The assembled gladiators, left to right: Alain Mahé, Jean-Francois Piot, Jacques Jauber, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Louis Marnat, Michele “Biche” Petit, Jean...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Peter Brock Carroll Shelby 1 Stirling Moss drives a race car for the first time in over a year—since the crash that nearly killed him—in a test session at Goodwood, England. His driving is not up to his own standard, and he retires from competition (1963). 2 Driver Henri Toivonen...
The 1920s and 1930s were not only a pivotal time in world history, they proved to be the crucible from...
Photo: David Gooley, courtesy of the Don Murray Collection It is easy to examine an early Ferrari or a Maserati...
Lancia D50 Car: Lancia D50 / Engine: 90º V8 / Maker: Lancia / Bore X Stroke: 73.6 X 73.1 mm / Year: 1955 / Capacity: 2,488 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 250 bhp at 8,100 rpm / Wheelbase: 2,280 mm Track: Front: 1294 mm Rear:1330 mm / Weight: 620...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical...
Ralph DePalma John Surtees 1 Sportscar racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr....
The grounds of a stately home provide the ideal setting for a gleaming display of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Fiats, Abarths, Lancias and other Italian delicacies – which is why the annual Auto Italia Concours at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire has grown to be such a ‘must-do’ event for Italophiles....
Bandini in the Ferrari T1512/63 during the non-championship International Trophy race at Silverstone in the Spring of 1965, where he...
The Peninsula Hotels have announced the eight exceptional vehicles that will be eligible for the second annual The Peninsula Classics...
The Stratos is considered one of the most successful rally cars of all time. Watch it in action as it races up a Swiss mountain pass!...
Karl Abarth was a magician. A waver of wands whose magic brought the exquisite pleasure of higher-performance motoring and motor...
Eight distinguished automobiles have been selected as finalists for the 3rd annual Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, with...
It is interesting to note that the two most iconic constructors of Italian road-going sports cars—Ferrari and Maserati—only grudgingly began offering Grand Touring cars in the 1950s. For founders Enzo Ferrari and the Maserati brothers, racing was their focus and their passion. Yet, in a post-war world screaming for sports...
Engineer, racing driver, author, and motoring journalist Paul Frère died in Brussels on February 25 at the age of 91....
While crafting a long history of innovation, the Italian automotive manufacturer Lancia has created some of the most technically advanced cars ever built, and its story will be told next week at the International Motor Racing Research Center. Geoff Goldberg, author of Lancia and De Virgilio, At the Center, will...
Very few machines are more engaging than an Italian automobile built during the post war era. Literally every Italian manufacturer...
Ode to ’53 Dear Editor, Really enjoyed the review of 1953 by Mike Lawrence (March 2014)—a terrific season with so...
December 2008 La Carrera Panamericana By Johnny Tipler Among the many over-the-road races that spread or rekindled enthusiasm for auto racing in North America following World War II, one stood head and shoulders above the rest. This was purely due to its length and the fact that instead of featuring...
The Appia was introduced as Lancia’s new entry-level car in the 1950s. It started out as a passenger car in...
Touring car racing has usually been seen as the court jester to the serious stuff of single-seaters, but in a...
The Endurance Rally Association’s 10-day Sahara Challenge event from Madrid to Marrakesh was decided by less than 20 seconds as the rally reached its end in the latter city’s Jaama el-Fnaa Square. Some 40 entrants left Madrid and journeyed through the hills of Andalucía before crossing to Tangier, passing through...
Lancia D24 – Car Profiles In 1937 Vincenzo Lancia passed away leaving his widow and teenage son Gianni Lancia to...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
Car collector Corrado Lopresto has assembled the finest field of Italian automobiles in all of Italy (and possibly in the...
Last week, the Revs® Institute for Automobile Research in Naples, Florida, opened its first multi-media exhibition, The Rivals: A Golden...
BBC TV’s Top Gear is seen in 170 countries. There is now an insipid American version, which remakes original programs in a cozy way. The American presenters have had personality bypasses and have yet to look up irony in a dictionary. A while back, Top Gear challenged viewers to nominate...