As you might imagine, a lot of disparate items stream into my email inbox. In addition to the usual barrage...
We’re spectating on a rally special stage. The Monte Carlo, Britain’s RAC, the Acropolis in Greece. Anywhere, it doesn’t matter...
Over 2-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...
The LeMay – America’s Car Museum will have its grand opening on June 2, 2012 in Tacoma, Washington, having completed...
Pete Lyons We start the new season with two interesting notes on the subject of pulchritude. Near the end of...
The 12 Hours of Sebring, March 25, 1961, featured heavy traffic in the Webster Turns. Shown leading this group is...
Have a hankering for Healeys? Then you probably already know about this site, but just in case…. It’s maintained by...
Half a century ago, if your perfectly good sports car were damaged in an accident, you had options. One such option, available starting in the late 1950s, was rather than repairing the body, you could replace it with a completely different body that was made out of a relatively new...
Over the past two months, you may have noticed several news pieces in the magazine about the seemingly insane attempt...
Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re...
Wakefield Park, Goulburn, NSW, Australia February 26–27, 2010 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Jackie Cooper, who was the first child actor, to be nominated for a major Academy Award, and who enjoyed a...
1985 Audi Quattro E2 Simply put, when the Audi Quattro appeared, it immediately had its detractors. The immense power output...
Raoul “Sonny” Balcaen may not be a name with which everyone is familiar, but he grew up in Southern California in a world filled with automobiles and explored many of the pathways on that landscape. From an initial baptism in hot rodding, he moved naturally into drag racing, working with...
By now you will likely be aware that this month marks the 100th anniversary of that most hallowed of American...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has added another element to its ongoing centennial festivities by announcing it will host the 100th...
At the time of writing, the McLaren MP4-12C is an unknown quantity. Regardless of how well it does, it is a landmark. The main load-bearing structure, what McLaren calls a “Monocell” is carbon fiber, using a system similar to injection moulded plastic. This has been the automotive equivalent of the...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the return of the Le Mans Legend historic support race to next year’s Le Mans...
In the youth of our racing enthusiasm, we tend to think obituaries are for drivers. We don’t foresee, or at least don’t want to, that time also will rob us of friends who don’t court risk on the track. Art Eastman, artist, photographer, writer, editor, passionate enthusiast, and friend, departed...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
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...
The Port Jefferson Hill Climb will celebrate its 100th anniversary this July 18 with festivities including an automobile parade around...
There is a section in The Sunday Times called In Gear and it is basically boys’ toys, with cars as...
1959 Austin Special The author enjoys a deja vu fling with the Austin Special Sabrina, a car whose path he had crossed many years before.Photo: Ian Welsh It’s interesting how things happen. People you meet throughout your life who don’t necessary become friends, but you run into them occasionally and they...
Cars of the Donald Healey Motor Company have developed an enthusiastic following the world over. The first Healey cars were...
