Bruce Meyer has done it all. The prominent automobile collector and arch enthusiast has participated in events all around the...
The Lotus Elan was launched in October 1962 at the British International Motor Show at Earls Court, just as the...
Report by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Think about a really good, solid, exterior door latch and lock, the precise snick as levers, springs and bolts slide into place. That’s the Pur Sang Type 35, an assemblage of meticulously cast, precisely machined, artfully formed and carefully fitted parts that communicate exactly...
Over 10,000 individual race victories, 10 world records and 133 international titles are part of the racing heritage behind the...
Report and photos by Jamie Doyle Confession. I like light cars. My Lotus Elan S3 Coupe weighs roughly 1,500 pounds...
The Silver Arrows Gala opened 11 October 2012 at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The exhibition, which is open to the public, showcases the original Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows of the 1930s, in addition to their famed racing histories. The six exhibits on display in the “Silver Arrows 1934–1939”...
By Andrew Newton Featured in this classified ad from May 1972 issue of Road & Track is a fine example of...
Ferrari 375 Car: Ferrari 375 / Engine: 600 V12 / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 80 mm X 74.5 mm...
The Larry H. Miller Total Performance Museum announced the acquisition of the 1968 Ford GT40 Chassis P/1074 that sold for a world-record $11,000,000 at the RM Auctions Monterey 2012 sale. The selling price on the famed Gulf GT40, which was campaigned in major international sports car races during 1968-69 by...
Tyrrell-Ford P34 Car: Tyrrell-Ford P34/ Engine: V-8 Ford-Cosworth DFV / Maker: Tyrrell / Bore X Stroke: 85.7 mm X 64.8...
Panhard et Levassor Rene Panhard was an engineer whose business, based in Paris, made woodworking tools. In 1887 he, along...
Mercedes 1908 GP Car: Mercedes 1908 GP / Engine: 4-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 155 X 170-180 mm / Year: 1908 / Capacity: 12,781 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 135 bhp at 1,400 rpm / Wheelbase: 270 cm / Track: 140 cm / Notes:...
A Jaguar XK120 Roadster was judged Best in Class in the Postwar Sports Open category at the 2012 Pebble Beach...
The BMW R7 motorcycle was judged Best in Class in the German Motorcycles category at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours...
Ferrari 312T Car: Ferrari 312T / Engine: 1800 12-Cylinder Boxer / Maker: Ferrari / Bore X Stroke: 80 mm X 49.6 mm / Year: 1975 / Capacity: 2,991.80 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 500 bhp at 12,200 rpm / Wheelbase: 2518 mm / Track: Front: 1510 mm Rear: 1530...
At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1973, Porsche unveiled a special 911 concept car that changed the course of...
The 1939 Auto Union twin-supercharger Type D Silver Arrow racing car, the second “Karassik restoration” car, has been purchased by...
By David Swig | Photos by Dennis Gray The HMSA season-opener Spring Club Event is always a most-relaxing and low-key way to ring in a new year of vintage racing on the West Coast. The 2012 event was no exception, with Cris Vandagriff and his team pulling out all the...
Driving trials of the Porsche 918 Spyder are entering the next phase. A permanent fixture of the test programme for...
Lotus 25 Car: Lotus-Climax 25 / Engine: 90 Deg V8 Coventry-Climax / Maker: Lotus / Bore X Stroke: 63 mm X 60...
New cars are constant objects of study in the wind tunnel. They are subjected to tests in order to optimise them in different ways – for example, to reduce fuel consumption, but also to improve wind noise or splash water flow. Historical vehicles, on the other hand, are seldom indeed...
By Martin Swig Most observers credit the Acura NSX with revolutionizing the supercar business, not because of its commercial success,...
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Ever dreamed of driving an Alfa 8C? Watching black and white videos...
By Ed McDonough | Photos as credited The concept of streamlining and streamliners has been around for countless decades, though it is difficult to find two people who agree on just what streamlining means. It has been used in reference to everything from small weapon-like implements to giant locomotives, aircraft...
In 2012, Alfa Romeo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Giulia”, a car which is particularly significant in the...
Maserati 4CLT Car: Maserati 4CLT / Engine: Straight 4; 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC; Twin Roots-Type Superchargers / Maker: Maserati /...
American racing history was made at the 1967 24 Hour of Le Mans, and thus far has never been matched again. With the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend, the Henry Ford Museum reflected on the 45th anniversary of the Ford Mark IV claiming the second of four...
The year 2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the Ferrari 250 GT and to celebrate that milestone, the Ferrari Museum...
Racing car engineering firm Lola Cars was founded in 1958 by Eric Broadley on the success of front-engined sports cars...
The Mullin Automotive Museum will celebrate the life and work of designer Gabriel Voisin (1880 – 1973) with an exhibit of 16 Voisin automobiles and motorcycles. The display is scheduled to open November 8th, 2012 at the museum in Oxnard, California. After nearly a decade-long effort, the Mullin Automotive Museum...
