A 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster was awarded Rolex Circle of Champions “Best of Show” out of more than 200...
388 results for
MAtra
James Garner Gordon Johncock Adrian Newey Rick Mears 2 The Tony Southgate designed TWR Jaguar XJR-5 is tested for the...
Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale will see three track legends on offer, including the last Alfa Romeo to campaign in the most famous and grueling road race, the Le Mans 24 Hours. The Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale will be conducted on 9 July as a traditional live auction. Bids will be accepted...
Bob Wollek Desire Wilson Jacky Ickx Rick Mears 1 Zora Arkus-Duntov, who will go on to become the “Father of...
Can it be? Steve McQueen’s motorsport magnum opus movie turns 50 this year. The film Le Mans was released in...
Artcurial Motorcars’ Parisienne 2021 sale was held on February 5, 2021. The collectors’ car world witnessed an esteemed line-up of vehicles on offer, including some of the out-and-out stars in motorsport history. The famed trio Maître Poulain, Pierre Novikoff, and Matthieu Lamoure presided over the sale that totalled €18,300,564 /$22,005,970 (including tva and premium). The clear star...
Dewey “Rajo Jack” Gatson Nanni Galli Jean-Pierre Beltoise Jacky Ickx 1 Australian touring car driver Tony Longhurst is born in...
In the 1974 World Sportscar Championship for Makes at Kyalami, South Africa, a small racecar, built from the chassis of...
March 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of what many feel is the greatest endurance road race in history – the 1970 Sebring 12-hour. Yes, there have been many great 12- and 24-hour races over the years, some with more historical significance. But none can match the 1970 Sebring for...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
The Chantilly Arts and Elegance Richard Mille 2019 was held late June on the grounds of the Domaine de Chantilly...
Hellé Nice Howden Ganley Keke Rosberg Bill Vukovich 1 John Greenwood drives a Greenwood Corvette to victory in the IMSA sports car race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, USA (1974). 2 Leo Mehl named to head the Indy Racing League (1996). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
The terms Porsche and racing have now become virtually synonymous. In no small part, this is due to the German...
Emerson Fittipaldi Chris Amon Oscar Koveleski Jo Siffert 1 Eddie Rickenbacker takes control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1923). 2...
The Chantilly Concours d’Elegance 2019 was held 29-30 June in France on the grounds of the Domaine de Chantilly, in the town of Chantilly between Calais and Paris. Held in Le Notre gardens at the Chateau, the Peter Auto-organised event welcomed 18,000 visitors to a Sunday in the country, with...
As one of the major highlight’s at this year’s record-breaking Silverstone Classic, racing legend Sir Jackie Stewart returned to the...
Sir Jackie Stewart will be honoured at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled for 4-7 July at Goodwood House...
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. I think someone already used that as an opening, but it really does apply to my time in Germany from April 1967 to July 1968. I was a young Second Lieutenant in the Army assigned to the 97thEngineer...
Staying true to the tagline “World Class Cars, World Class Experience” the 15th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance proved yet...
Goodwood plans to celebrate Sir Jackie Stewart at the 2019 Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard, which takes place from...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
January 2019 Dan Gurney AJ Foyt David Donohue Bernd Rosemyer 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). Become...
The Imola Classic 2018 was staged 26-28 October at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. The final...
After decades spent amassing one of the most significant private collections in the world, restaurant magnate Herb Wetanson has decided to bring three of his most unique and collectable cars to auction at RM Sotheby’s December 8, 2018 auction at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The vehicles...
Howden Ganley There is an old maxim which says America and Britain are two countries divided by a common language...
Fathers and their sons who have each won the Formula 1 World Championship are few and far between. There are...
The last time a car featured in my Heroes column was months back, when I wrote about the 1935 Alfa Romeo Bi-turbo, a fast if erratic machine with an Alfa P3 engine, front and rear. It was dreamt up by Enzo Ferrari and his designer Luigi Bazzi in a desperate...
The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 was held July 12-15 at Goodwood House and the 9-turn, 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb...
Over 200 cars took part in this year’s Silver Flag Hill Climb, staged in the stunning Italian Province of Piacenza,...
June 2018 Jackie Stewart Enzo Ferrari Bruce McLaren Tim Birkin 1 – Greg Moore wins the Miller 200 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for his first CART victory (1997). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...