Highlights The hardtop design of the SL model series 113 is reminiscent of Asian temples World’s first sports car with...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and...
1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series I Coupé Aerodinamico (Estimate: $2,500,000 – $3,000,000) Highlights One of Just 14 Series I Short-Wheelbase Aerodinamico Coupes Built Owned by John Mecom Jr. and Featured on the April 1963 Cover of Car and Driver Ferrari Classiche Certified; Retains its Original Engine, Gearbox, and Differential Documented...
Photo: Steve Oom With just over 600 produced between 1954 and 1962 it can t be said that the Jensen...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley When you have the only one ever built, you might have trouble convincing people that it...
Photo: Pete Austin Making its debut in 1963, the Rover P6 was introduced as the new jewel in the crown of the Rover fleet. The car was voted European Car of the Year in 1964 and it revelled in the glow of Britain’s last true motor manufacturing era. By the...
1969 Rennmax BN3Photo: Ian Welsh It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is...
The author enjoyed slipping snugly into 2617 and giving it a proper run during an HGPCA test day at Silverstone. Photo: Pete...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have had one example or another locked away in the garage for over 40 years. In fact, I have been quite taken by anything that was done by the Donald Healey...
It’s rather ironic that both the birth of the “Pony Car” movement in the mid-1960s, and its eventual death in...
The 275 GTB occupies a very rarified space in the pantheon of Ferrari road car history. It sits at an...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the lens of his greatest achievements—the revered Cobra and GT350 being but two that will immediately pop to mind for most casual enthusiasts. But Shelby’s career as a constructor and team...
The introduction of the Sting Ray in 1963 sent shockwaves through the North American sports car market, causing a sensation...
The Cheetah was meant to be a Cobra-killer. It was Corvette powered, with a custom-designed chassis and suspension. Watch the...
Italy’s remarkable GT cars have surprising origins, with Iso’s inception standing out as unconventional. The company, initially focused on manufacturing household appliances—specifically, refrigerators—ventured into producing the Isetta microcar. Despite these unexpected beginnings, Iso exceeded expectations by creating an exceptional driver’s machine. It seamlessly blended elegant Italian design by Bertone with...
The L88 was a special option package developed under the direction of Zora Arkus-Duntov, director of GM’s performance division. First introduced in 1967, the L88 Corvette featured a...
Ghia debuted the Maserati Ghibli to a stunned public at the prestigious 1966 Turin Motor Show. The advanced styling incorporated...
The Lotus 25 is an example of outstanding absolute landmark design, and one which in many ways has proved to be the most defining technical development in the history of racing car construction. Watch it go racing around Spa-Francorchamps and enjoy the beautiful soundtrack of its 1.5 litre V8 engine....
Checkout this stunning onboard video of a TVR Griffith 400 as it races at the beautiful Bernina Pass in Switzerland....
No other American icon of performance rises to the level of the 427 Shelby Cobra. And while the 289 Cobra...
The Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan is a one-off Ferrari based on a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB with chassis number 2819 GT. It was designed to compete against the new 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at events such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and other FIA World...
The Porsche 906 or Carrera 6 was the last street-legal racing car from Porsche. A total of 65 were produced...
The Elan, Lotus’s first road car with a steel backbone chassis and fiberglass body, debuted in 1962. Initially praised for...
Ferruccio Lamborghini’s challenge to Ferrari began in 1964 with the 350GT, but it was the introduction of the Miura, often considered the pioneer of the supercar category, that firmly established Lamborghini as a renowned manufacturer of high-end sports cars. Prior to the Miura’s official unveiling at the 1966 Geneva Salon,...
The 904 featured in this video from Revs Institute was the one that raced in the 1964 Sebring race while...
Listen to the glorious 2.4-litre V6 engine a Ferrari Dino 246 S as it races up the hillclimb course at...
The first Z06 was actually an option package first offered with the 1963 Corvette. The package was developed by Corvette’s legendary lead engineer and racing advocate Z0ra Arkus-Duntov. The Z06 option was designed to allow consumers to bolster the 1963 “Split-Window” Corvettes performance and handling capabilities for use on the race track. While...
Unveiled at the 1959 London Motor Show, the DB4GT, with a shorter wheelbase and reduced weight, debuted victoriously at Silverstone...
In a chance partnership, Shelby American and the Hertz Corporation devised a plan to provide motorists with the ability to...
The Ferrari 250 LM, designed for Le Mans and unveiled at the 1963 Paris Salon, served as an early precursor to the surge of high-displacement rear-engine supercars that would emerge. Watch it in action as it takes on some intense racing during the most recent Goodwood Revival....
