The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
In a recent “Last Lap” [60 Years of the Upscale Mini] I considered the expensive customized Minis of the Swinging Sixties,...
From hot sunny days to misty mornings, the weather was as varied and interesting as the incredible field of historic racing vehicles at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion. The 50th anniversary of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) was celebrated with IMSA being the featured...
I open the tiny door, diffidently point my toe toward the foot well, and fall into the driver’s seat by...
The Nine Hours Race, Goodwood, August 22, 1953. Jimmy Stewart at St. Mary’s with his Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-Type, which...
Italian car collector Michael Schwartz has been named this year’s Honored Collector, a unique feature of the annual Lime Rock Historics, which will be held Thursday, Aug. 29 – Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. Last year’s Honored Collector was Peter Mullin, who brought several rare Bugattis to Lime Rock. However, this...
Yes, girls, too. In fact, if it hadn’t been for one—Mildred Mary Bruce—the famous Blower Bentley could have stayed an...
John Surtees Luigi Chinetti Niki Lauda Ronnie Peterson 1 Porsche officially begins work on the 956 (1981). 3 Ludwig Heimrath...
GT 3.0 Class-winning Équipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO 64 finished 5th overall, driven by Lucien Bianchi and Jean Blaton (“Beurlys”). Black and white pen&ink on 12″x 9″ brown paper. For more from the artist: Paul Chenard Automobiliart.com paul.chenard@hotmail.com 1 902 817-9273 www.pinterest.com/automobiliart www.facebook.com/automobiliart.ca...
The Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance celebrates the splendid shapes of Sergio Scaglietti’s legendary cars on the 100th anniversary...
Maserati 300S By Walter Bäumer The Maserati 300S was one of the most successful sports racing cars of the...
It was a word-of-mouth, invitation-only affair organized by his lovely wife Susie and a friend without Stirling Moss knowing a thing about it. No mean feat, considering about 400 people attended the celebration. How Susie kept the party from her husband I’ll never know, except that all the invitees were...
This unique 1938 Mercedes-Benz Gelandesport 170VS is the only remaining example of 10 specially built by the factory to compete...
What if…? It’s a question that has dominated the history of the XJ13, a prototype built by Jaguar in 1966 in...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were racing identical cars. The idea for this low-budget formula was created by an Englishman named Geoffrey Clarke, who had a driver’s school called Motor Racing Stables based at the Brands...
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, in Pomona, California, welcomes five-time world land speed record holder Craig Breedlove for a...
The Lister Motor Company has made “continuation” examples of the “Knobbly” Lister-Jaguar. An auction house has claimed that a car...
My wife made an offer on a house in New Zealand while vacationing there with her family a few years ago. She is a realtor, and not an impulsive person, so I did not object, especially after she mentioned that it had a four-car garage. I was a bit apprehensive...
On July 12, 1959, the Maserati Tipo 60 “Birdcage”, with 30-year old Stirling Moss at the wheel, made its race...
At the end of June, a commercial tribunal, in Bologna, Italy, handed down a stunning decision that could have massive...
Monoposto! The racing record of the Alfa Romeo Type B is the stuff of legends. The name evokes the images of astounding victories over the mighty German teams of Mercedes and Auto Union and is forever intertwined with the names of Tazio Nuvolari, arguably the greatest Grand Prix driver of...
This car, which ran as the Multi-Union and was quite modern in look, was actually built up from an Alfa...
At some point in his time collecting, it occurred to Todd Werner that there was a reason the cars he...
Portuguese illustrator Luis Silva is unique in the work of automotive art, in that all of his work is done exclusively in ballpoint pen! Despite this seemingly pedestrian medium, Silva is capable of bringing amazing depth and richness to his automotive illustrations, as evidenced here in his ballpoint tribute to...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the...
This 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible was the first Corvette produced with the RPO L88 option package. The only Tuxedo Black...
This year is the 60th anniversary of the Morris Mini-Minor and Austin Se7en, and the Goodwood Revival will feature some examples once owned by stars of the period, including the odd Beatle. The Mini was praised for being egalitarian, which fitted the mood of the time when social barriers were...
The search for rare or interesting automobiles to profile for Vintage Road & Racecar has a few obvious starting points. Concours,...
Wally Willmott, the first man hired by Bruce McLaren when he started his racing team, has died at the age...
Richie Ginther rounds La Source in the BRM 57 with which he finished fourth, in terrible, wet conditions. The Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, June 9, 1963. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203)...
