Let me get my bias out of the way, right up front—I’m not a NASCAR fan. Though I’ve tried at...
Starting his career in the early ’60s behind the wheel of a Mini, John Fitzpatrick quickly worked his way to...
I know a lot of people have opinions of Peter Gregg, but I would like to offer an alternative view to Hal Crocker’s recent two-part article, “Peter Perfect.” I first got to know Peter in 1970, then worked for him from 1972 to 1979 as President of Peter H. Gregg,...
The name Robin Donovan may not mean much to most, but this man has quietly gone about his business and...
Last month we ran the first half of the tale of Hal Crocker’s relationship with Peter Gregg, encompassing the early...
The BMW Museum in Munich is devoting a special exhibition to the development of the big BMW Coupes and Convertibles, starting October 28, 2011 and running through the end of September 2012. Entitled “The Line of Beauty”, it features 14 outstanding exhibits that span the years 1937 to 2011 and...
Porsches have scored a record 16 overall victories at Le Mans, 14 similar triumphs in the Rolex 24 at Daytona...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The third annual New Zealand Festival of Motor Racing will take place next January 20-22 and 27-29 at the superb Hampton Downs circuit, and the event will celebrate a carmaker for the first time. Festival organizers have decided to focus the spotlight on German manufacturer BMW, so that the NZFMR...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
A.J. Foyt Giuseppi Campari 1 A.J. Foyt, driving a Coyote-Foyt, wins the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in...
A virtual museum tour of the famed BMW Art Car Collection is now available, with an extensive overview of the origin, history and development of the collection. In addition to extensive photographic material, a film has been devoted to every single one of the 17 “works of art on wheels”,...
Bonhams will hold an auction comprised entirely of BMW produced and powered automobiles, motorcycles and related automobilia on October 1,...
Report and photos by Zoltan Papp Seldom happens that the experience of a spectacular and memorable event can be further...
Bonhams will offer the 1979 BMW M1 Pro Car painted by Frank Stella on behalf of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum at the 14th annual Quail Lodge auction, to be held August 18-19, 2011 in California. The famed BMW Art Cars series began in 1975 when artist Alexander Calder was...
When he contests the 24 Hours Nürburgring this June, sharing a car with his sons Johannes and Ferdinand, Hans-Joachim Stuck...
Following the enthusiastic response from racers to the launch of the JD Classics Challenge, the new Historic race series for...
By Will Silk The latest Classic Cars for Sale is a 1959 BMW 507 found in the September 1978 issue of Hemmings Motor News. While the BMW 507 may be viewed as a contemporary German masterpiece by some, it was actually much more American in spirit than many will give...
I was fifteen years karting, and ten years karting and car racing. I started with Mercedes Benz as a mechanic;...
The California Sports Car Club is organizing a “dream” weekend this October at Buttonwillow Raceway Park north of Los Angeles,...
A Personal Recollection of Der Nürburgring by a young English Lad Who Grew Up to Become a Motorsports Photojournalist Later to drivve Formula 1 for BRM, Dr. Helmut Marko takes a works Alpina BMW 1600 Ti through the bottom of the Steilstrecke test hill approaching the Karussel. Photo: Peter Collins Having...
Monza 1970 was where I realized that Grand Prix racing, certainly with Team Lotus, wasn’t for me. I believe too...
The motor racing world was saddened to learn of the passing of Tom Walkinshaw in December of last year. Tom...
By Will Silk Few mass produced performance cars that have appeared over the past 25 years have lived up to the level of credibility like that of BMW’s M3. In the early 1980s, BMW was forced to cut production of their M1 mid-engine supercar that had significantly helped the Bavarian...
The Scene: The #25 factory BMW CSL is well known for its rich racing history and many race wins. Epic...
South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s 1991 design of a BMW 525i will be displayed at the Museum of Arts and...
Two cars from the official BMW factory collection were among the top selling lots at Bonhams inaugural sale of Collectors’ Motor Cars in Dubai on October 11, 2010, with both achieving world record prices for their models at auction. The sale was truly international with cars being sold not only...
Looking Back on a Brilliant Career… One Photographer’s Personal Recollections of the Most Successful American Endurance Racer of All Time...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Tom Walkinshaw began his racing career as just another youngster trying to find ways to indulge his passions, and by the time he stepped away he had amassed a number of championship titles for himself and his corporate partners, including Jaguar’s last two victories at Le Mans and their pair...
