The world is full of confusing racecar stories. This is one of them. I read with great interest, Jonathan Stein’s...
There are a few coachbuilders whose art and workmanship is immediately identifiable, but none as obvious and flamboyant as that...
Some of Buick’s most iconic design features, including waterfall grilles and portholes on the hood, originated with the 1949 Roadmaster models, including this Roadmaster Riviera Convertible....
Creating his own car company was “an old idea of my father’s,” Ferry Porsche recalled. The idea dated back at...
At the Prescott Hillclimb on May 9, 1948, a truly momentous career began with the first hillclimb run (in a...
I first became aware of ERAs in 1945, and their special significance to British motor sport, together with their originator and promoter Raymond Mays, who was also responsible for the creation of BRM cars. Mays was a very fast driver and his many wins with ERAs helped him to sell...
As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, we sadly report that the elder statesman of American motorsport, John Fitch, has...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
This photograph of Walter Köng’s 2.5-liter Riley was taken from the 1949 Geneva Show. Though it attracted a large amount of interest, the price of this beautifully designed vehicle was too high, and the car remained with Köng until 1976. Photo courtesy of: LAT Photographic Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington,...
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