The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (W 198) made its premiere 60 years ago at the Geneva Motor Show from 14...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will debut its latest exhibition in the Bruce Meyer Family Gallery, “Seeing Red: 70 Years of...
An unforgettable day on the race track with your Mercedes-Benz vehicle is the goal for the second annual Mercedes-Benz Classic Trackdays. Organised by the former racing driver Jörg van Ommen, Co-Champion in the DTM series with Mercedes-Benz in 1994 and 1995, there are three Trackdays planned for 2017: 30 March...
“Genius on Wheels” is the name of an exhibition at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen that honours rally racing legend...
Murray Smith, longtime event promoter and collector and driver of historic race cars, was named the 2016 recipient of the...
Chip Ganassi, a former race car driver who is now one of the most successful race team owners, was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club with the 2017 Phil Hill Award. RRDC president Bobby Rahal made the presentation at the annual RRDC members’ dinner on January 25 prior to...
The new-and-improved Petersen Automotive Museum continues to impress with its selection of interesting exhibitions, including the latest titled “The Eagles...
Dr. Orsi and Mr. Gazzi have an enviable skill for considering vast amounts of data on the $1.2 billion-plus annual...
Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale an early alloy-bodied Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competition raced in period by Jo Schlesser. After much competition success with their long wheelbase Berlinettas in the Grand Touring category from 1956 to 1959, Ferrari engineers Giotto Bizzarini, Carlo Chiti and Mauro Forghieri designed...
The Petersen Automotive Museum announced its newest exhibition in the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery, “The Unconventional Canvases of Keith Haring.”...
Aston Martin will construct a continuation run of the famed DB4 GT model. Limited to 25 copies, the new series...
A 1952 Ferrari 195 Inter Berlinetta was awarded a preservation trophy by the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA), at Autoclásica 2016, held in Argentina from 7-10 October. Since Argentina’s Autoclásica, organised by the Club de Automóviles Clásicos (CAC) in Buenos Aires, is said to be the number one classic...
Lister Motor Company announced a new continuation run of the Lister Costin, a racing car driven in period by legends...
The life of racer and engineer John Cooper Fitch is reflected in the myriad of items that recently were presented...
Ferrari specialist Talacrest is offering for sale the second Ferrari 250 GTO ever made. This car was the first 250 GTO to enter a race and it went on to enjoy a continuous successful period race history. It’s a serious understatement to say this is a rare occasion to purchase...
The 2016 edition of Ferrari Finali Mondiali will be held December 1-4 at Daytona International Speedway in Florida, the first...
The Petersen Automotive Museum’s “The Art of Bugatti” opened October 23rd and features one of the rarest gatherings of Bugatti...
JD Classics welcomed more than 500 guests to another of its breakfast mornings on 23rd October, headlined by an insightful talk by British motorsport endurance racer, Derek Bell MBE. Entry tickets were awarded to JD Classics’ customers and ballot winners, with those interested able to apply for tickets from July...
Story by Jo Clahsen | Photos by Steffen Jahn At Porsche, the “warehouse” is an unadorned industrial construction housing icons,...
The 1928 Bugatti Type 35B that won the first Monaco Grand Prix has been awarded a preservation trophy by the...
2016 marks the 30th anniversary of a motoring legend, one which revolutionised the mid-size sports car segment when its production started in 1986. The very first BMW M3 set a new standard by which other car makers would be measured — and, five model generations later, are still judged today....
The Volvo Amazon was introduced to the world for the first time 60 years ago. Named after the female warriors...
By Hagerty At the macro level, there were few surprises at the 2016 Monterey Car Week. We predicted that overall...
Classic Motor Cars Ltd, a classic car restoration company in England, has been given to the employees by its owner. The company employs more than sixty staff members and had revenue over £5.2 million last year. Peter Neumark, who has owned and chaired the company since its inception in 1993,...
If you’ve ever visited a museum and left feeling like you didn’t get to fully appreciate every detail of a...
By Michael Sheehan, Ferraris-online.com The Ferrari market rises and falls in cycles influenced by the global economy, generational shifts and...
The newly improved Lamborghini Museum at the company’s headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese near Bologna has been inaugurated. The museum’s layout and displays have been completely renovated, providing a new visitor experience including multimedia displays and activities. Stefano Domenicali, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, said, “The inauguration of the new Museum sends...
By Michael Sheehan, Ferraris-online.com On Thursday 23 June, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Watching the late-night voting...
On the one hand, they are ideal sports cars, and on the another an aberration in Porsche history: the transaxle...
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...
