This month’s Hidden Treasure begins with the sound of J. Why do I bring this up? Because for years I’ve...
Since the doors opened in 1924, the MG Car Company of Great Britain has been producing interesting and innovative automobiles....
In 1938, Tazio Nuvolari left Alfa Romeo after narrowly avoiding serious injury when the uncompetitive car he was driving burst into flames. He declared that he would never race an Alfa Romeo again! The same year, Auto Union was in crisis after having lost their star driver Bernd Rosemeyer to...
Mecum Auctions returned to its suburban Chicagoland roots for Mecum Chicago 2016 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, where 435...
With the Concours season starting in California, my memory was jogged to my first and only Pebble Beach Road Races....
Piers Courage raced this Frank Williams-entered Brabham BT26A-Cosworth in the 1969 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand’s Charade circuit, but was forced to retire after only 21 laps with mechanical troubles, the second car to drop out of the race. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High...
The GT350, a collaboration between Ford and Carroll Shelby, was created in 1964 for SCCA B Production class racing. It...
Photo Gallery from the Oct. 19-20, 2019, Peter Auto Dix Mille Tours du Castellet, at Paul Ricard, France....
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how Surtees had his first test in a Formula One car in a Vanwall, and later became the only person ever to race Vanwall’s short-lived rear-engine car in 1961. As part...
With 1128 horsepower, the Nissan R90CK is the most powerful car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In this...
The Enzo, named in honor of the company’s founder, is part of an exclusive series of road cars, including the...
The Ferrari 599 GTO holds the prestigious title of being only the third model from the Maranello marque to bear the revered name ‘Gran Turismo Omologato,’ following the 250 GTO and (288) GTO. Building upon the strong foundation of the already capable 599 GTB, the 599 GTO incorporated knowledge gained...
24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20–21, 1964 The Chevrolet-engined Bizzarrini A3 Grifo of Pierre Noblet and Edgar Berney en...
For the 1970 Grand Prix season, and still in my very early 20s, I was again a number two mechanic...
Thanks to the GM Heritage Center in Warren, Mich., the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., and the Revs Institute in Naples, Fla., the Chattanooga MotorCar Festival, Presented by DeFoor Brothers, Sponsored by Volkswagen of America, will feature a display of vintage and concept Corvettes on Oct. 11-13. “America’s sports car” will be...
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, the Porsche 911 GT1-98 with chassis number 003, in action at the 2018...
Watch as Bruce Canepa gets behind the wheel of a 1969 Porsche 917K with chassis number 917-015 around the famous Laguna Seca along with...
Although my passion and love of motor racing was born in Italy—at Monza during the 1969 Italian GP—my first real introduction to the sport was at Goodwood Racing Circuit, in England, a few years later. In Italy, at that time, we lost many things, including our identity, with motor racing....
Brazilian Nelson Soutomaior, perhaps fortunately for race commentators, adopted his mother’s maiden name of Piquet when he arrived in Europe...
1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm There is a slight inclination here to refer you to Tony Adriaensen’s remarkable tome Alleggerita and...
The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix had a dramatic ending when leader Jack Brabham made a mistake at the last corner—the Gasworks Hairpin—and slid into the barrier! Jochen Rindt drove an astonishing race, closing in on “Black Jack” lap after lap, in his Gold Leaf Team Lotus type 49C, and took...
Stock car icon Dale Earnhardt, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, sports car and F5000 legend Brian Redman and pioneering...
The Ferrari 250 LM, designed for Le Mans and unveiled at the 1963 Paris Salon, served as an early precursor...
Artist John Rice created this watercolor painting of Dan Gurney and his Eagle 104-Weslake racing in his home GP, the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, in 1967, where he qualified 3rd but retired with suspension problems. Rice grew up about 100 miles from Watkins Glen, and was 9...
I have been quoted as saying that I didn’t much like the Tommy Atkins Cooper-Maserati. Now, I don’t know if...
The 2023 Goodwood Revival featured the Fordwater Trophy race, marking 60 years of the Porsche 911. The race showcased 30...
Photo: Mike Jiggle If I was able to use only two words to describe my experience of driving the elegant Chapron Delahaye 235 MS on the open roads of England then they would be, “A handful!” On first sight, I found this French machine easy on the eye, with more...
A world-famous image of music legend Jimi Hendrix by music photographer Gered Mankowitz on the bonnet of a classic E-Type,...
The 1936 Duesenberg SJN (Supercharged) and the 1968 Ford GT40 “#1075” won the Best In Show honors on Sunday, March...
Onboard footage of Niki Lauda in a Brabham BT46 during the 1978 Belgian Grand Prix....
