The French Grand Prix; Reims, July 4, 1954. Karl Kling rounds Thillois corner in the Mercedes W196 streamliner. He finished...
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196.Photo: courtesy of Chris Bayley Automobilia (www.chrisbayleyautomobilia.co.uk) Lost in the sands of time for nearly 60 years...
How many of you would journey 500 miles across country to race a freshly built car whose engine had never even been fired? That’s exactly what California-based James Kamboor did in 1954, and the lack of preparation didn’t seem to slow him down one bit. Become a Member & Get...
Then After back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954, Bill Vukovich returned for the ’55 race with...
Artist Paul Chenard live-sketched Bruce Male’s stunning 1954 Maserati A6G/2000 Zagato on the field at the Greenwich Concours d’Élégance using...
The 1954 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1954 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1954 / Winner: Ascari / Winning Speed: 87.27 mph / Starters: 374 / Finishers: 275 Lancia was back again with four D24 cars for Taruffi, Ascari, Castellotti and Gino Valenzano. Vittorio Jano had created a completely...
In 1954, Chrysler debuted the latest iteration of its “Forward Look” Dream Cars, the Plymouth Explorer. Designed by Luigi Segre...
The International 12 Hours of Reims, July 4, 1954. Rene Bonnet trying to get his D.B.-Panhard back on the road,...
Rolls-Royce’s brilliant, first post-war design is as enjoyable to drive now as it was then. The Silver Wraith was the first large-chassis Rolls-Royce produced after the second World War. The market for expensive, hand-crafted luxury automobiles was somewhat limited in the post-war era, with most people having more urgent needs....
Terry Bennett says he grew up as both a nerd and a motor-head. It was hardly his fault. His father...
The 7th running of the fall races at Watkins Glen, N.Y., was held at the Interim Course, a 4.6-mile, 9-turn...
The occurrences at the 2011 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans brought to mind those of 1955, the race that lives in infamy. During the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, more than 80 spectators were killed plus some 120 injured in the most horrendous accident in motor...
One of the wildest racecar designs of the 1950s was penned by Mario Boano, for Carlo Abarth, in 1954. From...
By Will Silk The latest Classified Ads from the Past is a rare all-aluminum 1955 Arnolt-Bristol offered for sale in...
Headlining Gooding & Companys ‘Passion of a Lifetime’ auction on the 5th September will be a beautifully restored 1955 Aston Martin DB3S. The auction is set to be held at the Hampton Court Palace in the UK, once the home to Henry VIII and the Tudor dynasty. This exquisite car...
You know how the saying goes? “Wish I had a dollar for every time I heard that.” The scene was...
In 1950, Gerry Coker got a job at the Donald Healey Motor Company as Healey’s body engineer. A short time...
“Wow, I could have had an 8V!” Can you imagine if Fiat had hired actor Ronald Reagan in 1952 to...
Independent automotive designer Bill Flajole worked on a number of important designs, including the Nash Metropolitan, before turning his attention...
I worked for Jaguar from 1952 to 1986 as Chief Test and Development Engineer. Throughout that time I drove some really interesting and special cars, but nothing compares to the 1955 long-nosed D-Type Jaguar, a car that I drove flat out down the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans—192 mph—passing Karl...
Don Blenderman is koo-koo for Kurtis cars. And why not? Frank Kurtis is arguably the greatest American racecar builder of...
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the second-oldest major motor racing event in North America. The inaugural race was held...
There are a number of cars that are better known by their nicknames, than their original designation, like the Alfa Romeo Montreal, or the Ferrari Daytona. But probably the most iconic and well-known nickname is Mercedes’ Gullwing. The 300SL was a road car based on Mercedes’ 1952 W194 racecar. The...
When I moved to Tennessee a few years ago, one of the first things I did was look for a...
The 1955 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1955 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 1-2, 1955 / Winner: Moss – Jenkinson...
At the 2015 Mille Miglia retrospective, Mercedes-Benz celebrated the 60th anniversary of its famed overall win at the 1955 Mille Miglia. Three of the greatest heroes of the thousand-mile race in 1955 returned to the route between Brescia and Rome. Together with the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S)...
In my book Vintage American Road Racing Cars, I wrote, “Of all the Kurtis road racing cars, the 500X is...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1955. The start of a dramatic race. Juan Manuel Fangio and Stirling...
It happened again! Just like Phil (Bill Murray) in Groundhog Day, I go to sleep every night hoping that things will somehow be different come daylight. But they never are. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
