There is a section in The Sunday Times called In Gear and it is basically boys’ toys, with cars as the headline, plus pod things, which I do not understand. Every week it features a new supercar, and even then it doesn’t get all of them, supercars are everywhere. England...
The Port Jefferson Hill Climb will celebrate its 100th anniversary this July 18 with festivities including an automobile parade around...
William Lyons was a great stylist, and is possibly the only CEO of a major manufacturer to have personally penned...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began to appear on American roads and tracks. They came in three configurations: roadster, convertible and coupe. All three were raced, but most entrants preferred the somewhat lighter roadster version. The...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically...
In the youth of our racing enthusiasm, we tend to think obituaries are for drivers. We don’t foresee, or at...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the return of the Le Mans Legend historic support race to next year’s Le Mans...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has added another element to its ongoing centennial festivities by announcing it will host the 100th Anniversary Indy 500 Celebration of Automobiles, a competition featuring two divisions of cars manufactured between 1911 and 1961, the first half century of the Indianapolis 500. The Celebration will take...
By now you will likely be aware that this month marks the 100th anniversary of that most hallowed of American...
Raoul “Sonny” Balcaen may not be a name with which everyone is familiar, but he grew up in Southern California...
1985 Audi Quattro E2 Simply put, when the Audi Quattro appeared, it immediately had its detractors. The immense power output with much of the weight at the front looked impossible to take seriously. Then it ran, and the detractors quickly went quiet. It was indeed a beast of a car...
Jackie Cooper, who was the first child actor, to be nominated for a major Academy Award, and who enjoyed a...
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Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re standing along a sun-drenched country road, waiting for old race cars in the Mille Miglia Storica commemorative rally to appear. It’s a scene of joyous beauty, with flowers spangling the...
Over the past two months, you may have noticed several news pieces in the magazine about the seemingly insane attempt...
Half a century ago, if your perfectly good sports car were damaged in an accident, you had options. One such...
Have a hankering for Healeys? Then you probably already know about this site, but just in case…. It’s maintained by the Austin-Healey Club USA as its official members’ web site, and when you go there you’ll be able to find pretty much anything you’d like to know about the AHCUSA,...
The 12 Hours of Sebring, March 25, 1961, featured heavy traffic in the Webster Turns. Shown leading this group is...
Pete Lyons We start the new season with two interesting notes on the subject of pulchritude. Near the end of January, Lorna and I spent most of a weekend planted squarely before the Flat Screen, surprised by how much we were enjoying Speed’s marathon coverage of the Rolex 24 at...
The LeMay – America’s Car Museum will have its grand opening on June 2, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington, having completed...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the...
We’re spectating on a rally special stage. The Monte Carlo, Britain’s RAC, the Acropolis in Greece. Anywhere, it doesn’t matter which. We’re halfway up a gentle roadside embankment stamping our almost numb feet and rubbing shoulders with dozens of other rally fans, waiting. It’s dark, cold, the bottle of whiskey...
As you might imagine, a lot of disparate items stream into my email inbox. In addition to the usual barrage...
Whether you read about it in Vintage Racecar—or almost any other automotive publication—over the past year, chances are good that...