On July 12, 2009, thousands of onlookers witnessed as a 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster was plucked from Lake...
The Goodwood Revival 2012 will again feature exceptional two-wheeled action, both on and off track, when the annual historic races...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet and I quickly surmised from her initial email that she shares nothing in common with the usual Vintage Racecar crowd that I hear from. First, she’s never actually seen a...
This is the story of four Reuters, blood relatives… but not necessarily to each other. It’s also the story of...
On October 30, 2022, the much awaited annual Las Vegas Concours d’Elegance was held at Wynn Las Vegas and during...
The Ferrari 195 Inter was introduced in 1950 as a roadgoing machine to replace the 166. According to Stanley Nowak in Ferrari on the Road, a total of 27 cars left the factory over the short production run. It seems that 26 of the buyers understood Enzo’s intention for this...
Renowned GM stylist Harley Earl wanted to incorporate design elements inspired from post-war jet aircraft into the design language at...
The euphoria associated with the end of WWII greatly contributed to the sudden global popularity of sports car racing. Large...
In 1951, Mercedes-Benz’s successful return to the automotive industry in the post-war years was marked by two passenger cars in the form of the Mercedes-Benz 300 (W 186) and 220 (W 187). From April 19-29, 1951, then Daimler-Benz AG launched two new models at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt....
Throughout the decades, there has been a lot of debate regarding who was the first to chop the top on...
The 1951 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1951 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: April 28-29, 1951 / Winner: Villoresi – Cassani...
Sensational French shapes and racing pedigree are part of what make Talbot-Lago automobiles exotic, beautiful, rare and sought after. Few cars are more exotic or interesting than the Talbot-Lago Grand Sport.The roots of the Talbot-Lago company can be traced back to the 1890s, in Suresnes, France, where Alexandre Darracq began...
David Duthu’s appetite for interesting and eclectic cars seems to be boundless. He vintage races a Bugatti Type 35A and...
The DB2 was a grand success, but Aston Martin wanted to entice more people to its creations. In 1953, AM...
The Belgian Grand Prix; Spa-Francorchamps, June 22, 1952. Alberto Ascari tops the hill at Raidillon on his way to another victory with the Ferrari 500/F2. Louis Klemantaski captured the sweep of the Spa circuit in this evocative image. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge...
Carrera Panamericana; November 22, 1952 This is the factory-entered Ferrari 250 Sport driven by Giovanni Bracco and Gino Bronzoni to...
By Will Silk In 1952, Schuco Toys of Nuremburg, Germany released a tin toy motorcycle powered by a wind-up clock...
The story of Chet Herbert is pure inspiration. Afflicted with polio at age 20, Herbert spent his life building a string of record-smashers from his wheelchair…and apparently he thought nothing special of it. Following WWII, Herbert opened the doors to his speed shop, grinding some of the finest camshafts that...
Built in 1952, by Lou Fageol’s son Ray, the Pataray was essentially Lou Fageol’s original Fageol Supersonic reimagined with a...
During Ferrari’s formative years, there was a relentless evolution of its infamous V-12 engine, driven by the pursuit of power...
With coachwork designed by Michelotti and built out of aluminum by Vignale, the 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico is undeniably beautiful. It is also an engineering marvel, built to survive 2,000 miles of unforgiving desert terrain and poorly paved roads that comprised the famed Carrera Panamericana. Powered by Aurelio Lampredi’s “long”...
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement,...
There I was, on Los Angeles’ Imperial Highway, helplessly hanging on in the passenger seat. No grab bar, no seatbelt,...
Sir William Lyons, founder of the Jaguar car company, knew, as domestic car production returned to the UK, after World War II, that it would be a fast race for the hearts and minds of car enthusiasts around the world. Lyons also knew that while Jaguar—and in its earlier iterations...
Then Adults dream of regaining their youth. Children yearn to do grown-up things. This is the nature of our existence....
1952 Lancia Aurelia B50Photo: Peter Collins On a rare sunny day in late spring, on empty roads in Wiltshire, this...
Gabriele Guidetti paints an evocative picture of the aluminum–bodied Porsche 356 that Schlutter and Polensky drove to victory in the 1952 Liége-Rome-Liége Rally. Artist: Gabriele Guidetti, Via Varolio 4, 40133 Bologna, Italy [email protected]...
The 1952 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1952 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: May 4-5, 1952 / Winner: Bracco – Rolfo...
Then. In a tiny village of 100 houses in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, lives a man grinning from ear...
In 1951, the Spanish industrial manufacturer ENASA, under the leadership of former Alfa Romeo engineer Wilfredo Ricart, debuted an exotic 8-cylinder sports car, the Pegaso Z-102, as way of broadening its brand and international prestige. Two, one-off, custom-bodied show cars were produced in 1952, one designed by Carrozzeria Touring called...
