A racing friend of mine was recently lamenting the fact that he was turning 50 this year. “I think you’re...
Two months before the end of WWII, an American P-51 Mustang was shot down over Germany. The pilot was Captain...
Here’s yet another source for rare, hand-held video of the old days as shot by those who were there. Courtesy of the Lost Tracks series at thechicaneblog.com, you can enjoy more clips of road racing action from the sport’s earlier days on the historic circuits of Torrey Pines, Pomona, Riverside,...
Billed as the United Kingdom’s answer to Pebble Beach, a display of historic motor cars from around the world will...
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have...
As you’ll see, throughout both sides of the magazine, this month we recognize and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s...
Like so many great automobiles of our time, the Mercedes-Benz SL series can trace its origins directly to the racetrack....
The story of the production model 300 SL really picks up where our story about the W194 Le Mans racecar ends. After a highly successful 1952 racing season where the W194 “Gullwing” won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Carrera Panamericana, the entire sports car program was closed,...
Bricklin Company namesake and founder, Malcolm Bricklin. Malcolm Bricklin has more balls than a Christmas tree. Charismatic and effervescent, his...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary...
An image of the dirty and pitted Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing practice car used for pre-race reconnaisance, prior to the 1955 Mille Miglia. Built by Damler-Benz AG, this model was based on the company’s highly successful racecar, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL W194. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet A was selected as Best of Show at the second annual Arizona Concours...
Elio de AngelisPhoto: Maureen Magee Colin ChapmanPhoto: Maureen Magee 2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing career. Perhaps best remembered for his prowess and speed at the wheel of Otto Zipper’s many Porsches in the ’60s, Patrick also enjoyed racing success in a wide variety of...
The Dawn of the Modern Super Car If you haven’t been behind the wheel of a brand new supercar recently,...
The New York City Concours (TNYCC) has crowned its first champion – Nat Lanza’s 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing won the...
After rising from the ashes of postwar Europe, Mercedes-Benz returned to racing in 1952, winning the World Sports Car Championship with the now-famous 300SL factory sports racer. That might have been the end of the 300SL concept, as the factory was then planning a return to Grand Prix racing, but...
There are a number of cars that are better known by their nicknames, than their original designation, like the Alfa...
The 1,000th Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” rolls off the production line, in the Sindelfingen plant, in December 1955, a little...
Known as the African Alloy, a world-famous 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing with a lightweight alloy body will take a starring role at the Arizona Concours d’Elegance on January 22, 2023, at the Scottsdale Civic Center. Just 24 aluminum-bodied Gullwing coupes were produced for 1955, and they are the ultimate production...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes...