Nick Pratt shares what Canadian vintage racers turn to, during the cold winter months. My brief foray into ice racing...
With the Concours season starting in California, my memory was jogged to my first and only Pebble Beach Road Races....
Racing at the Silverstone Classic is on the “Bucket List” of many. But rest assured, racers will never be disappointed if the opportunity arises, as the quality of the “stonking” grids of racecars invited is like the ultimate racing “dream team.” The weather for this past July’s event brought intermittent...
Auto transport companies ship vehicles from one city to another, one state to another and even one country to another....
When the FIA announced the 1984 Formula 1 calendar, I saw that Dallas Texas had been given the 9th race...
One week after graduating college, I loaded my tool box, helmet and sleeping bag into what was effectively my entire net worth, a red and yellow 1957 Devin special. During my senior year of college, I was working as a part-time Ferrari mechanic. The man who owned the shop was...
Racing swiftly in the swirling dust from the clay pans of the Dry Lakes of Southern California in the SCTA...
Photos from opening night at the Petersen Museum’s new “The Porsche Effect” exhibition, which will run throughout 2018....
Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the five remaining 1907 racers — often called simply “Vanderbilt Renaults” — graced the 18th fairway at the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. A bit of history: Founded in 1899, Renault soon emerged as a force to be reckoned with...
In the early 1950s, Alejandro De Tomaso convinced his friend Fulgencio Batista, then the president of Cuba, to organize an...
A little more more than 50 years ago, Montreal, Canada was busy preparing to host the 1967 World’s Fair, to...
At a young age, Paul Jacobsen became fascinated with cars, playing with his Dinky Toy racecars (like many of us). In his own words Paul says, “I still have this recurring dream where I reach out for these wonderful things and they all melt away. Once a Mercedes 300 SL...
Take a ride aboard a Maserati Birdcage during practice for the 2018 Le Mans Classic. ...
In 1947, a Duesenberg was often the car of dreams. For then-10-year-old Roger P. Willbanks that was certainly true. “It...
The Porsche 550 Spyder left an indelible imprint on the motorsports world during the 1950s. It was Porsche’s first purpose-built racecar, and it immediately made its presence known on the international stage by winning its class at Le Mans in 1955 and taking first overall at the 1956 Targa Florio....
Our Roger Dixon brings you a brief video overview of the sight and sounds of the 2018 Goodwood Revival. Click...
More than 70 classic Ferraris from all over the world gathered in Sardinia for the second edition of the Cavalcade...
A brief video overview of the 2018 Porsche Rennsport Reunion at Weathertech Laguna Seca Raceway. ...
Roger Penske’s video remembrance of driver and Penske teammate Craig Fisher, who passed away in August at 82. [button link=”https://dev.sportscardigest.com//craig-fisher/”...
The Colorado Grand, a magnificent 1000-mile tour for cars built prior to 1960, is in its 30th year. Started by...
Whether it is the FA Cup, Ryder Cup, America’s Cup, Webb Ellis Cup or the Ashes, Britain is famous around the globe for its iconic and inspirational sporting trophies. British motor sport, too, is blessed with some magnificent awards. The Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy with its 18 carat gold...
Mecum Auctions has announced that it will be selling the 1965 Ford GT Competition Prototype Roadster GT/109, the only open-cockpit...
Matthieu Lamoure and Pierre Novikoff of Artcurial Motorcars, in France, have discovered four remarkable vehicles, untouched since the end of...
The two Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Styling Cars—a 1963 convertible and 1964 coupe known respectively as the Harley J. Earl and Bill Mitchell Corvettes—will be offered together as one lot, at the 2019 Mecum Kissimmee Auction. Born on November 22, 1893, in Hollywood, California, Harley J. Earl began his career...
The late Benny Parsons became best-remembered by many fans during NASCAR’s explosive growth in the 1990s, as a smiling color...
Built and raced by Hot Rodding pioneer Bill Burke of San Gabriel, California, the Harley-Davidson-powered Bonneville Streamliner Super Shaker made...
All sports have heroes. But there are some individuals who transcend their sport: Muhammad Ali, Joe Montana, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan. And few would dispute that Dan Gurney, who passed away a year ago, is entitled to be among those few. Usually, one characteristic for membership in this club is...
From the very first day of its inception, the Bugatti legend was founded primarily by motorsports. In this respect, 1928...
As Bentley marks its centenary year, the Crewe-based luxury car maker celebrates the life of the innovative British engineer whose...
Maserati celebrates the eightieth anniversary of Luigi “Gigi” Villoresi’s impressive win at the 1939 Targa Florio at the wheel of the Maserati Tipo 6CM. The Milan-born driver achieved victory at the Parco della Favorita circuit in Palermo, Sicily on May 14th 1939, by covering the race’s 40 laps, totaling 228 km,...
