Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few...
Photo: Mike Jiggle The Porsche 356 is really the car that “started it all” for the iconic Porsche marque. Manufactured...
Photo: Gilco The early 1950s found Enzo Ferrari’s burgeoning company quickly climbing the steep end of the power curve. His sports and racing cars, powered by the company’s now signature V12 engine in its various displacements, were proving successful not only on the racetracks of the world, but commercially with...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes...
Vanwall Group, the successor to the legendary British Vanwall motor racing team of the 1950s, has announced the renaissance of...
In the early 1950s, Americans looked forward to attending auto shows for the unveiling of the manufacture’s latest offerings. Adding to the excitement was the increasing number of concept cars that debuted at these events, presenting a possible glimpse into the future of the automobile that they may someday be...
When I moved to Tennessee a few years ago, one of the first things I did was look for a...
One of many styling experiments built for day-to-day use by GM styling Chief Bill Mitchell, the XP-700 was built on...
Equipe Classic Racing, organizers of the Equipe GTS and Equipe Pre ’63 FIA Production Sports Car series, is introducing a new and exciting grid for the 2020 racing season. With the promise of close racing and a friendly paddock atmosphere, ‘Equipe 50s’ has been created for fans and racers of Production...
In 1959, Buick introduced the Invicta line of full-size sedans, as an evolution of the Buick Century married to a...
Ray Petros is a dedicated Studebaker collector. It is natural that he focuses on that marque, since his family were...
Before WWII, the term “sports car” was an alien phrase in the USA. There was no such thing. Returning G.I.s changed that when they came home with MG TCs. This gave America its first taste of small, nimble, four-cylinder sports cars. Enthusiasts on this side of the pond said, “Please...
Silverstone Auctions has opened its catalogue for entries to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with a very rare and...
June 14–15 ,1952, 24 Hours of Le Mans This was a great idea that failed. Jaguar fitted special streamlined bodywork...
Renowned GM stylist Harley Earl wanted to incorporate design elements inspired from post-war jet aircraft into the design language at GM, in the 1950s. The 1951 LeSabre did just that with a wrap-around windshield, prominent tail fins and a jet exhaust-like tail treatment. While the LeSabre was a concept car...
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement,...
I was disappointed. The Aston Martin I was supposed to drive was in the shop. But, Alberto Gutierrez had another...
Is it possible to see genius ? Yes, you can see it in the trail of genius that Fangio left behind while winning his fifth World Championship at the “Green Hell”, Nürburgring (170 curves spread along 22 kilometers), in 1957. He achieved what is considered by many to be his...
For a moment, let us explore the children’s section of Vintage Road & Racecar. What children’s section you ask? In...
The Studebaker Corporation built some significant and beautiful vehicles during its more than a century in business. Their horse drawn...
May 2018 This is the Elva Mk. I, designed and entered by Frank Nichols at the Prescott Hillclimb on May 22, 1955, here driven for Nichols by Robbie MacKenzie-Low. MacKenzie-Low set a new class record of 51.14 seconds. This was a great start for Elva cars. Photo courtesy of: THE...
The car collector world is full of automotive puzzles and owners and pundits with “theories”. Some theories arise out of...
1958 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato Photo: Steve Natale There is much to love about the Italian “Etceterini.” The term broadly...
April 2018 Whatever Happened to the Gold Cup? by Mike Allen Once retirement is upon us, whether forced by age or other circumstances, how to fill the time is an initial worry. Author Mike Allen’s project to fill his time was to research the Oulton Park International Gold Cup races....
April 2018 • The Masterpiece Ltd.’s board of directors have elected Bob Budlow, Colin Comer and Paul Westphal as directors...
1953 Leson Simca Special Progress is not always a good thing. In the early 1950s, if you wanted to go...
One of the most intriguing post-war American automotive tales has largely been forgotten. It was a car story that began in 1957 and involved publishing royalty, a design genius and grass-roots guys with imagination, ambition, and skill. But where are the cars that they built? John Bond was the publisher...
The year 2015 marked the 60th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson’s victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia, racing...
1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 When Bob Frumpkin drove up in his 1954 Chrysler Ghia GS1 Special, at the Marina in...
I want to be Rich Plavetich. Is he cool? Check. Does he have a wonderful and beautiful wife who also loves cars? Check. How about a fabulous career? Check (General Manager, Nissan Design America). But does he have a car collection? Check, and it’s awesome! (see Hidden Treasures, December, 2016)....
