...
1965 Corvette XP-819 In 1965, famed General Motors designer Larry Shinoda designed a one-off concept car, the XP-819, that tested...
February 2011 During the J.C.C. International Trophy race at Brooklands, U.K., on May 6, 1939, Kenneth Evans is shown at full speed in his Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 Grand Prix car, leaving a great wall of spray behind him. He would finish 4th, one lap down to Prince Bira’s winning...
The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix had a dramatic ending when leader Jack Brabham made a mistake at the last corner—the...
The Lotus 87 was a Formula One car built by the Lotus team in 1981 for use in the World...
The Targa Florio; Sicily, April 30, 1961. Olivier Gendebien goes airbone over a rise in the Ferrari Dino 246SP with which he and co-driver Wolfgang von Trips won this very difficult race. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Le Mans 1957 represented the high water mark for Jaguar’s iconic D-Type. Handicapped by the reduction of engine size to 3-liters...
To celebrate 40 years of Ferrari, Enzo had his design team create a supercar that translated racing car technology to...
Ferrari’s latest limited edition, the Daytona SP3, joins the prestigious Icona series. It also features a mighty naturally-aspirated V12 engine. Is it really worth £1.8 million ($2.25 million) though? If you want to find out, watch the video below and enjoy the glorious sound of its 6.5L naturally-aspirated V12 engine....
The Monterey Reunion saw epic battles across car categories, including Trans-Am, IMSA, Group C, and classic Formula 1, at Laguna...
The original idea for this “special” feature had been to do a test on Porsche’s famed Moby Dick…the 935/78 long-tail beast from 1978, the company’s first racecar with water-cooled cylinder heads. However, that particular machine was on tour in China and not due back at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate...
With coachwork designed by Michelotti and built out of aluminum by Vignale, the 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico is undeniably beautiful....
• A unique 1953 Ferrari 166MM, bodied by Oblin with wonderful racing provenance will star in Artcurial Motorcars’ Retromobile sale in Paris on February 7, 2014. The Ferrari, chassis 0300M, has extensive, successful racing history in Europe and South America, including finishing 3rd overall and 1st in class in the...
Watch the remastered highlights of the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix at the Zolder circuit. The race was claimed by Gunnar...
Following the vast destruction of WW II, exciting new sports cars emerged from the rubble, which was just what the...
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced the most extensive race schedule in the organization’s 35-year history. The slate includes 16 races on both East and West coasts, adding several new venues while retaining consistent favorites. Tony Parella, SVRA President & CEO, said, “Our drivers have asked for more...
Spend a couple of minutes listening to the earth shattering sounds of a 1972 McLaren M8F powered by a 800bhp...
Vintage Racecar and Historica Racewear, in association with the British Women Racing Drivers’ Club (BWRDC), have introduced the “Champion of...
Patrick Peter’s Classic Endurance Racing series came to a fine season-ending round at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, with two separate races for a packed and exciting field of no less than 80 1966–1979 sports cars. The series, backed by EFG Bank and Motul, has brought a stunning array...
Charles Kettering, one time head of research at General Motors, once said: “People are very open-minded about new things –...
Piers Courage raced this Frank Williams-entered Brabham BT26A-Cosworth in the 1969 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand’s Charade circuit, but was...
Sir Jackie Stewart, BRM P115, Grand Prix of Mexico 1967—his last year with the BRM team. Often I review my print archives on racing car history in order to find an image that inspires me; it becomes the starting point for my paintings and drawings. In the case of this...
The 1932 season would be fought without the German cars from Daimler Benz. It would also be one with an...
The 330 GTC was unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Salon and was an amalgam of other Ferraris. It shared its...
Watch this thrilling onboard video featuring a Porsche 962 in action during a Group C race at Spa Francorchamps. This turbocharged flat-six racer could be tuned to deliver over 600bhp, producing one of the most magnificent turbocharged soundtracks you’ll ever hear! ...
Sebring, March 21, 1981. The grid for the 12 Hours pulls out for the warmup lap, led by the fastest...
The United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, October 3, 1971. François Cévert guided his Tyrrell 002 to a comfortable first...
On May 29, 1960, Sir Stirling Moss drove his Lotus 18 for almost three hours of punishing racing, battling through the rain on the streets of Monte Carlo to win the Monaco Grand Prix. It was the first victory in a Formula 1 world championship race for Lotus. Exactly 60...
