Three-owner Kellison was extracted from a barn, in 1986, and restored by author, racer and rally organizer Rich Taylor. I...
Road racing in America started just after World War II and rapidly grew into a phenomenon. While many of the...
Background By the late 1950s, sports racing cars were becoming increasingly sophisticated, transitioning from traditional front-engine production-based cars to a new generation of highly specialized purpose-built mid-engine machines. Faced with the challenging task of designing an all-new sports car on a shoestring budget, Alfieri courageously created the last of the...
There are few things that car guys love more than the story of a fabulous automotive find…the wilder, the better....
Chris Wickersham is a Devin expert who has restored nearly ten Devin-bodied cars including seven of the original Devin SS...
There’s always been something magical about the H-Modified cars of the ’50s and early ’60s. These 750-cc (and later 850-cc) weapons were driven with zing and enthusiasm, not grunt and anger. And the very best drove ’em foot to the floor all the way around, not hard on brakes, hard...
Designed by Edward Turner, in 1958, the Daimler Dart was debuted at the 1959 New York Auto Show where it...
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of:...
In 1958, former Huntington Park High School friends Larry Kent and Ray Weaver decided to take a shot at the C Sports Car record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Racing under the banner “Northern Continent Engineering” and gunning for George Hanson’s class record of 144.322 mph, Kent sped to a...
The origins of the Packwood Special can be traced to California aerospace engineer Steve Mulholland, who gathered components over a...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
One of my favorite telephone conversations of 2007 was with 1950s Bonneville-racing-legend Denny Larsen. For those of you unfamiliar, Larsen built the Maybee Drilling Special that raced across the salt at 203.105 mph in 1953, becoming the world’s fastest sports car. Larsen’s team also made history in 1957 with a...
Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never...
1961 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Series I Coupé Aerodinamico (Estimate: $2,500,000 – $3,000,000) Highlights One of Just 14 Series I Short-Wheelbase...
Photo: Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen In 1983 Matt Jones of Livingston, Texas, received an unexpected telephone call from a man in Porterville, California. The man said, “I hear you’re interested in Alfa Romeos, and I have a Disco Volante I want to sell.”...
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call...
Al Hoyt is an American hero. He flew 50 missions in a B-17 bomber during World War II and 100...
Pictured is the Jaguar Mk X being introduced at the London International Motor Show, in October 1961, at Earls Court. It was a worthy successor to the previous big sedans produced by Jaguar, and together with the E-Type and Mk II sedans, gave the company one of the most formidable...
Heavy Duty Lightweights 1961 Jaguar XKE “Coombs Lightweight” & 1963 Jaguar XKE “Qvale Lightweight” Photo: Pete Austin The year 2011 marks 50...
A manufacturer’s ultimate aim in motor racing is to hope success on the track will lead to greater sales off...
How many more trees do these Brits plan on killing? Since its beginnings in the early part of the 20th century, the automobiles of the Morgan Motor Company have been hand-built around frames of ash. Nothing all that unusual; many coachbuilders used wood subframes in the early days. However, what...
Somewhere, just west of nowhere, sits one of Max Balchowsky’s masterpieces. Although it has been over a decade since Reagan...
The D.B.-Panhard LM of Howard Hanna and Frank Manley is prepared in the pits before the start. The unlucky duo...
Bond: “Where’s my Bentley?” Q: “It’s had it’s day I’m afraid.” 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, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you...
Almost Famous is Cameron Crowe’s semi-auto-biographical film about a teenage journalist who lands a writing gig with Rolling Stone magazine...
Then. The year 1963 gave us the Lava Lamp, touch-tone phones, instant coffee and Johnny Depp. That same year Jim...
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,...
Tommy Ivo’s career in Hollywood spanned nearly two decades. The pocket-sized actor/singer/dancer appeared in more than 100 movies and 200...
This month’s Hidden Treasure begins with the sound of J. Why do I bring this up? Because for years I’ve...
Designed by Franco Scaglione and built by Carrozzeria Sargiotto, the Lamborghini 350 GTV prototype made its debut at the 1963 Turin Auto Show. However, during assembly it was found that the 3.5-liter V-12 engine would not fit within the GTV’s tight engine bay, so the car was loaded with bricks...
