1985 Lola T711-Chevrolet Photo: Kary Jiggle Most sports go through periods of change for whatever reason. Sometimes, these changes are...
The Mustang was introduced to an anxious public in Flushing, NY at the 1964 World’s Fair. Photo: Ford Motor Company...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Gabriel Voisin was an amazing man. Born in France in 1880, he built a four-wheeled automobile and a kite big enough to lift boys off the ground by the time he was 18. He studied architecture, but in 1900, after seeing the avion of Clément Ader,...
It’s a simple fact that the most popular form of motor racing in Australia today is sedan racing. Of course,...
It’s hard to imagine that what was probably the greatest range of post-war production sports cars, really started life as...
Walkinshaw on his way to victory in the inagrual Silverstone 6hrs in 1976.Photo: Peter Collins While I have had a long reputation of driving with BMW, I have no hesitation about the greatest racecar I ever drove. It has to be the 3.5-liter BMW CSL Group 5 car. It was...
Mecum Auctions made quite a statement at their inaugural Seattle auction, the weekend of June 14-15, with the record-setting sale...
The 19th Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance drew an entry of 275 cars and a crowd of more than 20,000 to...
Three-owner Kellison was extracted from a barn, in 1986, and restored by author, racer and rally organizer Rich Taylor. I should have known better. I stood next to the 1959 Kellison J-4R as the owner clambered in through the window. Key inserted, he started the car. Better said, he lit...
Then. I must have called the guy dozens of times, year after year for more than a decade. It was...
Photo: Peter Collins As one of only 22 OSCA cars bodied by Carrozzeria Fissore, this pretty little twin-cam-powered GT2 coupe...
Described as “a little beauty”, this grey, 1947 Maserati coupé represents Italian style at its most sophisticated at the Geneva Salon de l’Automobile. This model, the Sport A6 with 6-cylinder, 1,500-cc engine marked Maserati’s first serious foray into roadcar production. Photo courtesy of: LAT Photographic Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington,...
A manufacturer’s ultimate aim in motor racing is to hope success on the track will lead to greater sales off...
Photo: Hardy Mutschler The 2014 edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este competition, May 23-24, could not have gone better...
Photo: Dan R. Boyd The 2014 Celebration of Automobiles featured many of the world’s finest classic/vintage automobiles on display Saturday, May 10 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with a 1937 Cord winning the “Best of Show – American” award, and a 1927 Isotta honored as “Best of Show – Foreign.”Now...
Then After back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954, Bill Vukovich returned for the ’55 race with...
Photo: Sean Smith Watkins Glen, New York, September 19, 1953. On lap 19, of a scheduled 22-lap race, Walter Hansgen...
Photo: Ian Welsh Heavy rain, corrugated iron roof and a cup of tea! You really can’t get more Australian than that. However, I had come to suburban Brisbane to see a very atypical, non-Australian pre-war car. Built in 1936, this MG TA is reputedly the only one in existence fitted...
Photo: Gerard Brown Photo: Gerard Brown The original plan was to take my two-liter Low Chassis Lagonda. This was a...
In the 1930s there was little transportation more luxurious and prestigious than the Lancia Astura. This image is of the...
A striking midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in Show at the 2014 Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance at Pinehurst Resort on May 4. The car, equipped with a V16 engine and purchased in 1986 by Gillet and then restored by...
Photo: Dick Barnatt A 1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4, which is believed to have been the inspiration for James Bond’s...
1930 Riley Brooklands. Photo: Pete Austin Inspired by J.G. Parry Thomas and Reid Railton, the Brooklands Riley—the sporty member of the...
January, 1959. At this time, the German 1½ litre Borgward Isabella Coupé was in growing demand, reaching nearly 100mph with a purchase price of around £2,000. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
The year 1957 was one of firsts for Corvette. It may have been a virtual twin to the 1956 model,...
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Photo: Chris Wynne Despite heading further north for this year’s Flying Scotsman Rally, it was a team from the south of the UK that went on to win the three-day 600-mile event, after a ferocious battle for the lead. Driver William Medcalf from Liss, West Sussex, and navigator David Kirkham...
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of:...
A truly international field of 32 crews started out from two different locations for the 19th running of the International...
Photo: Craig R. Edwards A 1933 Packard 1005 Convertible Coupe owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss of San Marino, California, took the Best in Show Award at the 7th Annual Desert Classic Concours d’Elegance, held February 23 at the Desert Princess Country Club in Palm Springs. Other notable class winners...
