Mecum Auctions’ annual Denver sale sent 611 vehicles across the auction block in early July, with 402 of the classic...
This month’s Hidden Treasure begins with the sound of J. Why do I bring this up? Because for years I’ve...
The number 17 E-Type as driven by privateer Peter Sargent and Peter Lumsden at the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans – it failed to finish the race due to a gearbox issue. Jaguar built 12 lightweight E-Types for racing, two examples were modified with this distinctive low-drag bodywork. Arthur...
Designed by Franco Scaglione and built by Carrozzeria Sargiotto, the Lamborghini 350 GTV prototype made its debut at the 1963...
In the early ’70s, Gary Emory was working at Chick Iverson’s VW/Porsche dealership. But as time went on he was...
At the end of September, I spent a week in a RSR Project 911 driving from Colorado to California and ending up at Rennsport Reunion VI.You would think I would have had enough of Porsches for a while.Wrong!Especially, when I got a chance to spend some quality time with a...
The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud series was produced between 1955 and 1966 with a production run of 7,372 units. The first...
Then. Just when you’re certain you know a lot about post-war American racing cars, someone steps up to educate you...
Carroll Shelby had a thing for speed. First, it was airplanes. During the war, Shelby flew everything from a Beechcraft AT-11 to a North American B-25 Mitchell. After the war, Shelby tried his hand at a variety of endeavors. He had a dump truck business, he was an oil well...
It is always interesting to learn why people enjoy certain types of cars. I’m half English and half Italian, and...
I’ve been associated with many great racecars over the years, and for the most part Indycars. I’m particularly proud of...
Then. Aristotle Socrates Onassis was a Greek shipping magnate with enormous wealth, an iconic style and a passion for objects of beauty. He is, however, most widely remembered for marrying Jacqueline Kennedy in 1968. Five years ago, Onassis would have been the only Greek shipping magnate I could have named...
The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ driven by Giampiero Biscaldi and Giancarlo Sala at the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans....
Fifty years ago Mercedes-Benz dominated the 8th Argentine Touring Car Grand Prix — VIII Gran Premio Internacional de Turismo Super...
We all love to be gob-smacked. It’s part of what keeps the hobby fresh and exciting. You know what I’m talking about. We covet those “Holy s@#&, what is that thing?” moments of blissful discovery. These are the flashes of brilliance that nurture us as we move through life and...
Oscar Wilde wrote, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” This sounds a lot like the car hobby to...
The Shelby American Team car driven by Dan Gurney and Bob Johnson, at the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring. With...
The Daytona Continental (2000-km), Daytona, February 16, 1964 The grid is ready to go, in pit lane, for the rolling start. On pole is the Cobra Daytona Coupe driven by Bob Holbert and Dave McDonald, while next to it is another Shelby American entry, the Cobra driven by Tommy Hitchcock,...
The Ferrari 250 Berlinetta Lusso, specifically the Ferrari 250 GT/L, is a paragon in the realm of grand touring vehicles,...
The Maranello Concessionaires 250 LM driven by Graham Hill and Joachim Bonnier won the 1964 12 Hours of Reims. A...
I love Italian sports cars, and if they were built in the 1950s or 1960s, even better. At the top of my personal list are those constructed in small numbers, with bodies hand-crafted from aluminum. And, if the coachwork was executed by Carrozzeria Zagato, all the more glorious. This month’s...
In 1962, Ford of Britain, created a prototype of a short wheelbase Cortina designed for the American market. The one-off...
For more than half a century, motor racing has drawn huge crowds in Japan, but for motorsports fans one race...
An unabashed devotee of The Simpsons, Fred Phillips is living the slightly-north-of-American dream. Nestled away among the snow drifts of Calgary, his astonishing automotive collection is one of the best kept secrets in the hobby. From muscle cars and supercars to mid-century Italian coachbuilts and historic racing cars, Phillips’ collection...
My time with the BMC competitions department saw me racing the big Austin Healeys, and later racing at Le Mans...
Paddy Hopkirk MBE receives his own Paddy Hopkirk Limited Edition MINI The first deliveries of the MINI Paddy Hopkirk Limited Edition have commenced with Patrick ‘Paddy’ Hopkirk MBE...
It’s confession time again. For my entire automotive collecting career, now entering its third decade, I’ve been both intrigued and confused by the early MOPAR performance and racing machinery. For years, I’ve been nodding with a wide smile and a blank cranium as people talk about Ramchargers, Max Wedge, Super...
Modena Aerautodromo, December 21, 1964 Initial shakedown test of Count Volpi’s Serenissima mid-engined V8 GT car, which featured a bespoke...
The leading restorer of the definitive classic sports car, E-Type UK, has recently finished a full refurbishment of a 1964...
When Carroll Shelby hung up his racing helmet, in 1959, for health reasons, he had to come up with a way to keep himself occupied, so he started a high-performance driving school. He also wanted to build his own sports car. He zeroed in on the AC Bristol as a...
