Alfa Romeo had gone from zero to hero and beyond from the 1911 Targa Florio to the 1936 Mille Miglia....
A new mark has been established for automobiles sold at auction, as an ex-Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix car has...
In 1903, Henry M. Leland began selling a $750, single-cylinder, automobile under the name Cadillac. Later touted as the “Standard of the World,” Cadillac would soon become consolidated under the General Motors banner in 1909. Over the ensuing years, the Cadillac brand would come to be known as a status...
That’s some ride from West Lothian, Scotland to winning the great Indianapolis 500 three times, not to mention four IndyCar...
Montjuic translates from medieval Catalan as “Hill of the Jews,” or an alternative derivation may be from the Latin Mons...
U.S. Presidential election fever hit Goodwood, and the Revival candidate was none other than Dan Gurney. Posters, pin badges and car stickers bore the legend: “Dan Gurney For President.” The designs mirrored the period campaign emblems of the 1960s, but this time were a signature and homage to the motor...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become...
We met up with Gary Humecke in Thousand Oaks, California to see and drive his remarkably preserved 1937 Mercedes 170V...
Toyota’s first car, the AA, was a close copy of the DeSoto Airflow with essentially a 1933 Chevrolet engine. Photo: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S. Archives The decade of the ’30s was a time of incredible creativity among automobile designers and coachbuilders, especially in Europe. But it was also a decade of...
Watch this DTM legend, a 1994 1994 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, as it accelerates pretty quickly up the hillclimb course at the...
The 10th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by AutoNation and Mercedes-Benz, will take place February 19-21, 2016, at the...
Mecum Auctions’ annual collector-car auction in Kissimmee, Florida, has long held the title of “world’s largest,” and this year’s auction again raised the bar to new heights. Demonstrating $10 million in growth over last year’s auction, Mecum Kissimmee 2018 sold 2,208 vehicles between January 5-14 for overall sales totals of...
The 2018 La Jolla Concours d’Elegance concluded its 14th year on a high note last Sunday, April 8, with more...
I have certain fond memories of the first single-seater racing car I drove, which was a Vanwall. Tony Vandervell gave...
A fantastic collection of historic competition and exquisite road-going touring cars — a group that collectively spans more than eight decades of leading automotive development — will be presented at RM Sotheby’s upcoming Monaco sale, May 14, during the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique weekend. Held at the glamorous Le...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring...
Casey Annis (Editor) Photo: Dan R Boyd At the end of January, I was asked if I’d speak at the new L.A. Classic Auto Show, that was being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center. At first they wanted to interview me on stage, which after a moment of consideration...
Quit Scraping the Paint! Photo: Roger Dixon Dear Editor, I would like to point out one quibble and one major...
The inaugural Mecum Las Vegas Collector-Car Auction will feature 1,000 consignments on the weekend of November 16-18 at the Las...
Juan Manuel Fangio, called by the Argentinos “El Chueco” the bandy-legged one, is considered by many to have been the greatest Grand Prix driver in the world. Five times a world champion Fangio won his titles driving for Alfa Romeo (1951), Mercedes-Benz (1954–55), Ferrari (1956), and Maserati (1957). Like most...
My personal record with the Mercedes 300 SLR was six starts, three wins, two 2nd places and one “withdrawn when...
People have often expressed surprise that the Indianapolis 500 was included in the World Championship, between 1950 and 1960. For...
The 13th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance will take place Sunday April 9 on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean (above, photo courtesy of La Jolla Concours) in the Southern California enclave of the same name. Trophies will be presented in a dozen judged classes and a similar number of...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport...
Museum Spotlight The 500 K Special Roadster is a superstar at the Mercedes-Benz Museum. What makes it so fascinating? It...
A special class of Mercedes-Benz 500K – 540K will take center stage at the 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance on March 10, 2019. The 500K and 540K descend from the mighty Mercedes-Benz SSK, winner of the brutal 1931 Mille Miglia. Introduced at the 1934 Berlin Auto Show the Mercedes-Benz...
Pagoda Watch By 69Pitstop In honor of the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s “Pagoda” SL roadster, watchmaker 69Pitstop has released an...
The CLK GTR is a sports car and race car that was born out of Mercedes-Benz’s desire to duke it...
Mercedes-Benz’ incredibly successful first half of the 20th century was going to be a really tough act to follow. Ritter von Stern immediately set the Stuttgart firm on the road to untold glory in 1900 by winning the touring car class of a race at Semmering, Austria, in a 28...