The Vintage Auto Racing Association of Canada has announced that its annual Vintage Grand Prix will take place on the...
Portland International Raceway has announced that the track’s 58th annual Rose Cup Races, taking place July 13-15, will include the...
A trio of rare classic sports cars will be among the many desirable cars crossing the block at RM Sotheby’s upcoming Rétromobile sale in Paris, February 7. Headlining the offerings is an exceptionally rare long-nose, alloy-bodied 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB. (above, Scott Pattenden photo courtesy of RM Sotheby’s). Fresh from...
Shelby American and Shelby Legendary Cars is preparing to offer a limited number of Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe and FIA...
Over the course of nearly seven decades of Formula One history, only three men have ever won a World Championship...
As you’ll read in this issue’s news, the much-revered Lyndley Bothwell collection was recently sold by Bonhams. Of particular interest in this collection was arguably the jewel in the crown, the 1914 Peugeot L45 Grand Prix car. While many have noted the record breaking price it achieved ($7.26 million), few...
Ask anyone who was the first American to win a Grand Prix and chances are they will say Phil Hill...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in...
Everybody has one…or rather lots of people have one. Lots of people think they should have one. Every business needs one and every government agency has one whether they need it or not. There are others—writers, photographers, bloggers, self-employed ladies, chefs, doctors and, of course, those with whom we identify,...
January 2018 The Sebring 12 Hours: Sebring, March 20, 1971. Rolf Stommelen with his Alfa Romeo 33/3 which he drove...
Recently the collector car world has shifted. Although interest remains for established sectors, a new generation of enthusiasts has arrived...
A.J. Foyt Donald Mitchell Healey 1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint car builder and Indy 500 crew chief Wally Meskowski dies at the age of 64 (1980). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA September 29-October 1, 2017 Here’s Dennis Racine’s 1966 Mini Cooper S (#177).Photo: Brad Fox Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited...
Virginia Int’l. Raceway, Alton VA September 21-24, 2017 Colby Hillman brakes hard for Turn 4 in his 1969 Chevrolet Corvette...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI September 15-17, 2017 Tedd Zamjahn raced his 1926 Bugatti Type 37GP.Photo: JR Schabowski Become a...
January 2018 Ferrari: Gli anni d’oro – The Golden Years By Leonardo Acerbi In his introduction, author Acerbi notes that this book in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Ferrari is not a continuation of the marque compendium as represented in two previous tomes his publisher issued on the marque’s...
The 2018 edition of the Put-in-Bay Sports Car Races will take place on a new date, September 24-27, honoring 60...
The 2018 Vintage Sportscar Charity Tour, a “Run What You Brung” charity event for Vintage Sportscars (above, Ed Hyman photo) will be held from Friday evening June 22, through Sunday lunchtime June 24, based from the Wyndham Hotel at Exit 16 off I-84 in Southbury, Connecticut, (203) 586-1524. The hotel’s...
The annual Arizona auto auction festival will take center stage in Phoenix and Scottsdale in mid-January, when most of America’s...
The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the collector car community are mourning the loss of one of its guiding lights....
The Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) has announced a collaboration with Hagerty and the Blain Motorsports Foundation to produce a new, strictly exhibition series of three races dedicated to cars up to and through World War I. The events will be staged at SVRA weekends scheduled for the Indianapolis Motor...
The 40th Concours d’Elegance of America, set for July 27-29, 2018, at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan,...
The La Jolla Concours d’Elegance has announced the date and honored marque for its 14th edition, set now for April...
The 6th Annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance has been scheduled for Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Excelsior, Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Minnetonka. The event will celebrate the styles and designs of antique cars, boats and motorcycles built between the late 1800s and 1980. More than 150 vehicles are...
One week after graduating college, I loaded my tool box, helmet and sleeping bag into what was effectively my entire...
Eight distinguished automobiles have been selected as finalists for the 3rd annual Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, with...
“I suppose I’m pretty special being the only woman to be wife and mother of two Formula One World Champions,” was the reply that came from Bette Hill (above, Pete Austin photo) when I asked her about her memorable moment in motor racing. Bette was part of the fabric of...
