A little more more than 50 years ago, Montreal, Canada was busy preparing to host the 1967 World’s Fair, to...
“Bellissima! Bella Macchina!”will be exclaimed as Italian marques take the spotlight at this weekend’s first Caffeine & Carburetors Powered by...
The 2018 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance concluded its 14th year on a high note last Sunday, April 8, with more than 10,000 attendees taking in a selection of classic automobiles set along the picturesque cliffs of the Pacific Ocean in the California seaside city (above, Stacey Keck photo courtesy of...
As a teenager I sat in the Woodcote stand at Goodwood and watched Karl Foitek in a Giulietta TI come...
On February 20, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team launched its new challenger, the C37, for the 2018 Formula 1...
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel pump manufacturer. The great driver was looking for a keen young man who he could mould into an effective riding mechanic. And that was the start of Giulio’s brilliant career...
April 2018 The Bertone Collection By Gautam Sen & Michael Robinson Many of the iconic vehicles of the second half...
A little bit of almost everything could be found at last weekend’s 76th Members’ Meeting at Goodwood, March 17-18, as...
Former Alfa Romeo works driver Teodoro “Dorino” Zeccoli, “The Arrow from Lugo,” passed away March 6 at the age of 88. As a racecar and test driver for Autodelta, Zecolli (above, photo courtesy of Museo Alfa Romeo) was part of Alfa Romeo racing from the GTA through the Tipo 33....
The 24th annual Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event, sponsored by the Harry Miller Club, will be held July...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were...
The Rise of the Preservation Class The ultra-rare and ultra-expensive Ferrari 250 GTO. Photo: Chuck Andersen Sitting on a beautifully manicured putting green, amid all the glitz and glamour of one of the world’s most prestigious concours d’elegance, sit three examples of the same iconic automobile. The car in question...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to...
I recently crossed another one of those landmarks that make you pause and consider your age and life. My youngest...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950, with its first race the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
lfredo Ferrari (Dino) was Enzo Ferrari’s first son, born January 19, 1932. At the time, Enzo was still racing for...
1961 Alfa Romeo SVZ Coda Tronca When you sit down and tot up the number of publicly available variations on the theme of Alfa Romeo Giulietta, it is not only astonishing to consider that you could have bought no less than eight totally different models carrying that name but, after...
Phil Bachman has been collecting Ferraris at a rate of about one a year since he got his first one...
It’s come to my recent attention that I have an alcohol problem. Truthfully, I had no idea, but apparently, I’ve...
January 2018 The Sebring 12 Hours: Sebring, March 20, 1971. Rolf Stommelen with his Alfa Romeo 33/3 which he drove...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
A collection of eleven automobiles offered without reserve will be among the headline offerings at the 2018 RM Sotheby’s Arizona auction, scheduled for January 18-19 at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Entitled “A Century of Sports Cars”, the automobiles from a private California collector ranges from one of the oldest...
Eight distinguished automobiles have been selected as finalists for the 3rd annual Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, with...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
December 2017 Le Mans: The Official History 1930-39 By Quentin Spurring This fine volume is a welcome addition to others in the series and steps back to the decade of Le Mans 24-hour racing immediately prior to the Second World War. The era begins with the Bentley Boys continuing their...
Alfa Romeo will return to Formula 1 after more than 30 years away from the sport. The Italian brand owned...
1970 Nomad-BRM Mk3 After the war years in the UK, a certain Churchillian spirit prevailed, which left many with an...
The only time I ever met Eddie Cheever was one weekend when we were at the Hockenheim circuit, in Germany, for the 1979 Formula Two race. He was a tall 21-year-old American who had lived in Rome for much of his early life and spoke immaculate Italian. I felt very...
