Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery from the Sept. 28, 2019 Ironstone Concours d’Elegance, at Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, California. 1930 Duesenberg J Murphy....
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The 2019 Put-in-Bay vintage sports car races (held September 24-27) continued to earn enthusiastic praise for the event’s renowned atmosphere where enjoyment is the primary goal, “laid back” is the desired attitude, and the racing is expected to be competitive but respectful. The event takes place—where it began with a...
Two factory Porsche 910s await the start of the 1967 Sebring 12 Hours. Car #36 will be driven by Scooter...
Photo Gallery form the Sept. 29, 2019, St. Michaels Concours, in St. Michaels, Maryland....
The terms Porsche and racing have now become virtually synonymous. In no small part, this is due to the German manufacturer’s stunning 19 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans—more than any other manufacturer. However, the keen enthusiast will know that it took Porsche almost 20 years to...
Ray Petros is a dedicated Studebaker collector. It is natural that he focuses on that marque, since his family were...
Fed up with seeing their major races won by the Germans in the 1930s, the Italians allowed only 1½-liter entries...
Masters Historic Racing has released its U.S. calendar for the 2020 season, visiting some of the best American road circuits from the West Coast to the East Coast that any driver or motorsport fan could wish for. From Sonoma to Watkins Glen, then from Road America moving onwards to Road...
Subscriber-exclusive Photo Gallery form HMSA’s Nov. 22–24, 2019, Thermal Club Speed Festival, Thermal, CA. 1962 Cobra – Steve Park 1982...
The United States Grand Prix, Watkins Glen, October 3, 1971. François Cévert guided his Tyrrell 002 to a comfortable first...
I recently beheld a holy icon of auto racing called the Bothwell Peugeot. Why it is called that I will explain later, but first I need to tell you a remarkable story that will make real the significance of this issue’s feature car. The event happened more than 100 years...
We met up with Gary Humecke in Thousand Oaks, California to see and drive his remarkably preserved 1937 Mercedes 170V...
Photo Gallery from the opening of the 2020 Retromobile, in Paris, France....
March 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of what many feel is the greatest endurance road race in history – the 1970 Sebring 12-hour. Yes, there have been many great 12- and 24-hour races over the years, some with more historical significance. But none can match the 1970 Sebring for...
Photo Gallery from the Feb 9, 2020, Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance....
The 14th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by Mercedes-Benz and AutoNation selected the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Coupe owned...
In 1959, Buick introduced the Invicta line of full-size sedans, as an evolution of the Buick Century married to a larger 401-cu.in. V8 engine. While the production 4-door model maintained much of the prototype’s design cues, one feature that was lost was the centrally-mounted “dorsal fin” on the rear deck...
Equipe Classic Racing, organizers of the Equipe GTS and Equipe Pre ’63 FIA Production Sports Car series, is introducing a new...
Fitting that a classic car show is staged at a classic venue and with its move from London’s Millennium Excel...
Charles Kettering, one time head of research at General Motors, once said: “People are very open-minded about new things – so long as they are exactly like the old ones.” Studebaker tried to prove him wrong but lacked the capacity to make an impression. Then came the Mustang. Ford’s Pony...
With 400 vintage cars, thirty less than last year, in order to ensure greater safety and quality of service to...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Feb. 7–9, 2020, Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California. 63 Corvette-John Anderson 66 Shelby GT350H-Byron Countryman 67- Ford Mustang Boss 302-Robert Kazen 70 BMW 2002-Dwight Anderson-Group 8 70 Datsun 240Z-Bruce Mauerhan 73 Porsche 914-John Wesberg 78 Crossle...
Photo Gallery from SVRA’s Feb. 7–9, 2020, Southern California Historic Sports Car Festival at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California....
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t Monaco, the first significant race of the 1933 season, a new Grand Prix team made its debut: Scuderia CC,...
July 3, 1938; French Grand Prix; Reims-Gueux Hermann Lang, in the Mercedes-Benz W154, at full speed across the fields of Eastern France. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: [email protected] • Web site: www.klemcoll.com...
Organizers of the Alfa Revival Cup in Italy have announced that they have had to cancel the 2020 opening round,...
Thanks to the local newspaper, I learned about Bug-a-Palüza. It is an annual event that draws VWs of all types...
Organizers of the famed Long Beach Grand Prix—which this year was to include an historic Formula Atlantic support race—have announced that the event has been cancelled. According to the organizers: In light of today’s announcement from the City of Long Beach prohibiting all large-scale events in the City through April...