On February 20, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team launched its new challenger, the C37, for the 2018 Formula 1...
April 2018 The Bertone Collection By Gautam Sen & Michael Robinson Many of the iconic vehicles of the second half...
A little bit of almost everything could be found at last weekend’s 76th Members’ Meeting at Goodwood, March 17-18, as vintage racecars and their drivers braved grey and sometimes snowy conditions to open their 2018 historic racing season. In addition to the 11 featured “Cup” races, fans were also treated...
Former Alfa Romeo works driver Teodoro “Dorino” Zeccoli, “The Arrow from Lugo,” passed away March 6 at the age of...
The 24th annual Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event, sponsored by the Harry Miller Club, will be held July...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were very lucky to be close to Dan and his family. Casey Annis and I sat in his office and he told revealing stories, and occasionally from the other room Evi...
The Rise of the Preservation Class The ultra-rare and ultra-expensive Ferrari 250 GTO. Photo: Chuck Andersen Sitting on a beautifully...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to...
I recently crossed another one of those landmarks that make you pause and consider your age and life. My youngest daughter just got her learner’s permit. There’s something about seeing your youngest, behind the wheel, that is kind of bittersweet. After 15 and one-half years of me driving her around,...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation...
lfredo Ferrari (Dino) was Enzo Ferrari’s first son, born January 19, 1932. At the time, Enzo was still racing for...
February 2018 Touring, Masterpieces of Style Edited by Luciano Greggio This new work in Nada’s “Masterpieces of Style” series covers the fascinating history of Touring, a name of absolute styling excellence among the creators of Italian car bodies, told through a wealth of illustrations and brief narratives. From the early...
1961 Alfa Romeo SVZ Coda Tronca When you sit down and tot up the number of publicly available variations on...
Phil Bachman has been collecting Ferraris at a rate of about one a year since he got his first one...
It’s come to my recent attention that I have an alcohol problem. Truthfully, I had no idea, but apparently, I’ve had one for at least the past two years. It was insidiously gradual. At first, it was just occasional, but then as time progressed, it became pretty much every weekend....
January 2018 The Sebring 12 Hours: Sebring, March 20, 1971. Rolf Stommelen with his Alfa Romeo 33/3 which he drove...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
A collection of eleven automobiles offered without reserve will be among the headline offerings at the 2018 RM Sotheby’s Arizona...
Eight distinguished automobiles have been selected as finalists for the 3rd annual Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, with...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man responsible for establishing Ferrari in the United States and patron of his own highly successful motor racing team. Almost too much to be rolled into one man, but that, in...
December 2017 Le Mans: The Official History 1930-39 By Quentin Spurring This fine volume is a welcome addition to others...
Alfa Romeo will return to Formula 1 after more than 30 years away from the sport. The Italian brand owned...
1970 Nomad-BRM Mk3 After the war years in the UK, a certain Churchillian spirit prevailed, which left many with an upbeat feeling, believing there was no goal too great, no mountain too high to attempt. It was just a question of self-belief and tenacity. Indeed, in typical inspirational mode, Sir...
The only time I ever met Eddie Cheever was one weekend when we were at the Hockenheim circuit, in Germany,...
My racing started during the spring of 1962 at the Goodwood racing circuit, I was racing a Lotus Elite. I...
Next January’s 19th annual Arizona Biltmore sale by RM Sotheby’s has been titled “A Century of Sports Cars,” and among the early consignments for the January 18-19 event are 11 cars from a private California collector that range from one of the oldest known Alfa Romeos, a 1921 G1 (above,...
China’s third YanQi Island Concours d’Elegance, held in the Huairou District near Beijing, presented 38 top-level historic vehicles and 14...
Tony Hulman Jerry Titus Photo: Doug Stokes 1 Jeremy Dale, driving a Spice-Oldsmobile, wins the IMSA WSC race at Phoenix,...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club, their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
