There are a few coachbuilders whose art and workmanship is immediately identifiable, but none as obvious and flamboyant as that...
With the Type 41 Royale, in 1926, Bugatti presented the strongest, largest and most luxurious automobile in the world, characterized...
The Colorado Grand, a magnificent 1000-mile tour for cars built prior to 1960, is in its 30th year. Started by car lover extraordinaire Robert Sutherland in 1988, it has grown into a world renown event, not just for its scenic drive through the Colorado Rockies, but for the variety of...
A little more more than 50 years ago, Montreal, Canada was busy preparing to host the 1967 World’s Fair, to...
For you automotive history buffs, the name Sir David Brown should ring a bell. He owned Aston Martin from 1947...
Located in the mid-west of England, Prescott Estate is home to The Bugatti Owners’ Club, a unique organization that houses its very own competitive hill climb course and the Bugatti Trust, a store of almost 40,000 historic documents and images dedicated to the Bugatti marque. Its connections with the Bugatti...
High Performance Heroes is a group of racers, race fans and friends dedicated to helping our heroes—combat wounded veterans—work toward...
Whether it is the FA Cup, Ryder Cup, America’s Cup, Webb Ellis Cup or the Ashes, Britain is famous around...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at the beginning of the 20th century. Indeed, in the early 1900s, engineers and manufacturers initially divided their loyalties precisely between three competing technologies: the ICE, steam power and electricity. Steam...
Unlike Vintage Racecar’s editors I don’t spend my working life thrashing the pants off other people’s rare and priceless racing...
Fewer than 20 Renault AI 35/45 HP Runabouts were produced, and four of the five remaining 1907 racers — often called simply...
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...
The romantic notion of vintage cars racing on a woodsy road, bordered by cobblestone walls, bridges, hay bales and snow...
The Historic Vehicle Association (HVA) has announced that that the 1907 Thomas Flyer has joined other automotive icons on the National...
Recently I was traveling from Florida to West Virginia to race in the Jefferson 500. I stopped at the half way point, got a hotel room, slept briefly, & woke up to find my trailer having been broken into and the racecar GONE! I come from a family of car...
Can there be a silver lining after writing off a prized vintage racecar in competition? Can a wrecked car stay...
Nearly 70 years ago to the day, on April 10, 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career...
The road was as straight as the crow flies without any trace of the slightest change of scenery. Driving down the long unwinding highway, in the late summer of 2013, my mind had the tendency to wander. Time was passing with the same speed of the desert tortoise I saw...
After reading the great Racecar profile of the BMW M3 (VR, August 2016), I had to share my experience...
My wife and I traveled back to Indianapolis for the “500” to take part in the vintage race portion of...
With the holidays just around the corner, we’ve curated an exclusive collection of unique gifts for the discerning automotive enthusiasts in your life. Something for him, something for her…maybe something for yourself! Many of the items you’ll find in our store are either hard-to-find or exclusive to Vintage Racecar|Vintage Roadcar!...
It was early 1977 and I was having a beer in the Riverside International Raceway’s media hovel with Robert E....
When the starter’s flag lowers on the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, it will mark the 90th anniversary of the Monaco...
Maserati celebrates the eightieth anniversary of Luigi “Gigi” Villoresi’s impressive win at the 1939 Targa Florio at the wheel of the Maserati Tipo 6CM. The Milan-born driver achieved victory at the Parco della Favorita circuit in Palermo, Sicily on May 14th 1939, by covering the race’s 40 laps, totaling 228 km,...
While closed during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Newport Car Museum has launched its first in a series of videos reviewing...
2017 Leadfoot Festival, New Zealand, February 4-5, 2017 Like from the musical ‘Porgy and Bess’…“Summertime and the living is easy…” as it...
Alongside friend and Alfa specialist Dave Vegher, I drove my 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce, in the 2019 California Mille. It was the first time I have done the California Mille and the second rally I’ve done in my Spider Veloce. Over the past eight months, I’ve totaled over...
A legend is turning 100. In 1921, the Bugatti Type 13 “Brescia“ heralded a new trend in motorsport. The open-top...
We speak with Sandro Garbo, driving force behind the new “Steve McQueen in Le Mans” graphic novel about the draw...
Today, vintage racing is more popular than ever before and with packed fields of historic cars from virtually all eras competing at top events and venues worldwide, it’s easy to see why. Of all, the Historic Trans-Am Group delivers what arguably has to be considered one of today’s very best...