Mercedes-Benz has long represented a great choice for enthusiasts that want a beautiful, well-engineered automobile that will actually crank on...
After a great fight between Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes W154 and the Delahaye 145 V12 of René Dreyfus in the early going of the 1938 Pau Grand Prix, Caracciola began experiencing pain from an old leg injury suffered at Monaco five years before, and made a pit stop on...
The debut Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction was held 12th July 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, resulting in €11,855,925...
Mike Lawrence Patrick Quinn’s feature on the front-wheel-drive Alvis in Vintage Roadcar struck a special chord with me, because his...
The 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed will pay tribute to 120 years of achievement in motor sport by Mercedes-Benz with a Central Feature in its honour. This year’s Central Feature, designed by sculptor Gerry Judah, will be the most architecturally challenging and spectacular installation ever seen at the Goodwood Festival...
The Grand Prix Mercedes that won the “Race of the Century” will be featured at the 2014 Amelia Concours d’Elegance,...
A selection of post-war Mercedes-Benz will be among the featured offerings at the 2014 Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auction, to be held January 17-18 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona. Among the 20 Mercedes-Benz examples spanning nearly four decades, notable consignments include a 300 SL Gullwing barn find...
Christie’s is offering Andy Warhol’s Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix Car at its upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art sale,...
A new mark has been established for automobiles sold at auction, as an ex-Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix car has...
Mystery GT40 Dear Editor, While perusing Roadcar, on Page 49 (May 2013) I saw a picture of a white GT40 GT 108. I was wondering what, if any, relationship there is between that car and the two attached scans. They were taken at the October, 1965 Times GP with Chris...
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R shattered auction records at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013 auction, selling for £19,601,500 (USD...
Contracted to race as a senior driver for Mercedes-Benz in 1937, Lang validated his selection with victories in the Tripoli...
A.J. Foyt Mike Costin 1 A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory in the USAC Championship race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, (1973). 2 Pierre Veyron wins the voiturette race at Albi, France, driving a Bugatti Type 51A (1933). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French...
When considering my greatest racecar, the question seems far too big for me to give a simple answer. I drove some terrific cars in my motor racing history. I suppose the ones that stand out, particularly in terms of those I had the most success in, are the Porsche 956...
Founder Kevin Kay was working in the foreign car parts business some 30 years ago, when he purchased his first...
Mercedes-Benz has signed on as the main automotive sponsor of Mille Miglia. An agreement was reached between Mercedes-Benz Classic and...
Tim ParnellPhoto: Pete Austin It was my father, Reg Parnell, who first went to Donington Park in 1934. Living near Derby it wasn’t too far for him to travel. While at this first meeting, purely as a spectator, I think he became intoxicated with the sights, smells and aura of...
Pagoda Watch By 69Pitstop In honor of the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s “Pagoda” SL roadster, watchmaker 69Pitstop has released an...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become...
The historic Brooklands motor racing circuit echoed to the sounds of the past on February 16, when a group of Talbots and other historic cars celebrated the 100th anniversary of the occasion in 1913 when Percy Lambert became the first person in the world ever to travel 100 miles in...
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will host StarFest 2013 on May 18-22 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The event will bring...
Fascination with miniature versions of something grand, like an automobile, may seem frivolous, silly even. Items like this, arguably little...
Due to the lead time it takes to print and distribute any given magazine, I sit here today, writing this column on February 23. Not an insignificant date in that it happens also to be the day, 85 years ago, that a man by the name of Hans Herrmann was...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in...
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven to racing success by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio will be offered for sale at...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been an interest. Little did I know how deep the story of Invicta was intertwined with the undertakings of one man. While disparate at first glance, the names of Eric-Campbell, Silver...
