Choosing a name for a new Rolls-Royce motor car is a crucial, highly considered and painstaking process, in which the...
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Located in the mid-west of England, Prescott Estate is home to The Bugatti Owners’ Club, a unique organization that houses...
In 1966, Lamborghini shook the automotive establishment when it mounted is powerful V12 engine transversally, in a rear-mid position, on the P400 Miura: the vehicle for which the term “supercar” was coined. As such, the Miura plays an oversized role in Lamborghini’s long V12 engine story, which has powered its...
When there is an opportunity to spend a long weekend surrounded by interesting automobiles and be able to sleep in...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at...
Throughout Automobili Lamborghini’s history there have been numerous records and firsts that have made the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese one of the world’s best known supercar manufacturers. But here are five unusual records you might not have known about: 1. Marzal: the car with the most glass surface area: 4.5...
The Volkswagen Beetle is an icon. Over the years, it has symbolized many different things to many different people, from...
The 1931 side-valve Minor was fitted with a brand-new 847-cc engine, designed by Leonard Lord, and was intended to compete...
In nature, there’s a phenomenon known as “convergent evolution” – the way different creatures in different places evolve the same traits to solve common problems. It also describes what happened in the early 1960s when people worldwide realized the Volkswagen Beetle could transform into an off-roader with only slight modifications....
A combination of tenacity, dreams and boundless passion always prevails. No one knows this better than Romano Artioli. For decades,...
To celebrate its debut in Formula One, as well as its assault on a selection of other high-speed disciplines, Alpine...
A legend is turning 100. In 1921, the Bugatti Type 13 “Brescia“ heralded a new trend in motorsport. The open-top sports car brought the era of large, heavy racing cars to an end. The lightweight body, superior chassis and powerful engine made the Type 13 a racecar that was way...
Teresa de Filippis was the first woman to qualify for a Formula 1 Grand Prix, behind the wheel of a...
In March, 2019, the Hispano Suiza brand was revived when a new luxury hypercar, the Carmen, was unveiled at the...
American racing legend Mickey Thompson was a man in a hurry. He competed in numerous types of motorsport during his career and was always at the leading edge. Among his many accomplishments, he was credited with inventing the “slingshot” dragster that put the driver behind the rear wheels for better traction;...
After rising from the ashes of postwar Europe, Mercedes-Benz returned to racing in 1952, winning the World Sports Car Championship...
Aston Martin is known worldwide for its high-profile successes in sports car racing. A famous outright win at Le Mans...
Just as Carroll Shelby’s original Ford-powered Cobra roadster set a new standard for high performance in a sports car, the 1964 announcement of the new Ford Mustang reset the American public’s expectations for affordable performance in a mass-production automobile. One of the most inspired and brilliantly targeted products in automotive...
Many successful Bugatti racing drivers of the “golden era” were former pilots and perhaps not surprisingly many famous pilots were...
George Herbert Skinner (also known as Bert) and Thomas Carlyle Skinner (also known as Carl) created the Skinners Union (SU)...
The game-changing Audi quattro made its UK debut, in London, in 1980. Here, five former members of the Audi UK Rally Team recall how it changed the world, and we take a look back at the numerous iterations of the quattro rally car. Harald Demuth – Rally driver Two-time German...
“A technical product is not perfect until it is aesthetically impeccable as well,” Ettore Bugatti once said. And the company...
While closed during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Newport Car Museum has launched its first in a series of videos reviewing...
The flying man from Mantua On April 13, 1930, just after 5:00 am, the silent shadows beside Lake Garda are shaken by the rumble of an Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport spider Zagato driving at 93 mph with its headlights turned off. At its steering wheel is Tazio Nuvolari,...
It’s been 70 years since SEAT was founded on May 9, 1950, the company that helped democratize mobility in Spain...
From Hiroshima cork producer to global car manufacturer, 2020 sees Mazda celebrate a century of engineering success. One hundred years...
Built in series from 1919 to 1927, the 30-98 was, in its day, the fastest cataloged production car in Great Britain, with a factory-warranted top speed of 100 mph, when fitted with a high axle ratio and pared-down coachwork. The majority of 30-98s were sold with a tourer body (the...
He simply adored Bugatti: Fritz Schlumpf had to own as many of the 30 vehicles as possible because he wanted...
Sir Stirling Moss was not only a special friend of Vintage Road & Racecar, but for several years he was one...
Nearly 70 years ago to the day, on April 10, 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career behind the wheel of a Abarth 204A, the first model constructed by Carlo Abarth. The time trial ran from the Sicilian capital of Palermo, up Monte Pellegrino, a steep, evocative...
