Heinz Melkus was born in 1928, in Dresden, and from an early age developed a passion for cars. Heinz was...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed formula cars were manufactured to serve as steppingstones to Formula One and...
As you’ll read in this issue’s news, the much-revered Lyndley Bothwell collection was recently sold by Bonhams. Of particular interest in this collection was arguably the jewel in the crown, the 1914 Peugeot L45 Grand Prix car. While many have noted the record breaking price it achieved ($7.26 million), few...
RM Sotheby’s third Manhattan sale, entitled ICONS, produced $45.5 million worth of sales last Wednesday night, December 6, at Sotheby’s...
The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 11, 2018, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island on...
A 1925 Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix car will cross the auction block with No Reserve at RM Sotheby’s upcoming Paris sale, set for February 7 at Place Vauban during Retromobile week. Offered from long-term French ownership, the T35, chassis no. 4394, was delivered new to marquis Georges Cholmondeley in...
The only time I ever met Eddie Cheever was one weekend when we were at the Hockenheim circuit, in Germany,...
The official entry list for next month’s third running of the Classic 24 Hour at Daytona presented by IMSA has...
The 16th annual Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance, one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing automotive and motorsports enthusiast event weeks, will this year pay tribute to the grit, gruel and glamour of endurance racing. Now in its ninth year, the Festival’s “Life” exhibits honor automotive culture and...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Attendees at next weekend’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion will be able to reflect upon 60 years of racing history at...
“And Now for Something Completely Different.” This mantra aptly characterized the boldness of Monty Python when it first aired in 1969. Fresh and fantastic; different in the best way possible. In my view, the same can be said of the racing machines and pilots of Great Britain. A bit more...
One of the most exciting and evocative racing touring cars from yesteryear will be making its European debut at the...
The first thought after looking around the garage has to be “why would a woman with four Ferraris have an...
Richard Petty Carl Haas 1 Chuck Daigh, driving a Lotus 19-Climax, wins the USAC-sanctioned sports car race at Mosport, Ontario, Canada (1963). 2 Henry Seagrave drives a Sunbeam to victory in the French Grand Prix at Tours (1923). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
One of BMW’s most celebrated vehicles, the 507 has remained an icon of design for 60 years. Conceived by the...
On Saturday June 24 at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization will bring together families...
In 1992, Tim Harvey won the British Touring Car Championship. His lengthy driving career has spanned three decades and he’s still at the “sharp end” today. Motor sport fans in the UK will know him for his commentary on the ITV network coverage of the BTCC, but not too many...
“Where have all the young teams gone?” the words of that famous song with a one word alteration could well...
Imagine you are a designer in late 1952. One day you are sitting, staring out of the window, when your...
Paddy Hopkirk Helio Castroneves Photo: Jim Hatfield 1 David Pearson wins the NASCAR Winston Cup race at Atlanta International Raceway...
The 75th renewal of Goodwood’s annual Members’ Meeting took place last weekend at the historic Chichester circuit, awarding classic cups...
Electric vehicles are suddenly all the rage. Showing one’s “green” credentials is very popular in this low or zero emission age, and in my neighborhood I often see a Tesla with “Zero Emissions” as its license plate, which does give out the message to some of us fossil fuel engine...
1972 Eifelland Type 21 The 2016 Formula One season found the World Championship taken by a German team, Mercedes, and...
From 1964-1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a steppingstone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Jr., however with that category’s demise at the end of ’63, F2 was reformed...
A 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 Spyder took top honors for the highest sale price at last week’s Mecum Kissimmee Auction...
Paul Rosche, the engine wizard who guided BMW to multiple international racing successes, including the Formula One World Championship and...