Mecum Auctions returned to its suburban Chicagoland roots for Mecum Chicago 2016 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, where 435...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
• 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...
The 250 GT Lusso, introduced at the 1962 Paris Salon, is among the most exquisite vehicles to bear Ferrari’s prancing...
November 2017 The Targa Florio; Sicily, May 4, 1969. This is the Nomad Mk II with BRM power. It was driven by...
Florent Moulin pilots this formidable Dodge Viper GTS-R, a true powerhouse. Fitted with an 8.0-liter V10 engine producing approximately 750 horsepower, this machine competed in the GT1 and GT2 categories during the early 2000s. Watch it in action as it attacks the hillclimb course at Goodwood Festival of Speed....
Often confused with the Speed 6, the 6½ Litre was Bentley’s first large-displacement, six-cylinder car. The new engine was necessary...
McLaren CEO Zak Brown leads a hectic life, overseeing McLaren’s racing teams. Yet, amidst his busy schedule, he finds time...
Fed up with seeing their major races won by the Germans in the 1930s, the Italians allowed only 1½-liter entries in their 1939 races to eliminate their opposition. They reckoned without the astonishing skills of the Daimler-Benz Racing Department. The most glamorous Grand Prix race of the 1930s was not...
Experience the incredible and wild sound of Jean Ragnotti’s Renault 5 Maxi Turbo “Group B” rally car as it tears...
Coker’s Lines Dear Editor, Your story about the recreated 1953 Austin-Healey 100S Record Car was interesting. The caption notes how...
Arguably the purest form of the 911 model range, the 2016 Porsche 911 R pays homage to the brand’s epic heritage with the most modern of concoctions. Providing a manual transmission alternative for Porsche’s range-topping-naturally aspirated model is what the 911R is known best for, but it ends up being so much more...
At the 1976 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo revealed the final iteration of its series of concept cars based on...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Nash Automobile ads often go over the top when describing a new line of cars. Nash...
De Tomaso not only produced road cars but also offered Panteras configured for FIA’s Group 3, Group 4, and Group 5 categories. Launched in 1972 with assistance from former Ferrari Formula 1 driver and engineer Mike Parkes, the Group 4 Pantera retained the stock steel monocoque chassis while upgrading nearly...
During the fifties, Aston Martin produced sports cars with the designation, DB, which, of course, stands for David Brown. In...
The ‘Evening with Aston Martin’ sale in Monterey, curated by auction house RM Sotheby’s as part of their annual Monterey...
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...
No racing car exemplified and exploited the admirable freedom of the Can-Am series rules more than the 1966 Chaparral 2E....
Following a promising year with the LC1 Group 6 prototype, Lancia wanted to continue being one of the frontrunners for...
Ayrton Senna started 13th on the grid and thrived in the wet conditions, making it all the way up to 2nd place by lap 19. As the rain began to fall more heavily, he was reeling in leader Alain Prost by three seconds per lap. The race was stopped at...
If you were going to build an 850-cc sports racer in the 1960s, which engine would you choose? Larry Kropp...
1951 Ferrari 212 Export “Burano” As a VRJ reader, the chances are pretty good that the car you see here...
In 1991, the Mazda 787B achieved a historic milestone as the first Japanese car to triumph at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, prevailing over Jaguar, Porsche, and other formidable opponents in the ultimate test of endurance racing. Watch as MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi gets behind the wheel of his...
Competing as a production-based sports car, the new C5-R Corvette was developed to compete as a GTS-class race car that...
1961 Alfa Romeo SVZ Coda Tronca When you sit down and tot up the number of publicly available variations on...
Following the huge success of the first ever Summer Veteran Car Run last year, the Royal Automobile Club confirms this joyous event for pre-1905 cars will make a welcome return in July 2023. Established to provide owners of pioneering vehicles with a leisurely opportunity to enjoy their cars, this year’s...
The Ferrari 195 Inter was introduced in 1950 as a roadgoing machine to replace the 166. According to Stanley Nowak...
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost,...
The Elan, Lotus’s first road car with a steel backbone chassis and fiberglass body, debuted in 1962. Initially praised for exceptional road capabilities, it later spawned a racing version, the Type 26R, homologated in 1964. Weighing 600 kg, it boasted a tuned 1,558 cc DOHC “Lotus TwinCam” engine, producing more...
