Mecum’s recent auction in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, held July 31-Aug. 3 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex, saw overall sales totals...
When Chevrolet introduced the 1972 Corvette for the fifth year of C3 production, the basic car remained essentially unchanged from...
In 1974, Lamborghini unleashed an incredibly audacious car, which ignited a craze among car enthusiasts of all ages, particularly the youth, who hung posters of it on their bedroom walls. This trend continued for almost two decades, until 1990, during which time the car only became more daring. Among the...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Elsewhere in this issue you’ll read of the passing of an individual that you’ve likely never heard...
The original idea for this “special” feature had been to do a test on Porsche’s famed Moby Dick…the 935/78 long-tail...
The Porsche 911 GT1 was specifically created for competition in the GT1 class of sportscar racing. It boasts a twin-turbo flat-six engine that produces an impressive 600 horsepower. Listen to the thrilling sound of the Porsche 911 GT1 as it races at full throttle on a rain-soaked Le Mans track!...
As the years pile up, I find myself learning more about people I used to know than I ever appreciated...
The Beta Montecarlo was Lancia’s range-topping production model, powered by a 2.0-liter, twin-cam, four-cylinder unit designed by Aurelio Lampredi. The...
In hindsight, I’m sure Alfa Romeo is very happy that Expo ’67 was based in Montreal. If the exposition was somewhere else, they could have wound up with a car called the Moosejaw, or the Mississauga, or the Flin Flon. When Alfa presented their new concept car at the Expo,...
1955 Le Mans-Winning Jaguar D-type Chassis XKD 505 The temptation is to dissolve into a wave of superlatives…that would not...
“Their hopes, their dreams, their love; tied to a ribbon of road…and a boy’s unflinching faith…in a girl!” “A story...
The Shelby Daytona Coupe is the best American car ever built. Maybe even the best in the world. I can say this with a fair measure of confidence as this is my 100th car design article for this publication! That’s just over eight years of articles evaluating the automotive design...
After a promising season in 1996, Porsche updated their GT1 contender to Evolution specification. This included redesign bodywork, a new...
For the 1970 Grand Prix season, and still in my very early 20s, I was again a number two mechanic...
April 2018 Jackie Oliver prepares to take the Gulf Mirage M2-Ford out for practice prior to the 1969 running of the 1000 Kilometers of the Nürburgring, as co-driver Jacky Ickx looks on at left. They retired in the early laps of the race with suspension problems. Photo courtesy of: THE...
Circa-1920s outside the London home of Rolls-Royce at 15 Conduit Street.Photo: Courtesy of Rolls-Royce On March 27, 1863, Frederick Henry...
Introduced at the Paris Auto Show in 1984, the Pininfarina designed Ferrari Testarossa truly shocked everyone with unprecedented styling, remarkable performance, and technical innovations. Designer and trained aerodynamicist Leonardo Fioravanti, already credited with many modern Ferrari designs, set the stage for a dramatic departure from the aging Berlinetta Boxer. The...
At the Velocity Invitational event in Sonoma, Ford revealed the GT MkIV, the ultimate evolution of the Mk II. This...
April 26-27, 2003 Hershey, PA The 1959 Porsche 356A of Tobey Ross. Photo: Jay Texter Become a Member & Get...
The prize money for winning the 1972 Formula One “Race of Champions” at Brands Hatch in a BRM P160 allowed me to purchase a 1934 Bentley 3.5-liter Drophead Coup, a love-at-first-sight purchase. In fact, motor racing allowed me to build quite a collection of iconic vehicles of both road and...
July 2005 The Cruel Sport by Robert Daley Two years ago, I received this e-mail from Robert Daley: “I am...
The Porsche 964 Carrera RS Clubsport, also known as the N/GT, is a rare lightweight 911 from the early 1990s. It comes equipped with a 3.6-litre naturally aspirated ‘M64/03’ flat-six, paired with a five-speed manual transmission. Of the total 2,282 units produced for the 964 Carrera RS, only 290 were...
Two Ross Brawn-designed cars were to play a big part in my racing career, both were formidable contenders and race...
An updated version of the Audi Sport Quattro – given the ‘S1’ moniker – was introduced at the end of...
Our Roger Dixon brings you a brief video overview of the sight and sounds of the 2018 Goodwood Revival. Click here for more Goodwood Revival coverage....
1998 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, the Porsche 911 GT1-98 with chassis number 003, in action at the 2018...
Relive the moment when Kevin Harvick stole the victory from Mick Martin at the 2007 Daytona 500 right before the...
If you’ve been reading this space for any period of time (yes, I’m talking to both of you), then you’ll know that I’ve been occasionally whinging about parting with my 1962 Triumph Spitfire racecar. With the car essentially finished, but not track tested, I found I was kind of trapped...
