I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes rebuilt and returned to what it knew best, manufacturing passenger vehicles. But Mercedes-Benz also had a passion for competition on the world stage and so by 1951 factions within the...
Experience a thrilling ride onboard the Aston Martin DBR9, the very car that conquered Le Mans in 2007. This beautiful...
Watch this onboard footage of a 6.0 liter V8 Panoz Esperante GTR-1 racing against other endurance racing legends on a...
Watch this onboard footage of a Toyota GT-One racing in Le Mans reaching speeds of over 334 kph (208mph) thanks to its 3.6 Liter twin-turbo charged V8 engine putting out 600 horsepower!\...
After one hundred years of providing some of the finest motor racing on the planet, the Automobile Club de l’Ouest(ACO)...
All images by: Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale Some Le Mans 24 Hour Background Do you remember when your favourite band or...
A century ago, a Bentley 3 Litre would become the first British car and the first Bentley to compete at the gruelling Le Mans 24 Hours race in its debut year. Today, as this iconic race – a 24-hour full- throttle test of man and machine – celebrates its centenary,...
Check out this 91 year old Aston Martin race car driven as it should be at Le Mans....
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans The iconic finish of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans – Ford crosses...
To mark 20 years since Bentley’s sixth victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and 100 years since the first running of the legendary race, Bentley is creating a limited edition of Continental GT Coupés and Continental GTC’s. Each will be powered by the Bentley W12 engine, the most...
In 1991, the Mazda 787B achieved a historic milestone as the first Japanese car to triumph at the 24 Hours...
Support races are nothing new to Le Mans Classic. In several previous editions, in addition to the 6 regular grids...
The 11th annual Concours of Elegance will return to Hampton Court Palace with a major new feature: a celebration of Le Mans’ centenary. The Concours of Elegance will work in partnership with the Automobile Club Ouest to commemorate motorsport’s most famous event reaching this significant milestone. Next year’s show will...
Images courtesy of Glen Smale, Peugeot Motorsport, and Archives Terre Blanche/Photononstop On 26-27 May 1923, the first Le Mans 24...
The Ford Mustang, fresh off its seventh generation unveiling, will soon return to Le Mans in the form of the...
Ninety-nine years ago, a handful of employees at the French automobile company Chenard & Walcker, a major supplier of taxis in Paris, had a hope. A hope of racing their Type U3 15CV Sport in the inaugural marathon race called the 24 Hours Grand Prix of Endurance. In May, on...
In 1965, I enjoyed a working holiday in London. On Friday 18 June that year I took the cheapest tour...
Motor Racing Legends has announced that the Jaguar Classic Challenge will feature as one of the principal support races to...
Each year the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion celebrates the greatest achievements in motorsport by accepting only the best of the best historic race cars to compete like they once did. Come Wednesday, Aug. 17 through Saturday, Aug. 20 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, four of the groups will pay tribute...
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has announced the passing of Gordon Spice, third place finisher at the 1980 24 Hours...
The legendary and most famous sports car race in the world—the 24 Hours of Le Mans—will be honored at the...
The 70th anniversary of Porsche’s debut and class victory at the 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans was celebrated on Thursday, June 24th at the Petersen Automobile Museum in Los Angeles, California. The class victory by the Porsche 356SL-063 driven by French drivers Auguste Veuillet and Edmond Mouche launched the...
At 4pm on the June 23rd, 1991, Johnny Herbert crossed the finish line at the Le Mans 24 Hour race to...
I have always liked creating paintings of historic motorsports scenes, either to present a different angle or to try to capture the dramatic value of the subject...
The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, France; June 9–10, 1973 Two N.A.R.T.-entered Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytonas surge along next to the Ligier-Maserati JS2 driven by Jean-Pierre Paoli and Alain Couderc. Daytona # 38 was driven by François Migault and Luigi Chinetti, Jr., while the #6 was driven by Milt Minter...
Ferrari has announced the start of a factory Le Mans Hypercar (LMH) program that from 2023 will see the manufacturer...
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB The 1961 24 hours of Le Mans GT class winning Ferrari 250 GT SWB, was...
24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20–21, 1964 The Chevrolet-engined Bizzarrini A3 Grifo of Pierre Noblet and Edgar Berney en route to a 14th place finish. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: info@klemcoll.com • Web...
