Near the Lancia factory in Turin during March of 1954, Piero Taruffi seems pleased after a test of the Lancia...
Carlo Chiti Emerson Fittipaldi 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed as the Alfa Romeo factory racing team (1929). 2 Peter Gethin...
Markku Alén is the person-ification of his favorite rallying expression: maximum attack. Words he lived by throughout his illustrious career, firmly establishing himself as one of the world’s greatest rally drivers. Markku was World Champion in 1978, the last year of the FIA Cup, and ruled the rally world again...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
The 1920s and 1930s were not only a pivotal time in world history, they proved to be the crucible from which the Italian Alfa Romeo brand would forge its future. Engineer Giuseppe Merosi launched A.L.F.A with the 4-cylinder 24 HP, in 1910. Founded by gifted engineer Giuseppe Merosi, on January...
“Among my drivers, Giovanni Bracco was, perhaps, the one who scored the most spectacular success,” Enzo Ferrari once said about...
When the world got back to normal life, after World War II, there was so much pent up demand for...
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...
The grounds of a stately home provide the ideal setting for a gleaming display of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Fiats,...
Ercole Spada started his design career with Carozzeria Zagato in 1960.Photo: David Gooley Artists and artisans have called Italy home...
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Bertone Design, Concorso Italiano will feature several prominent concept cars from the Bertone Collection. Bertone has also confirmed that they will debut several prominent concept cars from its collection for the first time in North America including the continental debut of the Nuccio...
Ralph DePalma John Surtees 1 Sportscar racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and Al Unser Jr....
The outrageous Group B cars from the World Rally Championship of the 1980s have been added to the Donington Historic...
Carlo Pintacuda was one of the Florentine greats, a motor racing elite from the Tuscan city that also included Gastone Brilli-Peri, Emilio Materassi, Clemente Biondetti and Giulio Masetti. Pintacuda not only won the fabled Mille Miglia twice in Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeos, he was also the man who convinced Enzo...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical...
It hardly seems credible, but the 13th Goodwood Revival Meeting has just taken place and it was as good as...
Lancia D24 – Car Profiles In 1937 Vincenzo Lancia passed away leaving his widow and teenage son Gianni Lancia to run the firm. The Second World War intervened with the ambitious young Lancia’s plans, but as soon as the hostilities ceased the work continued to greatly expand Lancia and to...
Jaguar’s regal record in the world’s most prestigious sports car race was assembled over many years We may not automatically...
Unlike many racing drivers, none of my family was associated with motor sport or the motor trade. Spain, my country,...
Just about everything there is to write has been written about American racing legend Mario Andretti, but we would be remiss here not to spotlight this charismatic man and his remarkable achievements. We are talking about a motor racing galaxy, not just a star, someone so talented and versatile that...
May 2010 Near the Lancia Factory; Turin, March 1954. Piero Taruffi seems pleased after a test of the Lancia D24...
Edmund Rahal, who though mainly unknown was the first of the racing Rahals, passed away last December 16 at the...
Quadruple Monte Carlo Rallye winner Walter Röhrl dominated December’s FIA European Rally Championship for Historical Cars event in the Spanish town of Lloret de Mar. The two-time World Rally Champion teamed with four-time German Rally Champion Peter Göbel in a 1981 Porsche 911 RSR to claim the victory. The pair...
Lancia. Ever heard of them? If not, it’s not surprising. Their cars are not exactly sold all over the world....
Pentti Airikkala, one of the famed “Flying Finns” of Scandinavian and then worldwide rally fame, died in Berkshire, England, at...
Enzo Ferrari telephoned his driver Peter Collins before the 1956 Grand Prix of Italy for one of “those” conversations. The Great Man said he would not ask Peter to give up his chance of winning the year’s Formula One World Championship in favor of Fangio, but he wanted to know...
Following their highly successful “GT & Sports Car Cup” race series now in its third season, Flavien and Vanessa Marçais...
When the greats of historic motoring racing reappear at Silverstone in July for the Silverstone Classic, many fans will have...
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato If you lived through the ’60s and ’70s, then Sunset Boulevard, in Southern California, likely holds some meaning for you. Whether through your own experiences or through the words of Jan and Dean’s famous “Dead Man’s Curve,” cruising Sunset Boulevard conjures images of the California car...
