In the 1930s there was little transportation more luxurious and prestigious than the Lancia Astura. This image is of the...
A striking midnight blue 1931 Cadillac 452A owned by 90-year-old Charles Gillet of Lutherville, Maryland, was awarded the Best in...
Photo: Dick Barnatt A 1954 Aston Martin DB 2/4, which is believed to have been the inspiration for James Bond’s Aston Martin, was unveiled by international auctioneers Coys, at London’s Old Admiralty Building, where Ian Fleming had his office. The car, which will be auctioned at Coys’ traditional Blenheim Palace...
1930 Riley Brooklands. Photo: Pete Austin Inspired by J.G. Parry Thomas and Reid Railton, the Brooklands Riley—the sporty member of the...
January, 1959. At this time, the German 1½ litre Borgward Isabella Coupé was in growing demand, reaching nearly 100mph with...
The year 1957 was one of firsts for Corvette. It may have been a virtual twin to the 1956 model, but there were surprises lurking under some of those Vettes’ fiberglass skin. There could be a 4-speed manual transmission, Rochester Ramjet fuel injection and a 283-cu.in. engine. One of the...
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Photo: Chris Wynne Despite heading further north for this year’s Flying Scotsman Rally, it was a team from the south...
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of: LAT Photographic Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 9BE UK, Tel: +44 (0) 20 8267 3000, Fax: 020 8267 3001 Email: [email protected] www.latphoto.co.uk...
A truly international field of 32 crews started out from two different locations for the 19th running of the International...
Photo: Craig R. Edwards A 1933 Packard 1005 Convertible Coupe owned by Aaron and Valerie Weiss of San Marino, California,...
Stirling Moss won the feature race of the Easter Monday meeting at Goodwood 1956 in the works Aston Martin DB3S. His drive that day is captured in this oil painting by artist Bernard Reeves. Based in Herefordshire, England, Reeves specializes in oil and gouache paintings. His portfolio includes specialist oil...
Then. In a tiny village of 100 houses in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, lives a man grinning from ear...
The Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC) has announced that the 27th annual British Columbia Historic Motor Races (BCHMR)...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Nash Automobile ads often go over the top when describing a new line of cars. Nash Motors certainly made their 1940 limited edition Nash Ambassador Eight Special Cabriolet sound pretty special in the ad announcing its availability: “Presenting a Brilliant New Sport Car – custom-built in...
Photo: Pete Austin Cars don’t come much better than this. Born in a golden era of sportscar racing, this French...
Scheckter’s Laguna Seca win was his first of four in a row that established a points lead he never relinquished.Photo:...
This photograph of Walter Köng’s 2.5-liter Riley was taken from the 1949 Geneva Show. Though it attracted a large amount of interest, the price of this beautifully designed vehicle was too high, and the car remained with Köng until 1976. Photo courtesy of: LAT Photographic Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington,...
The week of January 13 kicked off the annual bacchanalia of classic car sales that is the collective “Scottsdale Auctions.”...
This 1970 Targa Florio-winning Porsche 908/03 was piloted by Brian Redman and Jo Siffert, used by the John Wyer-led Porsche...
Young Brazilian Nelson Piquet drove his Gordon Murray-designed Brabham BT49-Cosworth to his first Formula One victory in Long Beach on March 30, 1980. Note the sliding skirts along the edges of the undercar tunnels. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
Then. In 1991, Harold Pace stormed out of his home-based shop and proclaimed to his adoring wife, Shelley, at the...
Photo: Steve Oom I had heard about them for years, but had never seen one in the metal. Sure, actually...
Karl Kling, Mercedes W196.Photo: courtesy of Chris Bayley Automobilia (www.chrisbayleyautomobilia.co.uk) Lost in the sands of time for nearly 60 years a photographic collection has recently been unearthed by Automotive Collector Chris Bayley. These original photos, which are believed not to have ever been previously published, transport us back to the...
Mike Lawrence There’s a general feeling that endurance racing is about to enter a new age. Porsche is back and...
Chile and Argentina November-December 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
The scene is just prior to the start of the 1955 British Grand Prix at Aintree, and local favorite Stirling Moss is pictured amid the hustle and bustle of the starting grid talking with the brilliant manager of Mercedes-Benz Motor Sport, Alfred Neubauer. This race would end in victory for...
The German Grand Prix; Nürburgring, August 1, 1954. A field of Porsche 356s approaches the South Curve complex following the...
Then. The year 1963 gave us the Lava Lamp, touch-tone phones, instant coffee and Johnny Depp. That same year Jim...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate performance muscle car—the AC Cobra. Born out of an AC Ace back in 1962, the AC Cobra, under the direction of Carroll Shelby, quite literally blew the motorsport world apart....
