Then. What do Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Max Balchowsky and a ’63 Corvette Split Window Coupe have in common? Read on!...
• The Jaguar XK120 that Norman Dewis drove to set the production car land speed record of 172.412 mph on Belgium’s Jabbeke Motorway in 1953 will be in competition in the “Post War Racing” class at this year’s Quail Motorsports Gathering in Carmel Valley, California, on August 16. Mr. Dewis...
Photo: David Newhardt Photo: David Newhardt The year 1909 was an eventful period; the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened, the first...
Photo: Ray Kriegbaum The Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival is proud to announce that the former Vice President of Design...
The artist Uli Ehret met Brian Redman by accident in a pub near Chichester, during the Goodwood Revival week for a short but interesting chat. The artist realized there was no single piece of art in his portfolio, showing the British driver during his long and victorious career. Become a...
Le Mans, 1966. The lone Bizzarrini P538 entry (Chassis 003) driven by Swiss racers Edgar Berney (pictured) and Andre Wiky....
It takes all kinds of digging to unearth a Hidden Treasure. Sometimes you even have to bring a shovel. Chip...
• Northern California’s Classic Sports Racing Group will host its 10th Annual Charity Challenge at Sonoma Raceway on the weekend of October 4-6. The event will include all the usual eight CSRG race groups, with Vintage and Historic racecars dating from pre-WWII into the 1970s. The event will feature the...
Circa-1920s outside the London home of Rolls-Royce at 15 Conduit Street.Photo: Courtesy of Rolls-Royce On March 27, 1863, Frederick Henry...
Colin Chapman began building and racing his own cars in the late 1940s. Over the next 10 years, his Lotus...
It is true that without the cars there would have been no “Bentley Boys,” but it is equally true that the “Bentley Boys” lent excitement, drama and prestige to the Cricklewood Bentley. Hard-driving on the track, they played hard in their leisure time as well. They were amateurs of the...
Maranello, Italy, November 1979. The introduction of the new Ferrari 312/T5 at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. Standing behind the new...
A single blown tire put an end to one of the greatest open-road races of all time. Driving along the...
The famous Milwaukee Mile will once again host the Harry Miller Club’s annual Millers at Milwaukee event on the weekend of July 12-14. This 19th annual renewal of the vintage car meet will feature the same historic Indy/Champ cars, roadsters and laydowns that have come to characterize the event, as...
1981 Ralt RT3. Photo: Peter Collins If you were racing a Formula Three car between late 1979 to the end of...
Photo: Steve Oom Photo: Steve Oom It would be interesting to ask any historic car enthusiast what picture enters their...
The 1929 Lincoln Aero Phaeton, by LeBaron, was one of the earliest American vehicles to employ a tailfin. Priced at a towering $7,400, it sold poorly and was not cataloged the following year. Today fins are remembered as the outward expression of our automotive engineering prowess during the height of...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French...
By the early 1950s, several British automotive manufacturers had completely devoted themselves to satisfying the seemingly insatiable postwar appetite for...
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife/Cigar Cutter More than simply a cigar cutter, the 3-inch Cigar Knife adds useful tools such as a blade and scissors to the three laser-sharpened circular cigar punches. Unmatched in quality and functionality, all Swiss Army Knives are Swiss-Made, carry a lifetime warranty and include stainless steel...
In its relatively short two-year history, The Elegance at Hershey has gained a growing reputation as one of the more...
• The 7th annual Barrington Concours d’Elegance has announced a clutch of luminaries for this year’s event. Stars like racing...
Artist Bark has chosen to feature the 1965 Ford Mustang here because it is an iconic American classic, especially the Shelby 350 GT variant, which he feels defines the genre of the American Muscle car. This piece has been developed from his preparation work for a 50th anniversary sculpture to...
The Anglo-European Trophy, Brands Hatch, September 14, 1963. Tim Mayer was a very talented young American driver and the brother...
Racer Hurdles Crowd and Lives.” This was the Sunday, August 31, 1952 headline story in the Buffalo Courier Express. The...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special indeed. Highly original, this race winner from the 1925 season has lived nearly all of its life “down under” in Australia, and has only recently found its way to Britain,...
Six (possibly seven) DB2 chassis were sent to Graber, in Switzerland, for custom convertible bodies that featured fixed front fenders...
Hermann Paul Müller’s Auto Union heads into Schwantz Curve in 1938.Photo: Simon Lewis Donington devotee John Bailie is researching, designing...
Parnelli JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann This year marks the 50th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Indianapolis 500 victory. That win, from pole position, turned out to be his only one although at least three others slipped from his grasp through various misfortunes. In his rookie year of 1961, he was leading...
