On Saturday, June 7th 2014, Donington Park in Leicestershire, England will reverberate to the sound of Bentley engines spanning nine...
Bentley Speed 8 My obvious choice for my greatest racecar has to be the Bentley Speed-8 which I won with...
Donington Park will reverberate to the unmistakable sound of Bentley engines spanning nine decades on Saturday, June 7, 2014, as Bentleys of all ages come together in a unique one-marque race at the legendary British circuit. The iconic British marque will be celebrating the 90th anniversary of its first win...
• Stu Hilborn, widely known as the Father of Fuel Injection, has passed away at the age of 96. While...
Of the major Western automobile manufacturing nations, England may have been the most staid when it came to streamlining and...
By Bill Rothermel Bonhams will offer a significant vintage Bentley automobile at its upcoming Quail Lodge sale in Carmel, California on Friday August 16th, 2013. The car, a 1931 Bentley 4 1/2-Litre Supercharged Le Mans Roadster, known by aficionados as a “Blower Bentley,” is considered the holy grail of Bentleys...
It is true that without the cars there would have been no “Bentley Boys,” but it is equally true that...
Bentley Motors competed in the 2013 Mille Miglia with two unique 4 1/2 Litre Supercharged “Blowers” – a 1930 Le...
Six (possibly seven) DB2 chassis were sent to Graber, in Switzerland, for custom convertible bodies that featured fixed front fenders and a separate bonnet, as opposed to the standard DB2’s forward-hinged front end. Photo: Kevin Kay Restorations After World War II, many of the world’s auto manufacturers returned to car production...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport...
St. Georges Barracks, Upper Arncott, Bicester, UK December 1, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been an interest. Little did I know how deep the story of Invicta was intertwined with the undertakings of one man. While disparate at first glance, the names of Eric-Campbell, Silver...
Dam Problems Dear Editor Pete Lyons article (Fast Lines, Dec. 2012) was interesting because I was involved with both Jim...
As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, we sadly report that the elder statesman of American motorsport, John Fitch, has...
To anyone interested in automotive history, the late 1940s and early ‘50s was a fascinating period of time, especially in the UK. With Britain still suffering the effects of an extremely costly war, it wasn’t until July 1954 when all rationing came to an end. Mostly the rationing affected foodstuffs...
The 10th annual The Quail—A Motorsports Gathering, proved another resounding success with a sellout crowd of 3,000 guests in attendance...
Founded by Kent Bain and Charles Webb in 1978, Automotive Restorations, and its racing arm Vintage Racing Services, has grown...
Photo: RM Auctions During this year’s Classic Car Week in Monterey, 53 cars were sold at auction for prices above $1 million. Incredibly, 22 of those were cars built specifically for racing, and this group was led by a Gulf/Mirage Lightweight version of a 1968 Ford GT40 (P/1074) that set a...
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of...
In celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the coming London Olympics, Rodeo Drive became decidedly British on June 17, when the annual Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance celebrated their “THE BRITISH ARE COMING!” theme, with over 30,000 people in attendance. As the 2012 featured marque, Aston Martin was the centerpiece...
Just 35 miles away from the fabled Brooklands race circuit where eight decades ago this single-seat racing Bentley astonished spectators...
Five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell MBE returned to Circuit de la Sarthe on 6-8 July, 2012 to participate in...
Billed as the United Kingdom’s answer to Pebble Beach, a display of historic motor cars from around the world will occur within the walls of Windsor Castle in London from September 7-9, 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The inaugural Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance will...
VR: How did you start writing? CC: My wife had a job with the local police department working nights doing...
Pete Lyons We start the new season with two interesting notes on the subject of pulchritude. Near the end of...
Fewer cars rolled across the block than in recent years during the auctions in Scottsdale, but the amount bid for the vehicles sold increased from last year, substantially in some cases. When compared to last year, sell-through was better, average prices per car sold were higher, more automobilia was purchased,...
Woolf Barnato is the man with a perfect score. He entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans three times and...
Motor Racing: The Pursuit of Victory By Anthony Carter This new book is not a treatise on the competitive spirit that drives all racers toward excellence on the track, but then again, perhaps it is, just not in an analytical how-it’s-done sense. Following on from his previous Motor Racing: Reflections...
