Interview and photos by Greg Wing Bob Ensign of Ensign Restoration Services of Latham, New York, has been in business...
The foundation of a corporate archive in 1936 was a necessary step for the then Daimler-Benz AG. The timing was...
By Leigh Dorrington The Mercedes-Benz Museum at the company’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany is a depository of the history of the automobile, motorsport, commercial transportation and the Twentieth Century altogether, presented in one of the most modern museums in the world. Two names, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, stand above...
By Edward Lenahan Among the many reasons to read Michael Cannell’s newest novel “The Limit,” which accurately reanimates the 1961...
Jim Rathmann, winner of both the 1960 Indianapolis 500 and the international 500-mile “Race of Two Worlds” in 1958 at...
Margie McNally Petersen, wife of Robert E. Petersen and co-founding benefactor of the Petersen Automotive Museum, passed away at her home in Beverly Hills, California on November 25, 2011. Her passing was due to a long and valiant battle with breast cancer. She was 76. Margie Petersen was born and...
Noted Ferrari coachbuilder Sergio Scaglietti passed away November 20, 2011 at 91 years of age. Scaglietti gained Enzo Ferrari’s trust...
Report by Art Evans and photos as noted On the night of November 10, 2011 a Tribute to Phil Hill...
Derek Bell celebrated his 70th birthday on 31 October 2011. Born in Pinner, Middlesex, Great Britain in 1941, Bell is considered to be one of the most versatile and popular racing drivers of his time. Derek Bell began his racing career with Lotus in 1964. In Formula 1 he then...
Review by Wallace Wyss With John Bentley doing the ghostwriting, Carroll Shelby wrote his book The Cobra Story in 1965,...
The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) created a website devoted to the education of racing drivers, with top champion drivers...
For its thirteenth annual fall celebration of the Legends of Motorsport, The Petersen Automotive Museum, along with The Phil Hill Family and The Checkered Flag 200, will present a very special “Tribute to Phil Hill” and the 50th Anniversary of his Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, to be held at...
Arnold Hubert Wagner, an original partner of Andial – one of America’s most successful and respected authorities on Porsche performance...
Craig Breedlove – the first person to exceed 400, 500, and 600 miles per hour on land – will receive...
Interview by Dennis Gray Morris Kindig is Executive Director of the proposed Monterey Museum of Automotive Arts that aims to build upon the legacy of Monterey’s storied history with the automobile. Conceived to honor and recognize the relationship the automobile has with the Monterey Peninsula, the Museum will pay homage...
By Stephen Mitchell A friend once asked me what was the fastest I’d ever driven a car. My answer was...
Interview by Will Silk and photos from Chuck Jones The name Chuck Jones is one that perhaps failed to capture...
By Art Evans Sports Car Digest Editor Jamie Doyle has assigned me to write a column about the history of sports cars. For the first one, I thought it would be interesting to look at the first events that established motorsports. It’s rather obvious that the first was the invention...
Mickey Thompson: The Fast Life and Tragic Death of a Racing Legend By Al Axelrod OK…finally a book on a...
The Mullin Automotive Museum announced multiple additions to the famed collection in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the museum’s...
By Will Silk James Fontana’s new book The 1000 Mile Dream is a fictional piece that parallels the actual running of a Mille Miglia event during those glorious days of the early 1950s. While purists and historians will have to take a moment to perhaps adjust from time to time...
Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the...
By Leigh Dorrington The history of the Indianapolis 500 fills one of the most remarkable galleries in all of racing....
Toyota Under Fire: Lessons for Turning Crisis into Opportunity By Martin Swig In the last two years, Toyota has been the target of more negative publicity than any auto company in recent years. Some of the fault lies with Toyota, but most of the blame must be on an inept,...
By Will Silk Silver Clouds: The 1934 Grand Prix Season written and illustrated by renowned motorsport artist Paul Chenard of...
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced that The Drivers, the TV series based on the world surrounding the 24 Hours of Le...
Damon Hill O.B.E. announced to the Board of the British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) that he plans to step down as BRDC President at the Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 25 August, 2011. Damon was appointed BRDC President in 2006. During his tenure the BRDC has secured the long...
Tony DeLorenzo and his 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 race car are being inducted into the Bloomington Gold Great Hall in...
Report and photos by Csaba Kiss The Ralph Lauren Car Collection Exhibition, titled L’Art de L’Automobile, is currently held at...
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business By Martin Swig In the 1950s and 1960s, General Motors ruled the automotive world. Their market share in the United States was over 50%. Each of their brands (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac) was the benchmark...
