Steve Soper has twice been reunited with his greatest racecar. the BMW V12 LMR, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.Photo: Pete...
A very deserving 1937 Delage was named Best In Show at the annual Keeneland Concours d’Elegance on July 20. The...
The 2013 Santa Fe Concorso, a gathering of more than 100 rare and exotic cars and motor-cycles, will take place September 27-29 at The Club at Las Campanas, a stunning development located just 15 minutes from the historic Plaza in downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Concorso features a three-day...
From the Donington Grand Prix, held at Donington Park on October 3, 1936, we see Prince Bira coming out of...
Then. By his own admission, Geoff Hacker specializes in finding cars that no one is looking for. It’s actually an...
Photo: Casey Annis History is a curious thing, we tend to think of it as fixed and absolute, when in fact, like most things in life, it is dynamic, it can change. Or sometimes, like in grade school, we learn about a piece of history at a very superficial level,...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
When Chevrolet introduced the 1972 Corvette for the fifth year of C3 production, the basic car remained essentially unchanged from...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles’ inaugural Newport Beach sale, held June 20-22, attracted 10,000 attendees and posted an impressive $6.5 million in total sales. While the top lot was a 2008 Bugatti Veyron selling for $1,078,000, a new record for an Aston Martin DB6 was posted when a 1968 example...
Beginning Friday, Aug. 9, LeMay —America’s Car Museum (ACM) will recount the six-decade evolution of the Chevrolet Corvette, a sports...
The International Motor Sports Association Camel Six-Hour GT; Mid-Ohio, July 9, 1972. Jim Greendyke and Denny Long finished 2nd in...
Then. What do Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Max Balchowsky and a ’63 Corvette Split Window Coupe have in common? Read on! Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads,...
• The Jaguar XK120 that Norman Dewis drove to set the production car land speed record of 172.412 mph on...
Photo: David Newhardt Photo: David Newhardt The year 1909 was an eventful period; the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened, the first Lincoln Head pennies were minted, and the Great White Fleet returned to Norfolk, Virginia, after circumnavigating the globe. Closer to home, automobile manufacturer Locomobile continued to offer superbly built road...
Photo: Ray Kriegbaum The Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival is proud to announce that the former Vice President of Design...
The artist Uli Ehret met Brian Redman by accident in a pub near Chichester, during the Goodwood Revival week for...
Le Mans, 1966. The lone Bizzarrini P538 entry (Chassis 003) driven by Swiss racers Edgar Berney (pictured) and Andre Wiky. After Berney spun out at the start, the duo would become the race’s first retirement on Lap 54 when a careless pit stop damaged one of the frame rails carrying...
It takes all kinds of digging to unearth a Hidden Treasure. Sometimes you even have to bring a shovel. Chip...
• Northern California’s Classic Sports Racing Group will host its 10th Annual Charity Challenge at Sonoma Raceway on the weekend...
Circa-1920s outside the London home of Rolls-Royce at 15 Conduit Street.Photo: Courtesy of Rolls-Royce On March 27, 1863, Frederick Henry Royce was born, joining his three sisters and a brother as a child of James and Mary Royce, of Alwalton near Peterborough, in the UK. James, like his father before...
Colin Chapman began building and racing his own cars in the late 1940s. Over the next 10 years, his Lotus...
It is true that without the cars there would have been no “Bentley Boys,” but it is equally true that...
Maranello, Italy, November 1979. The introduction of the new Ferrari 312/T5 at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track. Standing behind the new car are (left to right) chief designer Mauro Forghieri, Gilles Villeneuve, Team Manager Marco Piccinini, Enzo Ferrari and Jody Scheckter. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member &...
A single blown tire put an end to one of the greatest open-road races of all time. Driving along the...
The famous Milwaukee Mile will once again host the Harry Miller Club’s annual Millers at Milwaukee event on the weekend...
1981 Ralt RT3. Photo: Peter Collins If you were racing a Formula Three car between late 1979 to the end of 1984 there really was only one car to choose—the Ralt RT3. Designed by Ron Tauranac, the Ralt RT3 was a class apart. From its first appearance in 1979 to its...
Photo: Steve Oom Photo: Steve Oom It would be interesting to ask any historic car enthusiast what picture enters their...
The 1929 Lincoln Aero Phaeton, by LeBaron, was one of the earliest American vehicles to employ a tailfin. Priced at...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French Grand Prix, a race run barely a month before the onset of WWI. One of the greatest, and nice with it—that was Ralph De Palma. He won well over 2,500...
