High-powered Italian automotive exotica has always had an attraction for a select number of prominent people of means. Today it’s...
I would rather be remembered as somebody who did some work against cancer than the driver who won the Belgian...
1910 LANCIA TIPO DA CORSA CHASSIS 307 A little earlier this year (VRJ, Sept. 2002), we had the exceptionally rare pleasure of not only testing but competing in the iconic Lancia D50 Grand Prix car. Clearly, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime affairs. Such is the keen enthusiasm of some Lancia...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he...
1949 Gordini 23S Anyone who has ever listened to Peter Ustinov’s fabulous motor racing spoof of the 1950s, “The Grand...
This past weekend I made the annual pilgrimage to the Long Beach Grand Prix. This year was the event’s 48th running…whew!… that realization hit kind of hard when it dawned on me that this was the 48th Long Beach Grand Prix that I’ve attended! The inaugural Long Beach Grand Prix,...
Ben Collins takes out a Porsche 997 GT2 RS from a Carrera Collection from RM Sotheby’s upcoming Switzerland collection and...
Photo Gallery from the Jul. 18–21, 2019, WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK, at Road America....
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Jul. 18–21, 2019, WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK, at Road America. Photos this page by Chuck Andersen 21 Evan Pecore 66 Ford Mustang 69 Daniel Parr Camaro 8 Ethan Shippert 74 Brabham BT44 21 Travis Engen 05 Audi R8 LMP...
Away from the start of Race 3 at Eagle Mountain in April of 1957, Dave Tallaksen’s 3.4-liter XK-SS (#147) shares...
Over the past several years, I’ve waxed whimsical in this space about various historical, psychological and emotional aspects of the...
1961 Alfa Romeo SVZ Coda Tronca When you sit down and tot up the number of publicly available variations on the theme of Alfa Romeo Giulietta, it is not only astonishing to consider that you could have bought no less than eight totally different models carrying that name but, after...
Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery form HMSA’s Nov. 22–24, 2019, Thermal Club Speed Festival, Thermal, CA. 1962 Cobra – Steve Park 1982...
When someone says “Sunbeam,” most car people immediately think of the “Tiger.” Sunbeam was much more than just that one...
Rob Dahm, an automotive YouTuber and Mazda enthusiast, meets up with Llyod Koehler, the owner of a vibrant yellow 1961...
Spend a couple of minutes listening to the earth shattering sounds of a 1972 McLaren M8F powered by a 800bhp...
Jaguar’s rich motorsports legacy has ignited growing interest among collectors and enthusiasts for its vintage models. The 1991 Jaguar XJR-15, a standout from this era, is now a highly coveted addition to any car collection. Its reputation is on par with the likes of McLaren F1, Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, and...
At the 2023 Goodwood Festival of Speed, everyone’s attention were fixed into this Dodge Viper GTS-R that not only sounds...
The L88 was a special option package developed under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, director of GM’s performance division. First introduced in 1967, the L88 Corvette featured a...
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing it. “Bloody lucky” would be another way. Writing about older racing cars is enjoyable enough but being asked to have a run in someone’s pride and joy is even better...
We haven’t sent you to YouTube for some time now, but feel that this clip, for those who may not...
Pete Lovely said it best: “We couldn’t believe they would let us race through this beautiful park, which was almost...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate performance muscle car—the AC Cobra. Born out of an AC Ace back in 1962, the AC Cobra, under the direction of Carroll Shelby, quite literally blew the motorsport world apart....
Watch Tim De Silva push his 1982 Alfa Romeo 182 to the limits at the historic Acura Grand Prix of...
Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re...
The Jaguar XK120 was the fastest production car in the world when it was first released in 1948, with a top speed of 124.6 mph. But how does it feel to drive a car like this today? You should watch this video from the folks at DRIVETRIBE as they give...
In the early 20th century, the motor car was considered a killer. The culprit was the 1903 Paris to Madrid road race...
The International Daily Express Trophy; Silverstone, May 9, 1953 American Tom Cole borrowed this yellow Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 F2...
In this month’s feature article, we pay tribute to one of Britain’s oldest racing circuits, Donington Park. Founded in 1931 by a motorcycle racer, Donington became the UK’s second permanent race circuit—Brooklands being the first in 1907—and the UK’s first permanent “park” circuit. Donington went on to host its first...
