1969 Rennmax BN3Photo: Ian Welsh It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is...
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Full disclosure: I am a serious fan of Alfa Romeo automobiles. I’ve owned Alfas built from 1961 to 2017. My...
Photo: Peter Collins Things were bad. There had been difficulties before for Lancia, but on both occasions the good guys had ridden over the hill to save the damsel in distress in the nick of time. Back in 1955 Gianni Lancia had had to say goodbye to his eponymous company....
Background The world’s most famous car social media influencer, Supercar Blondie (aka Alex Hirschi) is launching SBX Cars, a new...
The Petersen Automotive Museum has just debuted its newest exhibit, “Eyes on the Road: Art of the Automotive Landscape.” The...
Photo: Casey Annis The 1950s and 1960s were a time of rapid change in both the road and racecar world. Technology was advancing quickly and with this advancement, it became increasingly harder and harder for a lone individual—either engineer or visionary—to be solely responsible for a complete automobile. Yet, some...
1968: A Year Like No Other 1968 can be considered as the great year of the 60s: the uprisings in...
Leslie R. Henry wrote an article in Automobile Quarterly (Volume VII # 3, Fall 1968) simply titled “The Lincoln.”His opening...
When the Chapman family finally stepped down from control of Team Lotus at the end of 1990 they carried with them a huge legacy. It was, and remains, one of the most successful racing teams of all time, winning seven Formula One Constructors’ titles, six Drivers’ Championships, and the Indianapolis...
The HSR Spring Fling, held at Sebring International Raceway, is a premier event for historic and vintage motorsport, featuring a...
This year’s Donington Historic Festival (May 4 & 5) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bentley’s first win at the...
The evolution of Ferrari supercars marks a significant journey in automotive innovation, beginning with the 288 GTO. Launched in 1984, the 288 GTO introduced advanced aerodynamics and turbocharged performance, setting a new standard for speed and design. The F40, introduced in 1987, continued this legacy, becoming the first production car...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen...
Heaven or Hell, Jekyll or Hyde, Beauty or Beast, whichever you choose there is no doubt that Parque Montjuich provided...
I couldn’t quite pinpoint why, during the research and writing of this profile, that I kept hearing the Lennon/McCartney hit “Come Together” somewhere in the back of my head. I have often used the metaphor of how some of the most interesting motor racing tales are based on an almost...
Very few machines are more engaging than an Italian automobile built during the post war era. Literally every Italian manufacturer...
The author enjoyed slipping snugly into 2617 and giving it a proper run during an HGPCA test day at Silverstone. Photo: Pete...
Background Inhabiting the highest echelons of Mercedes-Benz collecting, this 1962 300SL Roadster stands alone as the sole W198 chassis Mercedes-Benz, Gullwing or Roadster, to be originally delivered in the breathtaking factory hue of DB 571 Dunkelrot (dark red) metallic paint. This immaculate Roadster retains its original light-aluminum alloy engine while...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have...
A lifelong friend gave me something towards the end of his long and brave battle with Parkinson’s disease saying he...
It’s rather ironic that both the birth of the “Pony Car” movement in the mid-1960s, and its eventual death in the early 1970s, would be brought about by the “economy car.” Perhaps even more interesting, and less well known, is the fact that the first car to officially enter this...
Highlights First registered as OY18BVC Royal Family’s first electric car Purchased with the Kings own money The only I-Pace to...
Mad Max meets Burning Man A little over two decades ago, a bunch of off-roading enthusiasts decided to create the...
It never gets old looking back on one of the most famous pioneering efforts in the evolution of the automobile, the “Blitzen-Benz.” It’s placeholder in transportation lore needs no exaggeration: Four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 21.5 liters and 147 kW (200 hp) Magic mark of 200 km/h is broken...
The 2024 Daytona 24 promised to be a stellar event. It was once again oversubscribed with entries. Record numbers of...
Imagine running a car company with manufacturing technology limited by only 15-20 years of recovery from one of the most...
It was probably 50 or so years ago when I first saw a Marcos. It was a 1/43rd scale model, and I thought it was beautiful, so I bought it for my burgeoning model collection. I’ve seen a few Marcos 1800s in person, but I hadn’t gotten close to one...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the...
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most spectacular successes in the history of international motorsport. With Irishman...
Introduced in late 1954, the Porsche 356 A Speedster continued as a stripped-down, affordable, sports-oriented convertible within the 356 A generation. Featuring a removable cut-down windshield, a lightweight detachable top, and side curtains instead of roll-up windows found in the 356 A Cabriolet, the Speedster embodied simplicity. Initially powered by...