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...
I open the tiny door, diffidently point my toe toward the foot well, and fall into the driver’s seat by sliding under the cowl as I compress myself into the tiny BMW 700 RS roadster, trying not to sacrifice all of my dignity as I do so. I then wedge...
The Nine Hours Race, Goodwood, August 22, 1953. Jimmy Stewart at St. Mary’s with his Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar C-Type, which...
Marco Diez unveiled his reimagined 1963 Jaguar E-Type Low Drag Coupe at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering during Monterey Car Week. Inspired...
Watkins Glen International has announced that Hurley Haywood has been named Grand Marshal of the 2019 Hilliard U.S. Vintage Grand Prix, September 5–8. “The name Hurley Haywood is synonymous with sportscar racing, especially at The Glen,” Watkins Glen International President Michael Printup said. “He is a true living legend of...
Three generations of Acura Motorsports prototype race cars and two generations of Acura drivers will be on hand Aug. 15-18...
Italian car collector Michael Schwartz has been named this year’s Honored Collector, a unique feature of the annual Lime Rock...
Yes, girls, too. In fact, if it hadn’t been for one—Mildred Mary Bruce—the famous Blower Bentley could have stayed an idea rolling around in Sir Henry “Tim” Birkin’s head. Bruce was even more daredevil than most of the Boys. One of her minor accomplishments was in 1929, when she single-handedly drove...
Photo Gallery from the Jun. 15–16, 2019, Vintage Indy Registry gathering at the Milwaukee Mile....
Mecum’s recent auction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, held July 31-Aug. 3 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, saw overall sales totals...
Next April 18-19, Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach fans will get a double dose of nostalgia when the Historic Formula Atlantic Challenge, featuring open-wheel racecars from the 1970s and 1980s, lights up the track for a doubleheader weekend. The twin, 20-minute races will run Saturday, April 18 along with...
John Surtees Luigi Chinetti Niki Lauda Ronnie Peterson 1 Porsche officially begins work on the 956 (1981). 3 Ludwig Heimrath...
Willy T. Ribbs and Boris Said came away the big winners in the Vintage Race of Champions (VROC ) presented...
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...
Photo Gallery from the Jul. 18–21, 2019, WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK, at Road America....
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Jul. 18–21, 2019, WeatherTech® International Challenge with Brian Redman presented by HAWK, at Road...
The Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance celebrates the splendid shapes of Sergio Scaglietti’s legendary cars on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Scaglietti’s bodies were usually found on racing cars. Racing was Ferrari’s passion during the 1950s and sixties. The most famous racer hammered to life by Scaglietti’s artisans...
Maserati 300S By Walter Bäumer The Maserati 300S was one of the most successful sports racing cars of the...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is teaming up with Spotfund – an all-new and innovative fundraising platform that supports only...
Englishman Brian Redman, who has claimed nine sports-car road-racing championships in his 60 years of competition, has been named the Grand Marshal of the inaugural Chattanooga MotorCar Festival, to be held Oct. 11-13, 2019, in the heart of this “Scenic City” on the Tennessee River. Originally from Burnley, Lancashire, Great...
It was a word-of-mouth, invitation-only affair organized by his lovely wife Susie and a friend without Stirling Moss knowing a...
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced that two of the most popular names of Indianapolis 500 lore have announced...
This unique 1938 Mercedes-Benz Gelandesport 170VS is the only remaining example of 10 specially built by the factory to compete in the 1938 Duetsche Alpenfahrt, an arduous three-day race spanning 38 mountain passes through the Alps and 1,600 kilometers beginning in Munich, Germany, and finishing in Vienna, Austria. The 1920s had...
Even a weekend of changeable weather conditions at Road America couldn’t stop some great racing for Masters USA, at the...
Photo Gallery from the June 13-14, 2019, FIA Masters Formula One races at Mt. Tremblant, Canada...
What if…? It’s a question that has dominated the history of the XJ13, a prototype built by Jaguar in 1966 in a quest to continue the marque’s legendary run of success in the Le Mans 24 Hours. Powered by a new quad-cam, 5-liter V12, the XJ13 was Jaguar’s first mid-engined car...
Formula Ford was a specification racing series created on the idea that the best drivers would win if they were...
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, in Pomona, California, welcomes five-time world land speed record holder Craig Breedlove for a...
Circuit Mont-Tremblant was the stunning mountainous backdrop this last weekend for the crowd-pleasing Masters Historic Formula One USA cars, as they took center stage at the HMSA Sommet des Legendes event. In Saturday’s Race One, pole sitter Gregory Thornton (Lotus 91/5) set a good swift pace to lead the pack,...
