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This car, which ran as the Multi-Union and was quite modern in look, was actually built up from an Alfa...
The 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome will be among headline offerings at the 2019 RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, scheduled for August 15-17 during Monterey Classic Car Week. The only surviving example and the personal car of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, the Type 64 is the direct ancestor of the Porsche...
Achille Varzi, in the Alfa Romeo 158 “Alfetta”, set the 2nd fastest time for Heat 1 behind the Alfa 158...
Edited by Rex McAfee New venue, spectacular winner: This year’s Arizona Concours d’Elegance was the show’s fifth edition and was...
The Race Retro Live Online Auction hosted by Silverstone Auctions and held on March 27 – 28 saw £8.7million in sales over the two-day auction, with 86% of classic cars sold and three new auction records achieved. Day one saw the sale of the weekend’s highest value vehicle, being the 1950 HWM Alta...
The car collector world is full of automotive puzzles and owners and pundits with “theories”. Some theories arise out of...
In 1951, Mercedes-Benz’s successful return to the automotive industry in the post-war years was marked by two passenger cars in the...
During Ferrari’s formative years, there was a relentless evolution of its infamous V-12 engine, driven by the pursuit of power and reliability. As time progressed, the 12-cylinder Ferraris saw a systematic increment in displacement, culminating in a remarkable milestone with the unveiling of the 340 series in 1950. This model...
1952 Lancia Aurelia B50Photo: Peter Collins On a rare sunny day in late spring, on empty roads in Wiltshire, this...
Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged...
Although Ferrari is among the most globally-recognized Italian brands today, the company was largely unheard of in 1953… Ferrari began producing cars in 1947 (barely: three cars were built, followed by five more in 1948, and 21 in 1949), and 1953 was noteworthy because it was the first year during...
One of the wildest racecar designs of the 1950s was penned by Mario Boano, for Carlo Abarth, in 1954. From...
Headlining Gooding & Companys ‘Passion of a Lifetime’ auction on the 5th September will be a beautifully restored 1955 Aston...
A single blown tire put an end to one of the greatest open-road races of all time. Driving along the dazzling Italian countryside in May of 1957 at more than 150 mph, a punctured tire launched the Ferrari of Alfonso de Portago over a canal, instantly killing de Portago, co-driver...
In early 1956, Tony Parravano, a wealthy American housing developer, commissioned Maserati to build a new large-bore V-8 for use...
From our friends at Broad Arrow Auctions comes one of the holy grails of post-war sports cars; the 1956 A6G/54...
Worldwide Auctioneers announced that the ex-Bob Mouat, 1957 Chevrolet Corvette COPO race car lines up to join the “8- ball Cobra Killer” on stage at the Houston Classic Auction. “This splendid, factory big brake, ‘Air-Box Fuelie’ example is the most extensively raced and well documented ’57 Corvette race car of...
The Ferrari 250 GT is known for their formidable engineering, beautiful design, and exceptional racing performance. In the mid-1950s, the...
The MGA’s looks harken back to MG designer Sid Enever’s one-off, envelope body that he created for an MG TD...
Austrian born Karl Alberto Abarth did so many things so very well. He was a motorcycle racing champion, multiple land speed record holder, competitive auto racer and one of the most prolific automotive designers of the 20th Century. When he moved to Italy in the 1930s to become a naturalized...
If you don’t know the Furlows of Dallas, Texas, you’ve definitely been hanging with the wrong vintage racing crowd. Father...
Legendary Ex- Briggs Cunningham 1960 Chevrolet Corvette Le Mans will be a highlight at RM Sotheby’s Amelia Island Auction that...
A beautifully restored Lotus Elite Series 1 will be available in an upcoming auction with Stratas Auctions commencing on the 18th of November 2020. Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Judge and British marque expert mechanic Roy Miller was commissioned to complete the restoration of this immaculate car. The Lotus Elite, which...
By Andrew Newton Featured in this classified ad from the April 1971 issue of Road & Track is an example of one...
A 1961 Aston Martin DB4 GT is featuring at Artcurial’s upcoming Parisienne 2021 Sale to be held on Feb 5...
There’s no denying the statement Jaguar’s Sir William Lyons made with the unveiling of the marque’s stunning new E-Type show car at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show. Coming off a decade of domination at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jaguar realized the necessity for a new automobile to replace...
The SWB legacy In the realm of vintage automobile enthusiasts, the Ferrari 250 GT Short-Wheelbase (SWB) Berlinetta unquestionably stands out...
A legend is born It’s quite possibly the world’s most coveted sports car from the golden era of endurance racing:...
Carlo Abarth was born Karl Alberto Abarth, in Vienna, Austria, on November 15, 1908 (He would go on to change his name to Carlo when he moved to Italy after the war). In his teens it was seen that young Karl had a talent for engineering. He became an apprentice...