Joel E. Finn, author, racer and computer industry pioneer, died January 28 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was 78. The...
If you’re a fan of yachting, as well as racecars, then your interest may have recently been piqued with the...
Three dozen cars sold for more than $1 million during last week’s annual Scottsdale auction extravaganza, led by a 1963 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight that Bonhams sold for $7.370,000 to establish a new world auction record for an E-Type. The second-highest price was paid for a one-of-a-kind, custom-ordered 1939 Mercedes-Benz 540...
The attention of the classic car world turns toward Arizona in the coming weeks as both the Arizona Concours d’Elegance...
1965 Ford Cortina GT500 First used as a motor racing circuit back in 1938, for the Australian Grand Prix of...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing career. Perhaps best remembered for his prowess and speed at the wheel of Otto Zipper’s many Porsches in the ’60s, Patrick also enjoyed racing success in a wide variety of...
As dawn breaks this Sunday, November 6, London’s Hyde Park will be full of the sights, sounds and smells of...
Bertha Benz, one of the first female automotive pioneers, was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in July. As...
The 1st Swiss Concours d’Elégance drew a large audience to both the spectacular arrival of 14 racing Bugattis and the subsequent award ceremony, where the Best of Show Trophy was awarded to a Lamborghini Miura P400 SV. Born under the direction of Mathias Doutreleau, last weekend’s event at Geneva’s Château...
Briggs Cunningham was one of the most important figures in U.S. road racing during the era of the 1950s. He...
That’s some ride from West Lothian, Scotland to winning the great Indianapolis 500 three times, not to mention four IndyCar...
Augie Pabst: Behind the Wheel By Robert Birmingham Augie Pabst grew up an heir to the family brewing business, and one day in 1952 found himself, literally and figuratively, at a road race on an airport course in south central Wisconsin. The hook was set that day, even though four years...
A 1928 Isotta Fraschini 8ASS owned by Peter Boyle of Oil City, Pennsylvania, captured Best in Show honors at the...
The 12th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance took place on the bluffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in the Southern California...
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...
The Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival & Concours d’Elegance has announced that the Honored Marque for its 15th annual event...
Riddelle Gregory Vittorio Jano 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing its W25 Grand Prix racecars as “Silver Arrows”...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had to make many difficult and radical decisions to secure the future of Silverstone Racing Circuit—The Home of British Motor Racing. Some may ask who is John...
The tragic death earlier this year of Jules Bianchi has reignited an on-again, off-again discussion of whether Formula One cars...
The 10th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance presented by AutoNation and Mercedes-Benz, will take place February 19-21, 2016, at the...
Hermann Lang Bernd Rosemeyer 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1912). 3 George Follmer wins the SCCA Trans-Am race at Riverside, California in an AMC Javelin (1971). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
The fourth annual Concours d’Elegance took place last weekend at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, with His Royal...
Sunny Labor Day weather graced the 33rd annual Historic Festival at Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park last weekend as both racecars...
This weekend’s Lime Rock Historic Festival 33 has expanded its list of attractions by adding a 1908 Mercedes Brooklands, the only one left of three produced, and the car that finished 4th in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in 1911 driven by Spencer Wishart. The car will travel to Connecticut courtesy...
Four competition cars from Mercedes-Benz will be the feature attractions at this year’s Lime Rock Historic Festival 33, scheduled for...
In Mass’ last full year, 1991, he teamed with Jean-Louis Schlesser in this C11 for the Mercedes-Benz WSC team as...
Elio de AngelisPhoto: Maureen Magee Colin ChapmanPhoto: Maureen Magee 2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race at Trenton, New Jersey (1976). 3 The Mercedes-Benz W194 “Gullwing” makes its race debut in the Mille Miglia (1952). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Last week, the Revs® Institute for Automobile Research in Naples, Florida, opened its first multi-media exhibition, The Rivals: A Golden...
Mike Lawrence There is a minor industry in new James Bond novels and if we include Young James Bond and...
The second annual Benedict Castle Concours D’Elegance was held in Riverside, Calif. on March 28. An eclectic mix of more than 300 cars were featured on the terraced lawns surrounding the historic castle including Pebble Beach-winning classics, Grand National-winning hot rods, prized low riders, perfectly restored and customized Japanese classics, Ferraris,...
