The 2009 Ault Park Concours d’Elegance, an annual classic car show in its 32nd year, will be held on Sunday,...
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, will hold its third annual Automobiles of London auction on October 28th, 2009 at...
RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby’s, held its third annual Automobiles of London auction on October 28th, 2009 at Battersea Evolution in London, posting $18 million in total sales with a strong 87% of all lots sold. The single-day auction presented 84 motor cars, consigned from 11 countries around the...
Bonhams’ global motoring sales schedule for 2009 includes a number of enhancements to the calendar, including the location of its...
Bonhams unveiled the line-up for its annual sale of Important Collectors’ Motor Cars & Fine Automobilia at London’s Olympia on...
Vintage Can-Am cars from 1966-1974 will once again be the fastest, loudest and wildest class at several vintage car races in 2009. While accepted at nearly all vintage races, historic Can-Am cars will be a feature at five vintage races on the West Coast.Historic Can-Am Association (HCAA) is organizing the...
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Concours on the Avenue was held Tuesday, August 11th on the downtown streets of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. While several...
Story and photos by Simon Wright July in England and the classic motorsport fan can look forward to the Goodwood...
The 2009 Classic Adelaide Rally was held November 18-22 over approximately 1000 kilometres throughout South Australia, with natives Kevin Weeks and Bec Crunkhorn winning their third straight Classic Adelaide tarmac rally. The pair crossed the finish line after an almost trouble-free run over four days of competition, needing only to...
Bonhams & Butterfields celebrated the eighth year of its “Classic California” auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum on November 14th,...
Classic Endurance Racing released their provisional vintage racing calendar for 2009. The Classic Endurance Racing series, which typically runs as...
Story and photos by Simon Wright The National Exhibition Centre just outside Birmingham, England hosted the 2009 Classic Motor Show. This three day show was a big success with the public, with Friday having a record crowd, and Saturday morning the queues were so long, they opened the show early....
The 2009 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este took place April 24-26th on the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and...
The 2009 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este will take place April 24-26th on the grounds of the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este...
The 2009 Concorso Italiano was held Friday, August 14th at the Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey California. Concorso Italiano’s place in the Monterey Week rotation was in much doubt after last year’s change of venues to the inhospitable Marina Municipal Airport. While participants and spectators alike vowed to never...
Concorso Italiano recently made several announcements regarding their 24th annual event, including a list of Italian car clubs that will...
The seventh historic revival of the Coppa Milano-Sanremo classic car race took place March 13-15th in Northern Italy. Open to...
The 12th annual Coronado Speed Festival will take place on September 26th and 27th, 2009. This Fleet Week San Diego event is the only race car and military tribute event in the United States. The Coronado Speed Festival is Fleet Week San Diego’s marquee event. The event features fast-paced, thrilling...
The 2009 Dayton Concours d’Elegance at Carillon Historical Park will take place on Sunday, September 20th. The third annual Dayton...
Story by Jim Casey and photos/captions by Louis Galanos The weather was nearly perfect for the 2009 running of the...
The 2009 East African Safari Classic Rally sponsored by Kenya Airways was held November 22nd through December 1st, starting from Mombasa, Kenya and covering 4,300 kilometers of which 1,900 were competitive. A Ford won the Kenya Airways East African Safari Classic Rally for the second time in a row. In...
The 2009 East African Safari Classic Rally will take place November 22nd through December 1st, starting from Mombasa, Kenya and...
The 6th annual Fairfield County Concours d’Elegance was held September 12-13, 2009 at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport,...
There is a warehouse in Houston, Texas, that is the automotive equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. There are no rivers of the liquid-brown confection and you won’t find even a single Everlasting-Gobstopper. There are sales people and mechanics and detailers, but sadly not-a-one Oompa Loompa. By comparison the place...
The Formula 5000 Drivers Association released their racing schedule for 2009. Building on the success of the 40th Anniversary races...
The Earl of March announced many of the key attractions due to appear at this year’s Festival of Speed, held...
The Earl of March has confirmed the theme of the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed as “True Grit – Epic Feats of Endurance.” The theme celebrates the drive and determination of motor racing’s heroes, who overcame huge physical, mental and mechanical barriers in their quest for glory. From Jackie Stewart’s...
Wayne Gardner took his customary win in the second half of the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy, riding John-Lee Pemberton’s Matchless...
Although there was never a race called the Brooklands Trophy in Goodwood’s heyday, it was not unusual to see pre-war...
The Glover Trophy was originally presented to the winner of the Richmond Formula 1 race, which was for contemporary F1 machinery. At the Goodwood Revival, the Glover Trophy is for post-1961 Formula 1 and Formula 1-based Tasman cars. The 2009 Goodwood Revival saw veteran charger Martin Stretton keep Frank Sytner...
