Photo: Mike Jiggle The Porsche 356 is really the car that “started it all” for the iconic Porsche marque. Manufactured...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley When you have the only one ever built, you might have trouble convincing people that it...
There has been a single motif that has been thrilling Prancing Horse enthusiasts since 1947: the naturally-aspirated, mid-front-mounted V12, the very first Ferrari engine to roar its way through the factory gates in Maranello. Unveiled today to public and media against the spectacular backdrop of Miami Beach in celebration of...
Museum Spotlight The 500 K Special Roadster is a superstar at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. What makes it so fascinating? It...
The 2024 Ferrari UK Challenge race series commences its sixth season this weekend at iconic English racing circuit Brands Hatch....
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...
Photo: Peter Collins Things were bad. There had been difficulties before for Lancia, but on both occasions the good guys...
Photo: Gilco The early 1950s found Enzo Ferrari’s burgeoning company quickly climbing the steep end of the power curve. His sports and racing cars, powered by the company’s now signature V12 engine in its various displacements, were proving successful not only on the racetracks of the world, but commercially with...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen...
I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit...
The author enjoyed slipping snugly into 2617 and giving it a proper run during an HGPCA test day at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin In 1966, the rain in Spain didn’t stay mainly on the plain. It blew eastward to the Ardennes Mountains of Belgium, and hurled itself down onto the Belgian Grand...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have...
It’s rather ironic that both the birth of the “Pony Car” movement in the mid-1960s, and its eventual death in...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its active time. Its beauty, technical ingenuity and driving brilliance remain just as appealing a century later. To understand the Bugatti Type 35, one must first understand its creator, Ettore Arco...
Announcement from Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team and Lewis Hamilton will part ways at the end...
The 275 GTB occupies a very rarified space in the pantheon of Ferrari road car history. It sits at an...
Cartainers, a pioneering force in state-of-the-art automotive display and storage solutions, is launching a limited production series of exclusive containers made for fine collectible and exotic automobiles. Created as a no-compromise solution for car collectors, the new Ceres 001 Founders Edition design from Cartainers presents an incredible way of displaying...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the...
Continuing the legacy of the groundbreaking 550 Maranello, the 575M boasts an enhanced version of the original 550’s V12 engine...
Starting as a project aimed at developing a high-performance off-road vehicle for military use, the final model slated to go into production with the name LM002 was first unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show in 1986. At the time of its launch the LM002, a completely different car from any...
The F1 GTR is the race version of the F1 roadcar that debuted in 1995. Its presence on the tracks...
The introduction of the Sting Ray in 1963 sent shockwaves through the North American sports car market, causing a sensation...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes rebuilt and returned to what it knew best, manufacturing passenger vehicles. But Mercedes-Benz also had a passion for competition on the world stage and so by 1951 factions within the...
Introduced in late 1954, the Porsche 356 A Speedster continued as a stripped-down, affordable, sports-oriented convertible within the 356 A...
Built to comply with the 2,500cc class regulations, the Lancia Delta S4 Stradale prioritized a lightweight, all-wheel-drive platform, competing against...
The Cheetah was meant to be a Cobra-killer. It was Corvette powered, with a custom-designed chassis and suspension. Watch the mighty Cheetah in action as it goes up the hillclimb course at Goodwood and enjoy the beautiful symphony of its mighty V8 engine....
The 512 M was launched in October 1994 at the Paris Salon as the ultimate and final Testarossa. It was also...
In 2004, BMW unveiled the BMW H2R concept car equipped with a 6.0-liter V12 engine that employed the clean-burning process...
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...
