Aston Martin has announced a collaboration with revived motorcycle company, Brough Superior, to make the AMB001, a limited edition track-only...
Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One...
April 2018 • The Masterpiece Ltd.’s board of directors have elected Bob Budlow, Colin Comer and Paul Westphal as directors of the nonprofit organization effective January 1, 2018. The announcement was made by the group’s president, Mike O’Krongly. The Masterpiece Ltd. hosts the Milwaukee Concours d’Elegance, a judged exhibit of...
Only four names come to mind when one recalls which drivers have driven their self-constructed cars in World Championship Grands...
Mercedes W 196 Car: Mercedes W196 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 76 mm X...
Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number of 11 French national motorcycle racing championships, in three years, by the time he was 28. After that, he made a profession out of being a champion of many forms...
Dennis Firestone I began racing at age 18 in 1962, on TT motorcycles with my brother-in-law, Don Kratofil, and a...
Mecum Auctions will be offering the E.J. Cole Collection at auction this March 20-21, 2015, at the South Point Casino...
• The LeMay Museum, in Tacoma, Washington, is celebrating 50 years of the Ford Mustang with the June 14 opening of Masters of Mustang, which showcases more than 20 of the most sought after Pony Cars in history. Masters of the Mustang features a high-performance 1964½ Mustang “K-code” that preceded...
Tim McGrane is the Executive Director of the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, California. VR: How did you get started...
In this month’s feature article, we pay tribute to one of Britain’s oldest racing circuits, Donington Park. Founded in 1931...
The 63rd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held August 18, on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links, will feature a variety of special marques including: Lincoln — After Ford purchased Lincoln in 1922, Edsel Ford took a marque well known for mechanical excellence and defined it with...
The Royal Automobile Club has awarded the historic Segrave Trophy to John Surtees OBE. Speaking at the award ceremony, RAC...
My first racing was in motorcycles on a Triumph 350. That would be in 1958 while I was in Japan...
The Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show—Half Moon Bay’s massive celebration of mechanical ingenuity, power and style—will be held April 27-28, 2013, at Half Moon Bay Airport, located in the picturesque seaside town of Half Moon Bay, California, about 20 miles south of San Francisco. It’s a unique and whimsical show...
The 10th annual The Quail—A Motorsports Gathering, proved another resounding success with a sellout crowd of 3,000 guests in attendance...
For 10 years, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has provided an unparalleled and exclusive experience for motorsports enthusiasts and collectors...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has reached an agreement with the Detroit Science Center to relocate a significant portion of the Hall’s collection of vehicles and displays to the Science Center. The Hall was previously located in the Novi Expo Center in suburban Novi, but a number of...
My father, Tom Bamford, first got involved in motor sport in his late teens when he bought an Ariel motorcycle...
Historic Winton, Australia’s largest and most popular all-historic motor race meeting, will celebrate its 33rd renewal of honoring the past...
In the early 1980s, the Marlboro British F3 Championship was reckoned the most desirable to be in. The top three in the series received a run in a Marlboro McLaren. I attended some of these sessions and they were proper tests, but 25 years ago that meant three mechanics and...
