Considered by many to be the bellwether of the coming year, if this year’s Scottsdale auctions is any indication, then...
When thinking about the 1950s, images of poodle skirts, leather jackets, sock hops and soda shops usually come to mind....
Beaulieu’s popular Spring Autojumble, now in its 20th year, takes place May 18-19 on the grounds of the world-famous Beaulieu National Motor Museum. Events Manager Judith Maddox said: “This year’s show will be celebrating a number of significant motoring anniversaries, including the Morris centenary and 50 years of the Hillman...
The 4th Annual Greystone Mansion Concours d’Elegance will be held on Sunday May 5, 2013 at the former Doheny Estate...
Mid America Motorworks will host its 15th annual Air-Cooled VW Magical Mystery Funfest, May 31-June 2, in Effingham, Illinois. An...
Pirelli is to once again sponsor the Classic Marathon rally, 25 years after it first supported the famous event in 1988. “History is repeating itself,” said Tomas de Vargas Machuca, the joint Managing Director of HERO, The Historic Endurance Rallying Organisation. He added: “Twenty-five years ago the Classic Marathon was...
Long known for his car-oriented European tours, event organizer Steve Austin has introduced a special, new tour this year, “The...
The outright world record for driving non-stop from Cape Town to London was smashed on February 11th, by two very...
For five decades, the 911 has been the heart of the Porsche brand. Few other automobiles in the world can look back on such a long tradition and such continuity as the Porsche 911. It has been inspiring car enthusiasts the world over since its debut as the model 901...
• Three fixtures of American racing have been inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Carroll Shelby, Bobby Rahal and Skip Barber were enshrined during a March 2 dinner in Las Vegas for their contributions to SCCA racing. Shelby, more widely known as winner of the 1959 Le Mans 24...
The Royal Automobile Club has awarded the historic Segrave Trophy to John Surtees OBE. Speaking at the award ceremony, RAC...
One of the legendary 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix cars raced by five-time World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio will be...
The historic Brooklands motor racing circuit echoed to the sounds of the past on February 16, when a group of Talbots and other historic cars celebrated the 100th anniversary of the occasion in 1913 when Percy Lambert became the first person in the world ever to travel 100 miles in...
South African racing legend Dave Charlton, who started 11 World Championship Grands Prix from 1967-1975, has died at the age...
Vintage Racecar and Historica Racewear, in association with the British Women Racing Drivers’ Club (BWRDC), have introduced the “Champion of...
The largest collection of Aston Martin racing cars ever to gather on a single track will meet at Brands Hatch July 6-7 to mark the British brand’s centenary. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Aston Martin, and more than a hundred of the marque’s racing cars,...
Grand Prix Masters and the World Sportscar Masters series have both been given new names and become fully sanctioned FIA...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America will celebrate its 25th Annual Induction Ceremony on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at...
• RM Auctions’ February 18–19, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of all lots sold. Numerous microcar records were set including: a 1958 F.M.R. Tg 500 “Tiger” fetching $322,000, a world record price for a microcar sold at auction; a 1951 Reyonnah selling...
The 63rd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held August 18, on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links,...
Roy Brown Jr.—designer of the much maligned, ’50s flop the Ford Edsel—passed away on Feb. 24 in Ann Arbor, Michigan,...
Mecum Auctions’ record-setting 10-day auction, held January 18-27, broke the record for the largest collector car auction, based on the number of cars being sold. A total of 3,337 lots filled every building and 15 acres of tents, with a total of 2,610 cars crossing the auction block along with...
The 1936 Duesenberg SJN (Supercharged) and the 1968 Ford GT40 “#1075” won the Best In Show honors on Sunday, March...
One of the stars taking the green at this year’s Greenwich Concours, June 1-2, will be a very rare Ghia-bodied...
RM Auctions, the official auction house of the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, continued its run of fantastic 2013 results, on...
Talk about a gift from the heavens…LeMay – America’s Car Museum announced the surprise arrival of a 1964 Lincoln Continental...
The late Gianni Agnelli’s favorite cars went on show at the Museum of the Automobile in Turin, Italy, on March 12, which would have been his 92nd birthday, and will be on display until June 2. Agnelli, who died 10 years ago, was one of the two grandsons of Giovanni...
