When Japanese cars first came on the scene, although practical, most were somewhat stodgy. In the mid-’60s, however, Toyota decided...
Photo: Mike Jiggle The legendary Argentine enjoyed a fantastic career in racing, and in Formula One he scored 24 Grand...
Watch this 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder in action as it battles for position alongside tough competition of the Robert Brooks Trophy at the 79th Members’ Meeting presented by Audrain Motorsport. ...
The Anglo-European Trophy, Brands Hatch, September 14, 1963. Tim Mayer was a very talented young American driver and the brother...
Each June, Motor Racing Legends—organizer of the historic support race at the Le Mans 24 Hours—also runs a Le Mans...
Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more than one legendary run in The Carrera Panamericana in the 1950s, was a frequent winner at the hillclimbs at Pikes Peak, tried his hand at road racing, and even roared...
After more than 40 years spent so well hidden that most believed it had been destroyed, the hero car from...
Creating his own car company was “an old idea of my father’s,” Ferry Porsche recalled. The idea dated back at...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase, two-seater with British origins delivered to the U.S. where a 289 high output engine was installed and it sold worldwide – the Shelby Cobra. But there was another car that...
Attorney, collector and racer, Dr. Christian Zschocke, who lives in Frankfurt, Germany, is passionate about the E3 BMW, often referred...
I’m celebrating 25 years of motor racing, and I say this without counting the years I spent karting. It’s difficult...
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost, though limited for our test drive, is still available to pump out extremely usable power.Photo: Pete Austin When taking a first look at the subject car for a Profile feature...
Over the past several years, I’ve waxed whimsical in this space about various historical, psychological and emotional aspects of the...
Photo: Pete Austin Where do we start with the story of the March 761? In true Sound of Music fashion—at...
Austrian born Karl Alberto Abarth did so many things so very well. He was a motorcycle racing champion, multiple land speed record holder, competitive auto racer and one of the most prolific automotive designers of the 20th Century. When he moved to Italy in the 1930s to become a naturalized...
Experience the incredible and wild sound of Jean Ragnotti’s Renault 5 Maxi Turbo “Group B” rally car as it tears...
2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 Photo: Mercedes-Benz 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 While the 300 SL of the 1950s was unquestioningly a sports car...
The Bugatti Veyron, produced by Volkswagen Group in 2005, exceeded all expectations in terms of power, speed, and comfort. The car was built around a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engine and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, with a full-time Haldex all-wheel drive system. The car’s stopping power was provided by massive carbon-ceramic...
The 1954 Carrera Panamericana developed immediately into a fight between two Ferraris: the year-old 375MM of Phil Hill and Richie...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
I am often asked what was my “greatest race,” and that is not an easy question. The Mille Miglia in 1955 was a great one because of the endurance it required, and there have been some races that I didn’t finish which had some of the qualities that make an...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be...
Lola boldly called the MkII version of their T70 the most successful sports car of 1966. And rightly so since it...
A proving ground like no other Automotive factory proving grounds and test tracks are like Disneyland – the fun is varied and never-ending. Even the work feels like car play. Every carmaker has these facilities, and they are as varied as the planets in our solar system. Many of them...
1956 Lycoming Special The immediate post World War Two years were best described as austere times for many countries, even...
Photo: Hardy Mutschler The 2014 edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este competition, May 23-24, could not have gone better...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen would not be one of the first names to pop into your head. Known as the “People’s car”—and forever linked to the bulbous but iconic “Bug” nee Beetle—by the 1960s,...
1984 Lancia LC2 Twenty years ago, when Group C sports car racing was in its heyday, the focus of attention...
Between 1991 and 1992, a number of adventurous owners let Zagato extensively modify their 348 TBs into Zagato Elaboraziones. While...
1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG 1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG. Photo: Mercedes-AMG It seems hard to believe that most of the past 50 years of Mercedes-Benz motor sport history is, in large part, due to a small German company that, until recently, was not Mercedes-Benz. The little company...
