If you’re a reader of this magazine, then chances are good that you are already something of a connoisseur of...
The Expert’s Guide to Collecting FUNDAMENTALS OF MOTORSPORT BOOK COLLECTING by Chris Knapman Book collecting is a very personal pastime, but don’t just buy every motor-racing book you see that’s cheap. First establish a theme that reflects your particular interests: endurance racing, Formula One, road cars or the works of...
January 2009 The Automotive Art of Alan Fearnley Foreword by Murray Walker While there are—and have been—many fine automotive artists,...
Racemaker Press, The Winners Book • US$65 plus shipping and handling Noted racing historian James O’Keefe has compiled an incredible...
This relatively recently born site calls itself “An informative and entertaining antique automobile photo magazine,” and the release announcing its launch drew comparisons to the old Life magazine that was once one of America’s foremost links to what was going on—visually at least. Most of the photos here are accompanied...
A new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum will appeal to both the automotive enthusiast as well as those who...
Red Line Oil Most classic car enthusiasts would sooner pour water into their crankcase before using synthetic oil in vintage...
Toyota’s first car, the AA, was a close copy of the DeSoto Airflow with essentially a 1933 Chevrolet engine. Photo: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S. Archives The decade of the ’30s was a time of incredible creativity among automobile designers and coachbuilders, especially in Europe. But it was also a decade of...
Philanthropist Peter Mullin is founder of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, as well as Chairman of the Board...
• The field for this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion—where Corvette is the featured marque on the occasion of its...
Photo: Peter Harholdt This summer, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts will present Sensuous Steel: Art Deco Automobiles, an exhibition of unique and luxurious autos from the 1930s and ’40s. Sensuous Steel includes 18 automobiles and three motorcycles drawn from some of the most renowned car collectors and collections...
The 1929 Lincoln Aero Phaeton, by LeBaron, was one of the earliest American vehicles to employ a tailfin. Priced at...
Photo: J R Schabowski This year’s Milwaukee Masterpiece, August 24-25, will celebrate “Art on Wheels” with more than 150 classic...
The Hudson Terraplane grille is among the most attractive of all time. In the June 2012 issue of Vintage Roadcar, four American Deco automotive designs were contrasted – Chrysler Airflow with Lincoln Zephyr and Stout Scarab with Cord 810/812. There were, of course, many other American cars that included Deco...
The Other Gregory Dear Editor, Ever since I discovered your wonderful publication a couple years ago at Russo and Steele...
GT350 Dear Editor, As a 30-plus year owner of a GT350H, the Hertz car on the cover of your Roadcar...
In the early 1950s, Alejandro De Tomaso convinced his friend Fulgencio Batista, then the president of Cuba, to organize an automobile race in the streets of Havana, in the winter, during the off season. In February 1957, 60 years ago, the project came to fruition and the Cuban government put...
At a young age, Paul Jacobsen became fascinated with cars, playing with his Dinky Toy racecars (like many of us)....
Gabriele Guidetti paints an evocative picture of the aluminum–bodied Porsche 356 that Schlutter and Polensky drove to victory in the...
The annual Royal Automobile Club “Art of Motoring” exhibition traditionally talks place at the Pall Mall Clubhouse as part of London Motor Week and is the premier showcase for British automotive art. Rather than cancelling the 2020 edition due to the pandemic, the club collaborated with respected motorsport commentator Andrew...
After coming across some of Harry Gravett’s artwork online—aside from becoming instant admirers—we knew we wanted to pick his brain,...
I went to Daytona the year Dan Gurney’s All American Racers /Toyota GTP won the race, their first Daytona 24...
Today, we’re having a chat with Mike Boldt, a well-known and respected figure in the world of automotive photography. If there was ever an instance which showed how things can come full circle for us car enthusiasts, this latest meeting would be the proof in the pudding. I’ve known Mike...
Zagato 100 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Zagato and 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 Zagato. Andrea and Marella Rivolta...
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans The iconic finish of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans – Ford crosses...
The Toad Hall Racing Porsche 911 S/T as driven by Jürgen Barth and Michael Keyser at the 1972 1000km Nürburgring – it finished fourth in class, and 13th overall. At its next race, the 1972 24 hours of Le Mans, it would win the 2.5-liter GT class. _______________________ Arthur Schening...
McLaren Automotive has revealed its most ambitious and exacting bespoke livery ever – the astonishingly complex 3-7-59 Theme. An elaborate...
Peter and Merle Mullin, founders of the Mullin Automotive Museum, were honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023...
For Bugatti customers, the brand name is synonymous with limitless possibilities; the chance to realize their creative vision at any point in their ownership journey – even beyond delivery. Such was a husband’s love of his wife’s bespoke hand-painted creation from the Bugatti Sur Mesure designers, that he requested a...
