Once again J.D Classics opened the gates of their Essex-based headquarters, on November 16, 2014 to give enthusiasts a chance...
Reaching $15,238,429 in total sales, the 2014 Mecum Auction in Anaheim, California, claimed the title of top-grossing Mecum auction in...
On October 19, China held its second concours event, when the 2014 Bund Classic Concours d’Elegance was held at Shanghai’s iconic villa of No.1 Waitanyuan. With more than 50 entries from China and across the world, the field included a 1935 Hudson Terraplane, a 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom II, a 1937...
Provenance, some say, is everything in a collector car. If indeed that is true, RM Auctions will make a very...
LeMay—America’s Car Museum (ACM) has announced that at least three new exhibits will be introduced in 2015: “Ford F-Series: The...
The Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar European office took to the road in mid- November, exhibiting at The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at England’sBirmingham National Exhibition Centre (NEC). The show is recognized as one of Europe’s premier classic motor shows and attracted some 65,000 visitors over the weekend. The VR stand...
• On February 6, Artcurial Motorcars returns to Paris for the official Retromobile Salon auction sale. In 2015, there will be...
Masters Historic Racing, which organizes the FIA Masters Historic Formula One and FIA Masters Historic Sports Car championships, has announced...
A gala celebrating Art Chrisman’s six-plus decades of land speed racing, drag racing, and hot rodding was held at the NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, California, on October 15, 2014. The focal point of the evening was the opening of the Chrisman, Brinker Gallery of Speed. The gallery opening was...
Two-time Indy 500 winner Al Unser Jr. will be the guest of honor at the 6th annual Motorsports & Memories...
To mark its two decades of promoting automotive excellence, the 20th Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, set for March 13-15, 2015,...
One of America’s earliest female racing drivers has passed away at the age of 86 from heart failure. Mary Davis raced during the 1950s, the sport’s formative years in America, and the long blond hair streaming out the back of her helmet quickly became her trademark. She drove a variety...
Harold Pace was a once-in-a-lifetime Texas car guy and a dedicated student of the automobile. He studied his craft with...
Salon Privé celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2015, with the formal announcement that it will be moving to the magnificent...
Arguably the world’s largest collector car show, the 27th annual Techno-Classica, will again be held at Germany’s massive Essen Event Center from April 15-19. Centerpiece of this year’s event will be a tribute to cars that raced in the Irish Tourist Trophy from 1905-1936, including examples of Alfa Romeo, Alvis,...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association has announced a four-race schedule for 2015, highlighted by the group’s invitation to be a...
1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta An all-original 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta, which recently emerged from 25 years...
Mecum’s first-ever Austin, Texas, collector car auction, held in early December, was well- received by enthusiasts with a near-70 percent sell-through rate and $14,668,347 in total sales. Closing out Mecum’s 2014 auction schedule, sales from Austin brought Mecum’s total sales for the year to a remarkable $330 million with 76...
The last surviving driver from the very first Formula One World Championship season in 1950, Robert Manzon, has died at...
• The Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile “Avv. Giovanni Agnelli” is delighted to announce “Zagato: Collectibles and Design Since 1919,” a tailor-made...
The Historic Sports and Racing Car Association, Australia’s foremost Historic Motorsport club, recently celebrated the 90th birthday of not only its patron, but also the world’s most prolific and successful racing car designer. Ron Tauranac, along with his friend Jack Brabham, formed Motor Racing Developments in 1960 with the aim...
Jean-Pierre Beltoise has passed away at the age of 77 following a series of strokes at his vacation home in...
Hundreds of VIP customers and guests were in Newport Pagnell, on December 12, for the launch of Aston Martin Works’...
The marque of the Prancing Horse will take center stage at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this August 16, as the cars from Maranello will once again grace the 18th fairway en masse. “Our plans to feature Ferrari have been many years in the making,” said event chair Sandra Button,...
Among those newly named on Queen Elizabeth II’s New Years Honours List to the Order of the British Empire is...
Williams is the third most successful marque in Formula One history, trailing only Ferrari and McLaren on the all-time victory...
When we hear of certain motor sport people passing it reminds us we are slowly losing contact with a golden era of racing. The recent death of Brian Lister is one such example. His front-engined Lister sportscars successfully challenged many other marques and provided a blueprint for others to follow,...
The 2015 Donington Historic Festival, set for the Bank Holiday weekend of May 2-4, will feature three full days of...
A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet A was selected as Best of Show at the second annual Arizona Concours...
Vic Elford is this year’s recipient of the Phil Hill Award from the Road Racing Drivers Club. RRDC President Bobby Rahal made the presentation at the club’s recent dinner prior to this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona. The Phil Hill Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the person...
