Juan Manuel Fangio Biography Affectionately known as “bandy legs” by his many fans, Juan Manuel Fangio was born in Balcarce,...
One of the things to particularly love about ladies, is their ability to “multi-task,” something most men are not very...
The spirit of Maserati was high at the 2017 Goodwood Revival as the Italian marque celebrated 70 years of the Maserati GT and 60 years since Maserati’s Formula 1 World Championship win with the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio. Maserati celebrated 70 years of the GT together with its contemporary range...
The 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina, owned by the Monaco-based Destriero Collection, was named winner of the second...
A 1954 Maserati A6GCS/53 Berlinetta by Pinin Farina, from the Monaco-based Destriero Collection (above, photo courtesy of Peninsula Classics), was...
The Maserati brothers of Bologna founded their racing car manufacturing company in 1926. The company was pure-bred, real racers building real racing cars for a racing-orientated specialist clientele. And so they remained for many years. After the Gruppo Orsi organization bought the company in 1937, and the brothers finally completed...
August has again arrived, and the collector car auctions of Monterey Classic Car Week will soon be providing the industry...
Having been fortunate enough to receive an invitation to the London Premiere of the movie McLaren, a wonderful tribute to...
August 2017 Datsun vs. Ferrari Dear Editor, Read with some amusement your comment on the similarities between the Daytona and the 240Z. Couldn’t help thinking about Rhod Gainer a character from the New Zealand comedy, Small Poppies. He spent five years turning his 240Z into a 275 GTB/4. Become a...
Lots of car buffs have fantasized about designing and/or building their own four-wheeler at one time or another. Fewer have...
You could have been forgiven if you thought the racing world were coming to an end on April 12th. That was the day it was announced that two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso would be forgoing this year’s Monaco Grand Prix, to make an attempt at the Indy 500,...
The Peninsula Hotels have announced the eight exceptional vehicles that will be eligible for the second annual The Peninsula Classics...
George Lister & Son was a very old engineering company in my hometown of Cambridge, starting in 1895. I joined...
May 2017 Marvelous Mathis Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Dear Editor, Just wanted to tell you that Roadcar|Racecar has become one of my favorite modes of automotive entertainment. The March issue, with the Mathis VL333 on the cover, was really exceptional, as I have a special place in my design heart...
Imagine you are a designer in late 1952. One day you are sitting, staring out of the window, when your...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the World...
Paddy Hopkirk Helio Castroneves Photo: Jim Hatfield 1 David Pearson wins the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia (1973). 2 Tommy Milton drives the Durant Special to victory in a race on the board track in Beverly Hills, California (1922). Become a Member & Get...
April 2017 Pit and Paddock – Behind the scenes at UK and European circuits in the ’60s and ’70s By...
Photo: David Gooley, courtesy of the Don Murray Collection It is easy to examine an early Ferrari or a Maserati...
Casey Annis (Editor) Photo: Dan R Boyd At the end of January, I was asked if I’d speak at the new L.A. Classic Auto Show, that was being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. At first they wanted to interview me on stage, which after a moment of consideration...
March 2017 Thrill of the Chase By Colin Crabbe If ever you wanted to know anything—everything—about the Scottish sportsman Colin...
Joel E. Finn, author, racer and computer industry pioneer, died January 28 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was 78. The...
Mike Hawthorn George Follmer 1 Paul Frere drives an Ecurie Belge Cooper T51-Climax to victory in the 80-lap Formula Libre South African Grand Prix in East London (1960). 2 Franco Cortese wins the III Grosvenor Grand Prix near Cape Town, South Africa, at the wheel of a Maserati 6CM (1939). Become...
More than 80 years ago, two fabulously wealthy young American brothers, accompanied by their butler, flew a primitive plywood-based biplane...
RM Sotheby’s staged its Duemila Ruote sale last weekend in Milan, Italy, coinciding with the classic and sports car show...
Maserati will be the featured marque at this Sunday’s 26th Palm Beach Cavallino Classic Sports Sunday at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. The firm, established in 1914 by the Maserati brothers in Bologna, hit its stride in the 1920s when their cars began winning important races, and their fame grew into the...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
A 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost belonging to DeNean Stafford III (above, Rachel Shuler photo courtesy of Atlanta Concours d’Elegance) was...
