Here’s a video of a 1990 Mercedes Sauber C11 and its 750hp biturbo V8 roaring around the track during Le...
Made in America… Hennessey, the Texas-based hypercar manufacturer, and high-performance vehicle creator, has unveiled a new, lighter-weight, track-focused version of...
Pasadena, CA October 22, 2017 Erik Goplen’s 1969 DeTomaso Mangusta. Photo: Craig R. Edwards Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our...
When someone says “Sunbeam,” most car people immediately think of the “Tiger.” Sunbeam was much more than just that one...
While the 250 GT was primarily a racing car, it did spawn a line of desirable road-going models, too. In...
The 1971 season saw the arrival of the BRM P160. It won the Austrian and Italian Grands Prix in the hands of Siffert and Gethin respectively. Pedro Rodriguez drove the number 8 car seen here in the Dutch Grand Prix that year. The race was wet—very wet—and the track was...
After suffering what must be called the worst five years of American car design 1974-1979, the 1980s ushered in the...
Then After back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954, Bill Vukovich returned for the ’55 race with...
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...
Ex-Coppa Florio 1907 Wolsit Factory Racer A little-known aspect of the history of the British Wolseley firm was its Italian...
1957 Climax-powered Jomar 1957 Climax-powered Jomar. Photo: Harold Pace You know the story. Start with a svelte English chassis, add an American V-8, clothe it in a lightweight body and go racing. It worked for Carroll Shelby. It worked for Sydney Allard. Worked for a lot of other folks too,...
Ben Collins takes a thrilling ride in the 1967 Alpine A210, a legendary race car that made its mark in...
The tight streets of Monaco hosted round six of the 1977 Formula One season. The race was won by Jody...
Known as “Le Monstre” by the French, this car was built on the Cadillac Series 61 platform with a tubular chassis. Powered by a custom-configured 331 cu.in. V8 engine, it produced 160hp and could reach 130mph on the Mulsanne straight. Watch the video to learn more about the incredible story...
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Prototype I have to confess that we sometimes get very carried away by some of the...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been...
Onboard footage of Niki Lauda in a Brabham BT46 during the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix....
A manufacturer’s ultimate aim in motor racing is to hope success on the track will lead to greater sales off...
Racer Hurdles Crowd and Lives.” This was the Sunday, August 31, 1952 headline story in the Buffalo Courier Express. The...
The greatest version of the 959 is, and always will be, the Rothman’s liveried Paris-Dakar racing version. Built in 1985 for three-time Dakar winner René Metge, this 959 is just one of three cars produced by Porsche to take on the grueling Paris-Dakar rally that year. The 1985 rally didn’t...
1961 Ferrari 156 F1 Ricardo Rodriguez at the wheel of the Ferrari 156, during the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix at...
The National Motor Museum has launched the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign on the anniversary of Major Henry Segrave’s Land Speed...
For the Brands Hatch Six Hours on July 30, 1967, Mike Spence is at the wheel of the winning Chaparral 2F that he co-drove with Phil Hill, chased by the Ferrari 330P4 of Ludovico Scarfiotti and Peter Sutcliffe, which finished 5th. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member...
Watch this 1993 FERRARI F93A filmed in action at the 2011 Modena Trackday at the Nürburgring and 2013 Modena Trackday...
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL stands as one of most memorable coupes of the fifties. The gullwing doors not only distinguished it,...
1967 Lola T70 Spyder 1967 Lola T70 Spyder. Photo: Casey Annis The names Roger Penske and Mark Donohue are almost synonymous with the term Can-Am. While these two would totally dominate the Can-Am series in its later years with the mighty Porsche 917, they also played major roles in the...
A 296 GTB managed to officially lap around Nürburgring in less than 7 minutes, making it the first production car...
Seeing and hearing a 1991 Sauber-Mercedes C11 and its twin-turbo V8 producing around 720 horsepower in action at the Monza...
Radical Motorsport has unveiled the full specification of its all-new SR3 XXR. Enhancing the proven formula of the SR3, the UK-based motorsport firm has focused on performance, usability and durability while retaining the essence of what makes the SR3 the most successful prototype-style sports racing car in the world. SR3...
