Chris Wickersham is a Devin expert who has restored nearly ten Devin-bodied cars including seven of the original Devin SS...
Porsche put the word out to all its foreign concessionaires, in the summer of 1958, the now 4-year old rough...
Just how good a racecar was Porsche’s 356? Since the model’s introduction, Porsche 356s of all types (77,895 cars built) recorded victories throughout the world. While an SL Gmund Coupe scored the earliest, important 356 victory (class win at Le Mans in 1951), it was the Speedster (4,144 cars built)...
The Portuguese Grand Prix at Monsanto, August 23, 1959. Stirling Moss, in the Cooper, on his way to another victory....
There’s always been something magical about the H-Modified cars of the ’50s and early ’60s. These 750-cc (and later 850-cc)...
1960 Sebring 12-Hours Grand Prix – Porsche Racks Up Their First Overall Win at Sebring By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited From 1954 to 1959 Porsche of Germany had managed to have one or more of it 1.5 or 1.6 liter race cars finish in the top ten at...
Then If you’re involved in any facet of the car hobby and have never heard of Brooks Stevens, you should...
Legendary Ex- Briggs Cunningham 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Le Mans will be a highlight at RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Auction that...
Designed by Edward Turner, in 1958, the Daimler Dart was debuted at the 1959 New York Auto Show where it was savaged by the press for being the most unattractive car at the show. Adding insult to injury, when officials at Chrysler saw the car, they duly notified Daimler that...
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of:...
The Appia was introduced as Lancia’s new entry-level car in the 1950s. It started out as a passenger car in...
A beautifully restored Lotus Elite Series 1 will be available in an upcoming auction with Stratas Auctions commencing on the 18th of November 2020. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Judge and British marque expert mechanic Roy Miller was commissioned to complete the restoration of this immaculate car. The Lotus Elite, which...
Then. Buying the proverbial project racecar in a box is always a tricky proposition. But is it easier or harder...
In 1958, former Huntington Park High School friends Larry Kent and Ray Weaver decided to take a shot at the...
The Nürburgring 1,000 km. Race; Nürburgring, May 22, 1960. Giorgio Scarlatti chases a Ferrari 250TR with his Ferrari V-6 246 sport, but retired after a huge refueling fire in the pits in which he was actually saved by Stirling Moss who had just stepped out of his Maserati in the...
The origins of the Packwood Special can be traced to California aerospace engineer Steve Mulholland, who gathered components over a...
1960 Porsche 718 RS60 Jo Bonnier and Hans Herrmann drove this Porsche 718 RS60 to victory at the 1960 Targa...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive victory in the Cooper-Climax T53. He had previously won at Zandvoort, Spa, Reims, and Silverstone. This was the third and last time the Oporto street circuit was used for Grand...
One of my favorite telephone conversations of 2007 was with 1950s Bonneville-racing-legend Denny Larsen. For those of you unfamiliar, Larsen...
Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never...
1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series I Coupé Aerodinamico (Estimate: $2,500,000 – $3,000,000) Highlights One of Just 14 Series I Short-Wheelbase Aerodinamico Coupes Built Owned by John Mecom Jr. and Featured on the April 1963 Cover of Car and Driver Ferrari Classiche Certified; Retains its Original Engine, Gearbox, and Differential Documented...
Australia’s Historic Sports & Racing Car Association (HSRCA) has announced the creation of a 1960s-era Tasman Revival race meeting to...
Often overlooked and discarded, the 1961 – 1965 1.5 litre Formula 1 era deserves much more credit. Sure the engines...
Photo: Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen In 1983 Matt Jones of Livingston, Texas, received an unexpected telephone call from a man in Porterville, California. The man said, “I hear you’re interested in Alfa Romeos, and I have a Disco Volante I want to sell.”...
By Andrew Newton Featured in this classified ad from the April 1971 issue of Road & Track is an example of one...
A 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT is featuring at Artcurial’s upcoming Parisienne 2021 Sale to be held on Feb 5...
The Sprite made its debut before the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix as an inexpensive motor “a chap could keep in his bike shed.” The little car was designed by the Donald Healey Motor Company and was produced in Abingdon at the MG factory. Originally to have had retractable lights, cost...
Background Following the October 1960 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside, California, successful Texan racer Jim Hall had a...
1961 Corvette XP-796 2+2 If the proportions of this Corvette look a little off, your eyes are not deceiving you!...
The beautifully finished E-Type Jaguar was introduced in 1961. The car caused a sensation not only because of its impressive lines, but also its modest price. Jaguar timed the advent of the E-Type well, with Britain’s forthcoming new fast roads. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
