By Royce Rumsey “Cats” from Bristol-the cars of the Stars Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Peter Sellers, Jerry Hall, Tom Petty,...
“Who painted this D-Type red?” was my thought when I first laid eyes on this legendary machine. Most of the...
Competing against an elite field of over 200 entrants, the stunning 1956 Jaguar D-Type was awarded “Best of Show” at this year’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. The winner of the paramount award was announced during the annual gathering of automotive enthusiasts, industry principals, celebrities and motorsports greats on the...
Want to have a collectible item, a piece of motorsport history, and help out promising young men and women all...
Sydney pharmacist John Hallihan is the man who brought a rare D-Type to Australia, in very interesting circumstances. During the...
He crashed numerous cars and aeroplanes, did his best to drown an admiral, and his dog delayed a critical wartime convoy for four days by eating top secret naval documents. Yes, Duncan Hamilton was certainly a larger than life character, but was also one of Europe’s premier racing drivers of...
At the end of June, a commercial tribunal, in Bologna, Italy, handed down a stunning decision that could have massive...
As a young boy James Mitchell shared his father’s hobby and passion for classic and historic cars. Always fascinated by...
Jaguar has built its first “new” D-Type racing car in more than 60 years. A run of 25 cars will be meticulously hand-built at Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works in Warwickshire, UK, with short-nose and long-nose bodywork derivatives created according to client preference. The first of these new D-Types, an...
On March 11, 2018, the 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will celebrate and honor the British icon that changed...
Stunning looks, capable performance and, today, an undisputed fixture in the automotive lexicon of excellence, the Jaguar D-Type has become one of the most desirable sports cars of the modern era. Even if you separated the stunning good looks, amazing engineering and racing prowess from the fateful fire that would...
Last weekend’s 20th annual Goodwood Revival once again celebrated motor racing history with its usual full slate of races despite...
Warm and windy weather welcomed a weekend of wings and wheels at the Flywheel Festival, Bicester Heritage, held at the...
Major Anthony Peter Roylance Rolt, Military Cross and Bar, had a philosophy. After surviving the Second World War, in which he almost died several times and won two Military Crosses, one of Britain’s highest awards for bravery, he reasoned that the rest of his life would be a bonus. So,...
Moved up a day to avoid impending storms on Sunday, the 22nd Annual Amelia Island Concours took place March 9-11...
Middle Claydon, UK • September 3, 2016 Audi R18 e-tron quattro and A4 Super Touring Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica...
In early July, Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing made a dramatic debut of a new, jointly developed “Hypercar.” Dubbed the AM-RB 001, this collaborative effort saw famed F1 designer Adrian Newey turn his prodigious skills toward the creation of an F1-inspired supercar for the road. According to Newey, “I’ve...
One again it’s August and the classic and collector car auctions of Monterey Classic Car Week will soon be giving...
In late March, around the time of the New York Auto Show, Jaguar made the surprising announcement that it would...
I worked for Jaguar from 1952 to 1986 as Chief Test and Development Engineer. Throughout that time I drove some really interesting and special cars, but nothing compares to the 1955 long-nosed D-Type Jaguar, a car that I drove flat out down the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans—192 mph—passing Karl...
This year marks a very special landmark for the Historic Sports Car Club, which opens its Golden Jubilee season with...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
On his way to 5th place overall in the 1955 East London Winter Handicap, John Hanning (Aston-Nash) leads Roy Humphreys (#7 Consul Special) around Weavers’ Hotel corner on the dangerous Esplanade Circuit. South Africa has a rich motor racing history, and during the 1930s a number of International Grands Prix...
E.D. Martin’s all-conquering Ferrari 315S awaits the start of the Feature Race in April of 1958.Photo: Benita Lane The revised...
Photo: Pete Austin I’m always torn by this, and it rather dates me in a way, but I did start...
Jaguar and the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) have announced further details of the Jaguar Heritage Challenge race series, including event dates, classes and eligible cars. A new web page dedicated to the series has been launched at www.hscc.org.uk jaguar-heritage-challenge to provide further information and a way for potential competitors to...
Gary Pearson stretches his and the D-type Jaguar’s legs during a Goodwood Revival.Photo: Roger Dixon My first open-wheeled car was...
When the lights went out to start the 2013 Le Mans Legends race under rainy skies, Alex Buncombe’s pole-winning ’59...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds as it streaks across the heavens, then disappears from view as suddenly as it appeared. This also is an apt description of the 1950’s racing career of a Northern California...
