The Sprite made its debut before the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix as an inexpensive motor “a chap could keep in...
I have raced and rallied all over the world during my long career and am still actively involved in motorsport,...
We walk through Don Murray’s spectacular classic and exotic car collection and dealership called Mesa Concours Cars in southern California, past Ferraris, Porsches, Aston Martins and other automotive masterworks, to arrive at a tiny blue Bug Eye roadster parked at the far end, in the corner, in the dark. This...
Foretelling the future is impossible, yet that is what executives in car companies have to do. When I was a...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962-1963, and the International Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as the...
• Paris’ famed Retromobile automobile exhibition has announced that its next event, February 6–10, 2013, will pay tribute to the...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the Volvo P1800, Sunbeam Tiger and Austin-Healey in addition to the first Interceptor built from 1950 to 1957 with various engines under an attractive glass fiber body. The second iteration of...
It was irresistible and I just had to have it. Back in 1976, my friend Keith had learnt the whereabouts...
Stephen Laing is curator of the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon. Stephen Laing is the current Curator of the Heritage...
Two-time Canadian Formula B champion Craig Hill has died at the age of 78. Hill was an outgoing character who clearly enjoyed his life while making invaluable contributions to Canadian motorsports. After commencing his competition career on local oval tracks Hill eventually moved into road racing, first with production cars...
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of the Austin Healey at the 1952 Earls Court Motor Show. As such, plans are under way for a major week-long celebration July 28 – August 4 organized by the Austin Healey Club of the UK. Some of the racing-related events...
The Port Jefferson Hill Climb will celebrate its 100th anniversary this July 18 with festivities including an automobile parade around...
1968 Lolita MkI & the 1969 Lolita MkII My first car was a British Motor Corporation Mini. I had just turned 17 and, with $200 burning a hole in my pocket, I just had to have a car. I didn’t need one, of course, but fired with the impetuosity of youth...
1985 Audi Quattro E2 Simply put, when the Audi Quattro appeared, it immediately had its detractors. The immense power output...
From June 28 to August 3, 2008, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, near Minneapolis, Minnesota, a very special...
William Lyons was a great stylist, and is possibly the only CEO of a major manufacturer to have personally penned the majority of his company’s products. The exceptions were the C, D. and E-Types, which were the work of Malcolm Sayer, an aerodynamist from aviation. Sayer was the godfather of...
Alfa Romeo enthusiasts around the world will mark the marque’s 100th anniversary on June 24, 2010, with celebrations from Italy...
The Aston Martin Owners Club has announced its competitions schedule for 2008 which includes five key race meetings and eight...
The historic Brooklands motor racing circuit echoed to the sounds of the past on February 16, when a group of Talbots and other historic cars celebrated the 100th anniversary of the occasion in 1913 when Percy Lambert became the first person in the world ever to travel 100 miles in...
A 1953 Austin-Healey that raced in the inaugural New Zealand Grand Prix will make its public show debut at Race...
Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re...
In 1967, sports prototype racing was going through one of its golden eras, with plenty of entries and a wonderful driver lineup for the world championship series, which consisted of races in North America and throughout Europe. Seven different manufacturers contested the title with five of them winning races that...
Canadian motorsports owes a huge debt to the team of Jim Fergusson and his wife, Alice. Their efforts were almost...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
After a 15-year hiatus, organizers have recently announced a four-race Healey Challenge series will take pace in 2005, pitting American Austin Healeys against a team from Australia. Open to any car—common, specials, limited production, small bore, big bore, etc.—carrying the Healey name, the AUHC will comprise races at: Road America...