During the first 60 years of the Corvette’s existence, each of its six model designations raced at Le Mans. To...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner at Sebring in 1964 was the works Ferrari 275P (0812) of Mike Parkes/Umberto Maglioli, shown here leading the NART Ferrari 250 GTO (3767) of Ed Cantrell/Don Yenko/Harry Heuer that finished...
Rhode Island’s Newport Car Museum has been named one of America’s 10 Best New Attractions by USA Today. The museum,...
At last count there are more than 1,200 billionaires walking the Earth. This means that regardless of wealth, there aren’t...
The year 1957 was one of firsts for Corvette. It may have been a virtual twin to the 1956 model, but there were surprises lurking under some of those Vettes’ fiberglass skin. There could be a 4-speed manual transmission, Rochester Ramjet fuel injection and a 283-cu.in. engine. One of the...
One of many styling experiments built for day-to-day use by GM styling Chief Bill Mitchell, the XP-700 was built on...
1961 Corvette XP-796 2+2 If the proportions of this Corvette look a little off, your eyes are not deceiving you!...
Then. What do Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Max Balchowsky and a ’63 Corvette Split Window Coupe have in common? Read on! 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,...
When Chevrolet introduced the 1972 Corvette for the fifth year of C3 production, the basic car remained essentially unchanged from...
Although my passion and love of motor racing was born in Italy—at Monza during the 1969 Italian GP—my first real...
This year’s Monterey Historic Automobile Races marks the 35th running of this classic event. As shown schematically in the Laguna Seca track map to the right, over the course of those 35 years, a wide variety of significant automotive marques have been honored with the distinction of “featured marque.” Interestingly,...
There were a number of outstanding road-race weekends during the fifties. Phil Hill’s win at the first Pebble Beach comes...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
Homebuilt or custom-made racecars were not new to America’s racetracks as they had been appearing for decades on dirt ovals, at the Bonneville Salt Flats and at the Indianapolis 500. In the years prior to WWII, drag racing’s predecessor—speed runs on the dry lakes of the Mojave Desert in California—had...
A selection of American muscle cars will highlight of this year’s 10-day Mecum Kissimmee Auction, scheduled to commence on January...
Sixty years ago, an American sportsman built his own cars to tackle the world’s greatest endurance race Many in America...
I remember that the Reader’s Digest used to have a series of articles titled some-thing like “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Met.” High on my own list of such characters is my close friend, Andy Porterfield. Andy is amazing for a number of reasons. Among other accomplishments, Andy has...
Longtime SCCA stalwart Andy Porterfield died in mid-April at the age of 80 from complications following heart valve surgery. Beyond...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in...
The 26th running of the British Columbia Historic Motor Races will be held May 25-26 at the Mission Raceway Park road course in Mission, B.C. Organized by the Vintage Racing Club of British Columbia (VRCBC), the meeting has been held since 1976 when first staged at the late, lamented Westwood...
Barrett-Jackson’s 16th Annual Palm Beach Auction, set for April 12-15, at the South Florida Fairgrounds will offer one of the...
Barrett-Jackson helped raise $1,050,000 for charities supporting U.S. veterans and their families, youth programs and medical research during its 14th Annual Palm Beach Auction. To date, Barrett-Jackson has helped raise more than $89 million for charity. “Barrett-Jackson continues to lead the collector car community in supporting veterans, youth programs, medical...
Barrett-Jackson will host its 10th Annual Las Vegas Auction on the weekend of October 19-21 at the Mandalay Bay Resort...
Every year the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance offers a spectacular showing of amazing cars. I am fortunate to get a...
As everyone knows, after the 1960 racing season, Carroll Shelby retired as a driver and became even better known for creating Cobras and Shelby Mustangs. But perhaps fewer know that he ventured into car creation somewhat before. During the fifties, Shelby, Jim Hall, and Jim’s brother, Richard, had a dealership...
Many might find it unusual that the 58-year old son of legendary racecar driver Dave MacDonald had never driven a...
Betty Skelton, a pioneer in both aviation and auto racing who was once known as the fastest woman on Earth,...
Billy Krause started his racing career driving midgets on California oval dirt tracks. He went on to race his own Jaguar D-type, which he later converted to Chevrolet Corvette power. His list of accomplishments is impressive. In 1960, he won the Times Grand Prix against some of the best opposition...