2021 marks the 50th Anniversary of one of Mazda’s most exciting, versatile, and successful vehicles- the Mazda RX-3. Often overshadowed when...
Vintage Racecar Features
Let’s return to the very dawn of the third millennium and take a moment to remember the Porsche Carrera GT,...
For more than 20 years, Austria’s frozen Lake Zell has hosted racing festivals in honor of Ferdinand Porsche. And despite the pandemic, the audacious, daredevil tradition carries on, though this year without the crowds. Let’s go back and take a look at the history of the GP Ice Race. Originating from...
A Review of the Jaguar E-Type. Each major automotive industry has its own fair share of icons, but there’s always...
What else can you do but build your own car, if you cannot afford to do anything else? And what...
Do you believe in the afterlife? Maybe you do, maybe you don’t – but this is a story of a car that lasted much longer on the race tracks of Europe and beyond than its makers could ever have dreamed. It is normal in motor racing for a car to...
In March 2019 the Hispano Suiza brand was revived with the unveiling of their masterpiece at the Geneva Motor Show: The Carmen. The luxury hypercar which...
In a letter dated March 1970, Ferry Porsche congratulated Steve McQueen and his co-driver Peter Revson on their impressive performance at the 12 Hours...
A review of the Ferrari 365 GT4 BB and Ferrari 512 BB Loading… Many of us know it as the Berlinetta Boxer, while some preferred Brigitte Bardot, but the truth of the matter is it was actually Berlinetta Bialbero. Whatever you want to name it, there’s no doubt that the...
Earlier this January, Porsche uncovered a special 25th-anniversary edition celebrating the release of its first modern mid-engined sports car, the...
American style and simplicity defeated Europe’s complex cars and engines at Le Mans in 1921 to put the seal on...
Before the outbreak of WWII, motor racing in South Africa had been developing strongly and, in fact, the last pre-war South African Grand Prix, held in January 1939, was the first major ‘scratch start’ event in the country and included a top class field of voiturettes comprised of nine Maseratis,...
What car looks like a Porsche 911, sounds like a Porsche 911, goes faster than a Porsche 911, but isn’t...
The Porsche 962 and 956 generated an everlasting impression in the world of endurance racing, reigning for over a decade...
In May 2013, Lamborghini celebrated their 50th anniversary in style with Walter De Silva’s impressive vehicle, the Lamborghini Egoista, greeting thousands of guests at the occasion. As the Volkswagen Group’s Head of Design, it was De Silva’s homage to celebrating the House of the Raging Bull’s half century. To get a better look at...
1986 sees the robust Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar finish first and second during the Paris-Dakar rally. The Paris To Dakar Rally...
If you ask a hardcore BMW enthusiast about their favorite Batmobile, chances are you’re not going to get any answer...
In October 1969, a sleek new two-door sports car was presented at the Pierre Hotel, New York in front of the Detroit Press and Automotive Media that would inevitably create history. The new Datsun 240Z was breathtakingly beautiful and combined performance and handling that matched or outstripped much more expensive...
It’s common knowledge that top-tier competition cars often have little to do with ones we see on the streets, yet...
Before becoming a giant itself, Porsche had a reputation for being the giant killer. A huge portion of that fame...
Lamborghini Squadra Corse recently unveiled the SC20, a one-off example of an open-top track car that is approved for road use. The Lamborghini SC20 is the second one-off that was designed by Centro Stile in Sant’Agata Bolognese and engineered by the motorsport department. From the very first drawings by Lamborghini’s designers, the client has been actively...
Somewhere between the established marques like entry-level Ford and the ultra-luxurious Rolls-Royce, the automotive ecosystem of the British Isles is...
The newly formed STD Motors awarded their three marques—Sunbeam, Talbot and Darracq—the honor of a racing effort in 1921-’22. Sunbeam...
Despite constantly pushing boundaries and creating dozens of fast and revolutionary models since its inception, Mercedes-Benz had long been reluctant to build a true supercar. It all changed in 1997 with the Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR. Created out of pure necessity rather than passion or prestige, this atypical Mercedes-Benz announced the...
When it comes to American power, there have been quite a few cars to transcend the good old V8-powered, straight-line...
Tony Boynton was like many teenage boys whose primary interest in cars was looking forward to the day when he...
Money alone isn’t enough to revive a legendary marque, especially when that marque is Bugatti. To give such compelling heritage justice, one needs to equal Ettore’s passion, dedication, and genius, three decisive factors that made Bugatti the most cutting-edge automobile manufacturer in the first half of the 20th century. When...
Starting from its first car in 1947 to this very day, Ferrari has created a near-endless array of genuinely legendary...
Ritzy and opulent, grand tourers offer the most accomplished automotive experience, granting a balance of sheer power, luxury, and comfort....
For the most part of the 20th century, Jaguar had been a dominant force on the race tracks around the world, winning the 1951 and 1953 Le Mans with the C-Type and 1955-1957 renditions of the race with the D-Type. But ever since the jinxed XJ13, the company was reluctant...
