Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Jack...
Sold in 1987 for $8 million, the Bugatti Royale long held the world record for the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Now, the same example, previously owned by such notables as Miles Collier, Briggs Cunningham and even Ettore Bugatti himself, will be offered for private sale by Bonhams...
December 2002 Bugatti – A Racing History By David Venables David Venables has developed a considered and thoughtful format which...
The 53rd Annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will showcase the magnificent cars of Ettore Bugatti on August 17, 2003, at the Monterey Peninsula’s Lodge at Pebble Beach. With nearly 50 Bugattis on display, organizers predict that this will be the largest gathering of historically significant Bugattis ever assembled. Cars will...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
A Bugatti feast is to be savoured on the roads of the Targa Florio, Sicily, where Ettore’s famous cars won...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Carlo Abarth Tazio Nuvolari 1 American sports-car builder Bill Devin dies (2000). 5 Roy Thomas, designer of Titan formula racers,...
Want to get out on the track but can’t find the historic racing car you really want? This month our man in Australia, Patrick Quinn, reports on a growing number of Aussie enthusiasts who are building historic racing cars that never were. Cars that typify those care-free amateur days of...
The word had gone out, I was told for the thousandth time, but I felt no better. What if the...
Car names have always fascinated me. Brands yes, but particularly model names. There have been countless quirky ones over time,...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
Achille Varzi was the opposite of his capricious nemesis Tazio Nuvolari, who was steeped in instinctive talent. Varzi was a...
The noise! It took my breath away. A BMW M12 4-cylinder or Honda V-6 at around 10,000 rpm. Totally ear-splitting...
Patriotic Races “It is my melancholy duty to inform you officially that, in consequence of a persistence by Germany of her invasion of Poland, Great Britain has declared war upon her, and that, as a result, Australia is also at war.” With those words, uttered by Australian Prime Minister Robert...
Recently, I bought a ticket for the European Lottery, prompted by the fact that the jackpot was £66 million. The...
Louis Chiron Biography Born in August 1899, the son of a French hotelier in Monaco he became that principalities most...
July 2007 Porsche 917—Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen By now well-known to the readers of this magazine, the development of the Porsche 917, in 1969, marked Porsche’s “coming of age” in the world of international long-distance sports car racing. Over the next two years, the...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
January 2008 Bugatti T35 by CMC We all seem to love highly detailed scale models of iconic racecars. Most highly collectible models are hand-made by skilled artists. We pay a hefty price premium for the high quality and exclusivity of those models. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Once, I set out to write the “Great Motor Racing Novel.” There was no firm plot in my mind, but...
Bugattis have a devoted following due to the exquisite engineering, sound, and capabilities of cars like the Type 51. The striking appearance of the wheels and engine, along with details such as the hollow front axle, show the originality of the man behind the car: Ettore Bugatti. Born into an...
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
Over the years, Vintage Racecar has been fortunate to have been able to include the work of talented cutaway artist Shin Yoshikawa in numerous features and Racecar Profiles. Japanese-born Yoshikawa began drawing cars when he was 10 years old, and over the past 50 years has come to be known...