In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
The Maranello Concessionaires 250 LM driven by Graham Hill and Joachim Bonnier won the 1964 12 Hours of Reims. A...
He crashed numerous cars and aeroplanes, did his best to drown an admiral, and his dog delayed a critical wartime convoy for four days by eating top secret naval documents. Yes, Duncan Hamilton was certainly a larger than life character, but was also one of Europe’s premier racing drivers of...
Kirk F. White, consummate enthusiast and partner with Roger Penske when the pair entered a Ferrari 512S for Mark Donohue...
The “Ferrari at 24 Heures du Mans” exhibition opened at the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, to celebrate 70 years of...
Lloyd Ruby hailed from Wichita Falls, Texas, up in the north central part of the state, not far from the Oklahoma line. Born a year before the Depression, he was soft-spoken by nature — a wicked sense of humor notwithstanding — but not someone to be taken lightly. He began...
The terms Porsche and racing have now become virtually synonymous. In no small part, this is due to the German...
A Triumph TR2, raced in the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans, far exceeded its pre-sale estimate for this past...
Silverstone Auctions has opened its catalogue for entries to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with a very rare and important car from British motorsport, the ex-works Triumph TR2 which finished 19th at the 1955 Le Mans. The Triumph TR2 was launched in 1952 and was soon in great demand...
June 14–15 ,1952, 24 Hours of Le Mans This was a great idea that failed. Jaguar fitted special streamlined bodywork...
The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ driven by Giampiero Biscaldi and Giancarlo Sala at the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans....
Yes, girls, too. In fact, if it hadn’t been for one—Mildred Mary Bruce—the famous Blower Bentley could have stayed an idea rolling around in Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin’s head. Bruce was even more daredevil than most of the Boys. One of her minor accomplishments was in 1929, when she single-handedly drove...
GT 3.0 Class-winning Équipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO 64 finished 5th overall, driven by Lucien Bianchi and Jean Blaton...
What if…? It’s a question that has dominated the history of the XJ13, a prototype built by Jaguar in 1966 in...
The Concours of Elegance will welcome perhaps the most significant Ferrari in the world to its 2019 event as part of a special 70th anniversary celebration of the 166MM Barchetta’s race victories at Le Mans, Spa and the Mille Miglia. Four of the most historically significant 166MM chassis will gather in...
In the three-liter class, one of sports racing’s most competitive, Britain’s Aston Martin fancied its chances in international racing from...
Before the ad offering it for sale was published in February 1982, ALP 598 was mine. “One of the prettiest...
In 1963, Rover and BRM teamed up to construct a turbine-powered sports car to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. First entered at Le Mans—as an experimental entry and so not officially categorized at the finish—in 1963, drivers Graham Hill and Richie Ginther drove the Rover-BRM to what...
Mecum Auctions has announced that it will be selling the 1965 Ford GT Competition Prototype Roadster GT/109, the only open-cockpit...
The 2019 Concours d’Elegance of America at The Inn at St. John’s, July 26–28, 2019, will feature a historic gathering...
RM Sotheby’s has announced another headlining car for its Porsche 70th Anniversary auction, set for October 27 at the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta (PEC). To the growing All-Porsche line-up, RM Sotheby’s now adds what is perhaps one of the most original examples of the Porsche 956 Group C. Few race...
One of just four Scuderia Ferrari works cars built to contest the World Sports Car Championship in 1963, the 275...
The sport of automobile racing is arguably about 130-years old, assuming you subscribe to the notion that the first organized...
Take a ride aboard a Maserati Birdcage during practice for the 2018 Le Mans Classic. ...
RM Sotheby’s has announced that a 1966 Ford GT40, chassis number P/1016, one of three GT40s that propelled Ford to...
A rare Group IV Ferrari Daytona that finished 5th overall at Le Mans in 1971 will return to the mythical circuit later...
1990 Ferrari F40 It has been 30 years since the last car ordered by Enzo Ferrari reached its first owners. That car, the F40, was in honor of the firm’s 40th anniversary, and it was kept very quiet until it was shown, first to a few Ferrari dealers and then...
As a young boy James Mitchell shared his father’s hobby and passion for classic and historic cars. Always fascinated by...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical illusions can be. Only three Mirage M2s were ever built. They showed potential in the World Sports Car series, but their development was cut short when Porsche came knocking at...
