Italian car collector Michael Schwartz has been named this year’s Honored Collector, a unique feature of the annual Lime Rock...
Karl Kling David Brown 1 Ferdinando Minoia drives an Isotta-Fraschini to victory in the Coppa Florio race in Italy (1907)....
It’s often said that one of the best aspects of historic racing is the people you meet. Having been around the hobby for a frighteningly long time now, I feel very fortunate to have made so many friends along the way. Whether you live in the U.S., Australia or the...
Like his uncle Gianni Agnelli, Ludovico Scarfiotti was a suave, well-mannered gentleman who was no stranger to the privileges of...
E.D. Martin’s all-conquering Ferrari 315S awaits the start of the Feature Race in April of 1958.Photo: Benita Lane The revised...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the 1952 Italian GP at Monza. Photo Pirelli One spring day in 1961, two boys gazed enraptured through a light post-and-rail fence at a fantastic motor race that was going on...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner...
Bandini in the Ferrari T1512/63 during the non-championship International Trophy race at Silverstone in the Spring of 1965, where he...
Author Robert Heinlein once wrote, “A generation which ignores history has no past—and no future.” With a recent announcement by Formula One “Supremo” Bernie Ecclestone, I can’t help but wonder if this aphorism doesn’t hold true for Formula One, as well. The impetus for all this was Ecclestone’s recent pronouncement...
Jochen Rindt Biography Rindt was born in Germany in 1942 of Austrian and German parentage. His parents died under Allied...
Casey Annis / Editor I was very interested to read James Beckett’s profile last month on the Martini F3 car,...
Over the last 28 years, the Italian Car Day at Brooklands (run by Ginger Beer Promotions) has become well established as the UK’s premier event for owners and admirers of Italian cars. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French...
Jonathan Williams Alessandro (Alejandro) De Tomaso was born in Buenos Aires into an influential political family. He became a racing driver, but left Argentina in a hurry after being involved in a plot to remove the then president, Juan Peron. He relocated to Modena where he continued racing for Osca,...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become not only the UK’s top event for owners and admirers of all things Italian, but also the largest gathering of Italian cars in the country. Anyone arriving in any Italian...
One of the stars taking the green at this year’s Greenwich Concours, June 1-2, will be a very rare Ghia-bodied...
High-powered Italian automotive exotica has always had an attraction for a select number of prominent people of means. Today it’s...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet and I quickly surmised from her initial email that she shares nothing in common with the usual Vintage Racecar crowd that I hear from. First, she’s never actually seen a...
Toyota’s first car, the AA, was a close copy of the DeSoto Airflow with essentially a 1933 Chevrolet engine. Photo: Toyota...
Woodley Park, Van Nuys, CA November 4, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Situated on the edge of the Lincolnshire Fens, the sleepy market town streets of Bourne came alive to the sound of music, or to the noise of roaring racing engines on this occasion, to paraphrase the words of Oscar Hammerstein. The event was BRM Day, the 50th Anniversary celebration of...
Damon Graham Devereux Hill is the only son of a Formula 1 World Champion to have also won the title....
The 10th annual The Quail—A Motorsports Gathering, proved another resounding success with a sellout crowd of 3,000 guests in attendance to view 180 specially selected automobiles and motorcycles. This year, The Quail paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of Iso Automobili, with Piero Rivolta, author, former managing director and designer...
The 1920s and 1930s were not only a pivotal time in world history, they proved to be the crucible from...
The grounds of a stately home provide the ideal setting for a gleaming display of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Fiats,...
The annual Italian Car Day at Brooklands is billed as the largest such gathering in the United Kingdom and the event scheduled for May 5, 2012 is expected to trump all previous records for attendance. Last year’s event saw more than 2,000 Italian cars, including no fewer than 240 Ferarris,...
