When Chevrolet brought its first two-seat Corvette to the New York Auto Show in 1953, no one could imagine that...
The Ferrari 250 GT is known for their formidable engineering, beautiful design, and exceptional racing performance. In the mid-1950s, the...
The new Ferrari Omologata was recently revealed during a short yet intense test run at Fiorano. Although the familiar sounds of Ferrari’s V12 engine can be heard as it speeds around the track, the Ferrari Omologata presents a unique and captivating look that is sure to please the marque’s aficionados. Its Rosso...
It has been 35 years since BMW premiered the legendary BMW M3. BMW is now launching its newest creation of...
To celebrate the domination of the McLaren F1 GTR race cars during the 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance...
Maserati has just revealed its first supercar in 16 years. The Maserati MC20 (MC for Maserati Corse and 20 for 2020) is an elegant mid-mounted twin-turbo V6 two-seater with more than 600 horsepower on tap. But will it live up to the name of its predecessor and start a needed...
The 1950s saw the Hudson Hornet dominate NASCAR racing. Of the 34 races in the 1952 season, the Hudson Hornet...
This is the tale of a wonderful old racing machine, now fast approaching its 100th birthday but still enjoying an...
Paddy Hopkirk’s strength and wit at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 launched the Northern Ireland racing driver into the United Kingdom’s most celebrated rally driver and propelled the Mini into racing stardom. Now 87, Paddy still enjoys his enthusiasm for the Mini and savors the trials of winding country...
It’s the year 1988 and one yellow 911 dethroned the magnificent Porsche 959, becoming the fastest production car in the...
When you mention Spitfire, most people would envision the powerful World War II fighter aircraft taking to the skies such...
Forged by the wind and born for the road. The McLaren P1 is a member of the new generation supercars and a pinnacle of British engineering. It joins the ranks of the ‘gold standard’ hybrid supercars formed in 2013 like the Ferrari LaFerrari and Porsche 918. Supercars prior to the...
The Bugatti Type 35 is viewed by several car enthusiasts as one of the greatest pre-war racer to be crafted...
There is a handful of cars that are famous for their appearances on the TV screen. The Volvo P1800 with...
If we take a good look at the history of Ferrari, we can see that once in a while, Ferrari come out with a really exceptional car that is above the rest. Examples to support this statement would be the Ferrari F40, Enzo, and most definitely the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta....
The 1968 Ford Mustang offered incredible engine options and safety features that made it a stand-out Pony car from the...
It may be irrelevant to ascribe beauty to a racing car designed expressly for its function. But the 1938 W154...
Vivid paintwork and stickers are as much a part of Porsche Motorsport as the boxer engine. While the Porsche 917 race cars featured notable liveries from Martini and Gulf, there are several others that are iconic on their own. The company recently looked back on five historical color combinations from...
The occurrences at the 2011 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans brought to mind those of 1955, the...
The name ‘Grifo’ is Italian for Griffin, the mythological beast that’s half lion and half eagle. The lion half represents...
Ferrari Daytona, officially called the Ferrari 365 GTB4 Berlinetta, is known as the quintessential front-engine classic grand touring car. It was one of the last V12 front-engined Ferrari war horses. The classically shaped and ridiculously fast Daytona was a supecarr with a split personality. The two sides of the Ferrari...
Sixty years ago, Chevrolet had the guts to introduce a model that was drastically different than anything they had ever...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
The legendary Porsche engineer Hans Mezger passed away June 10, 2020 at the age of 90. Porsche owes him not only the Porsche 911’s air-cooled, six-cylinder boxer engine but also the overall construction of the 917 and its twelve-cylinder engine as well as his creation of the TAG Turbo Formula...
In the 1920s, Bugatti created the most luxurious car in the world. In 1926, the Bugatti Type 41 Royale presented...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and...
The former Porsche works driver Kurt Ahrens celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, 19 April 2020. Kurt Karl Heinrich “Kurti” Ahrens was born in Brunswick, Germany in 1940 as the son of the racing driver Kurt Ahrens senior. “Kurti” became interested in his father’s sport early on and they soon...
Around 60 years ago, Fritz Schlumpf purchased a collection of thirty Bugatti models after tough negotiations. He simply adored Bugatti:...
It was 35 years ago, in monsoon conditions, that a determined young Brazilian raced to his first Formula 1 victory...
In the 1950s, Britain struggled to find its place in Formula One racing. Fed up with BRM’s attempt, Tony Vandervell took the bit between his teeth and fielded cars of his own devising. The result was heartening success against the dominant Italians. The scion of an inventive master of electricity...
