We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down...
It was 95 years ago that the car which came to be known as ‘Cloverleaf’, XR 1981, lined up at...
On September 28, 1929, Mario Umberto “Baconìn” Borzacchini, at the wheel of a Maserati Tipo V4, set the world land speed record for the flying 10 kilometers. The car had made its race debut on September 15, driven by Alfieri Maserati in the Monza Grand Prix, finishing the race in...
One of the most thrilling and iconic cars from Bentley’s history – Sir Tim Birkin’s 1929 supercharged 4½-litre “Blower” –...
The search for rare or interesting automobiles to profile for Vintage Road & Racecar has a few obvious starting points. Concours,...
From the very first day of its inception, the Bugatti legend was founded primarily by motorsports. In this respect, 1928 was a special year for Bugatti. The rules had changed and as such, the highly successful era of the Bugatti Type 35 had begun. The open Bugatti Type 35B with...
This is Fernando Hoyos’ depiction of the 1939 Plymouth raced by C. Hortal in the 2,751-mile-long Gran Premio Extraordinario between...
Hot Rods are more than just auto-mobiles. They define a culture; a way of life. And at their best, they are an art form—muscular and powerful, yet at the same time stylish. Some rods were street cruisers, a way to have fun, grab attention and, of course, girls. Others were...
Can you imagine two cars chained together, nose to nose, engines thundering on the infield of the 1930 Indianapolis 500?...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism”...
Photo: J. Michael Hemsley Gabriel Voisin was an amazing man. Born in France in 1880, he built a four-wheeled automobile and a kite big enough to lift boys off the ground by the time he was 18. He studied architecture, but in 1900, after seeing the avion of Clément Ader,...
Photo: Steve Oom I had heard about them for years, but had never seen one in the metal. Sure, actually...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he...
Photo: Sean Smith In touring trim, the OM has its fenders attached, tall windscreen mounted and twin spare tires bolted on at the back. Inside the wire wheels can be seen the very effective large-diameter finned aluminum drum brakes with steel linings that are fitted on all four corners. Photo: Sean...
Circa-1920s outside the London home of Rolls-Royce at 15 Conduit Street.Photo: Courtesy of Rolls-Royce On March 27, 1863, Frederick Henry...
It is true that without the cars there would have been no “Bentley Boys,” but it is equally true that...
Photo: Steve Oom Photo: Steve Oom It would be interesting to ask any historic car enthusiast what picture enters their minds when the Bugatti marque is mentioned. Perhaps some would think of the Bugatti T41 or to use its more widely known name, the Royale, a Bugatti of some notoriety...
• The 7th annual Barrington Concours d’Elegance has announced a clutch of luminaries for this year’s event. Stars like racing...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been an interest. Little did I know how deep the story of Invicta was intertwined with the undertakings of one man. While disparate at first glance, the names of Eric-Campbell, Silver...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
Opening in 1921, AVUS (Automobil-Verkehrs-und Übungs-Straße) was devised by the AvD as a motorsport venue and test track for the...
1940 BMW 328 MM “Berlin-Rome” Touring Roadster The author puts the 328 MM Roadster through its paces at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina test trackPhoto: Rob Mitchell From its inception in 1916 to 1927, the Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) built a growing business centered around the design and manufacture of water-cooled...
1929 Bentley Blower 1929 Bentley Blower. This Profile may be forced to veer somewhat from our usual format since the...
