The one-millionth Porsche 911 model rolled off the production line — a Carrera S in the special color “Irish Green”,...
On 9 May 1937, the Mercedes-Benz W125 racing car celebrated its racing debut with a victory at the Tripoli Grand...
On March 12 1947, Enzo Ferrari fired up the 125 S, the first car to bear his name. That test-drive on the streets of Maranello marked the start of modern Ferrari history. The then-modest factory quickly grew into one of the great internationally-renowned icons. Now, exactly 70 years later, on...
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (W 198) made its premiere 60 years ago at the Geneva Motor Show from 14...
In June 1957, the Scottish team Ecurie Ecosse claimed its second consecutive victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
“Genius on Wheels” is the name of an exhibition at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen that honours rally racing legend Walter Rohrl on his 70th birthday. From March 14 to May 14, 2017, the Museum is displaying numerous vehicles driven by the World Rally Championship winner as he established and...
Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale an early alloy-bodied Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition raced in period by...
The first Jaguar XKSS to be built in almost 60 years recently made its world debut at the Petersen Museum...
The Petersen Automotive Museum announced its newest exhibition in the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery, “The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring.” The exhibit, which opened Saturday, December 17th, 2016 and runs until Sunday, June 4th, 2017, explores the works and themes of New York artist Keith Haring and features five vehicles,...
After 30 years away from the public eye, Nissan brought one of its most iconic motorsport machines back to life....
More with less. When the little guy triumphs over the giants, he’s bound to have the crowd on his side...
Aston Martin will construct a continuation run of the famed DB4 GT model. Limited to 25 copies, the new series of track-only continuation cars will be built to lightweight specification by Aston Martin Works at Newport Pagnell. Launched in 1959, the DB4 GT evolved from the production DB4 and was...
Lister Motor Company announced a new continuation run of the Lister Costin, a racing car driven in period by legends...
Porsche will challenge the 2017 racing season with a newly-developed GT racer that features a mid-engined layout. The new 911...
The Ferrari Finali Mondiali will take place on American soil for the first time in history. Taking place December 1-4 at fabled Daytona International Speedway, the event marks the culmination of the 2016 Ferrari Challenge season for teams from around the world and includes a compilation of all Ferrari Corse...
Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale the second Ferrari 250 GTO ever made. This car was the first 250...
A Porsche 911 2.5 S/T that won its class at the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours was recently restored by...
Story by Jo Clahsen | Photos by Steffen Jahn At Porsche, the “warehouse” is an unadorned industrial construction housing icons, unique specimens, covered racing cars and timber models on a zillion square meters. A Porsche museum with no frills, yet much charm. Even smart-alecky Wikipedia is unsure and offers seven...
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of a motoring legend, one which revolutionised the mid-size sports car segment when its production...
The Volvo Amazon was introduced to the world for the first time 60 years ago. Named after the female warriors...
A 1957 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter will be offered ‘without reserve’ at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Hershey auction, scheduled for October 6-7 at the historic Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The 356 offered is one that Porsche enthusiasts dreams of finding: a virtually complete and largely original,...
By Hagerty At the macro level, there were few surprises at the 2016 Monterey Car Week. We predicted that overall...
Jaguar will build nine reproductions of the XKSS model to the exact specification as those produced in 1957. The ‘continuation’...
28 July 1956 – the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and it’s raining in France. An inauspicious start to an already exceptionally dangerous motor race! With 60 years of history in its rearview mirror, the starting grid of the race is utterly jaw-dropping,...
There are few cars that so well embody the excitement and romance of a golden era of international competition on...
Some of the world’s most evocative Grand Prix cars are those originally manufactured during the 1920s, not necessarily for racing...
By Edwin Baaske | Photos by Theodor Barth Eckhard Schimpf has brought together the most important cars from Jägermeister Racing — the team that sent greats like Graham Hill, Niki Lauda, Stefan Bellof, Hans-Joachim Stuck, Jochen Mass, and Jacky Ickx to the start from 1972 to 2000. He recently acquired...
The “Half-and-Half” Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Zagato of Corrado Lopresto won the FIVA preservation award at the 2016 Concorso d’Eleganza...
As part of celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Lamborghini Miura, the Italian manufacturer sent two Miuras from its...
Alpine founder Jean Rédélé was very keen to ensure his cars enjoyed great success in competition, with the A110 being the most iconic model they would produce. As all A110 bodies were constructed of fibreglass, they were fantastically light competition cars. Furthermore, the Works cars received an even lighter body,...
