A century ago, a Bentley 3 Litre would become the first British car and the first Bentley to compete at...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Gabriel Voisin was an amazing man. Born in France in 1880, he built a four-wheeled automobile and a kite big enough to lift boys off the ground by the time he was 18. He studied architecture, but in 1900, after seeing the avion of Clément Ader,...
Motor Racing Legends’ ‘Mad Jack’ race for Pre-War Sports Cars is an ever-popular highlight of the Donington Historic Festival, which...
1929 Bentley Blower 1929 Bentley Blower. This Profile may be forced to veer somewhat from our usual format since the...
Hot Rods are more than just auto-mobiles. They define a culture; a way of life. And at their best, they are an art form—muscular and powerful, yet at the same time stylish. Some rods were street cruisers, a way to have fun, grab attention and, of course, girls. Others were...
One of the most thrilling and iconic cars from Bentley’s history – Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4½-litre “Blower” –...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been an interest. Little did I know how deep the story of Invicta was intertwined with the undertakings of one man. While disparate at first glance, the names of Eric-Campbell, Silver...
Introduced in 1922, the Type 30 was the first production Bugatti to feature an Inline-8 . The engine was placed...
The motorsport industry considers the Goodwood Festival of Speed as a sacred site. This event takes place in late June...
Photo: Sean Smith In touring trim, the OM has its fenders attached, tall windscreen mounted and twin spare tires bolted on at the back. Inside the wire wheels can be seen the very effective large-diameter finned aluminum drum brakes with steel linings that are fitted on all four corners. Photo: Sean...
Watch as the folks from Hagerty try to make a nearly 100-year old 1925 Ford Model T car run after...
Can you imagine two cars chained together, nose to nose, engines thundering on the infield of the 1930 Indianapolis 500?...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism” that was sweeping across other forms of motorsport began to exert its influence at Le Mans. With increased money and prestige now flowing through professional racing, the caliber of teams...
Of all the famous nameplates borne by Rolls-Royce motor cars since 1904, few are as celebrated, significant, evocative and enduring...
From the very first day of its inception, the Bugatti legend was founded primarily by motorsports. In this respect, 1928...
1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina test trackPhoto: Rob Mitchell From its inception in 1916 to 1927, the Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) built a growing business centered around the design and manufacture of water-cooled...
Propelling the marque further than any other car, the Type 35 was the most successful Bugatti product. It combined impressive...
Opening in 1921, AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs-und Übungs-Straße) was devised by the AvD as a motorsport venue and test track for the...
Photo: Steve Oom I had heard about them for years, but had never seen one in the metal. Sure, actually seeing a front-wheel-drive Alvis was not at the forefront of my mind, but in that same mind the car had taken on a sort of legendary status. I had read...
This bespoke 1953 Bentley 6 1/2 Liter Petersen Special was built using a modified 1953 R-Type chassis of 9′ 9″...
It was 95 years ago that the car which came to be known as ‘Cloverleaf’, XR 1981, lined up at...
On September 28, 1929, Mario Umberto “Baconìn” Borzacchini, at the wheel of a Maserati Tipo V4, set the world land speed record for the flying 10 kilometers. The car had made its race debut on September 15, driven by Alfieri Maserati in the Monza Grand Prix, finishing the race in...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he...
• The 7th annual Barrington Concours d’Elegance has announced a clutch of luminaries for this year’s event. Stars like racing...
Often confused with the Speed 6, the 6½ Litre was Bentley’s first large-displacement, six-cylinder car. The new engine was necessary to bolster the image of Bentley beyond rivals of Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz. Furthermore, the six-cylinder unit ran much smoother than the 6½. The new engine was very advanced, using aluminum...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
Before the Ferraris, the Maseratis, the Abarths, and the Lamborghinis, Alfa Romeo was the quintessential Italian sports car maker—and there’s a common consensus that it all started with the 6C 1500 Sport. It was a 1.5-liter straight-six-powered 2-seater built in several specs, including ones with dual overhead camshafts and a...