Casey Annis (Editor) Photo: Dan R Boyd At the end of January, I was asked if I’d speak at the...
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 grand unveiling of two high-end yachts from two well-known racing nameplates. In late September, Aston Martin debuted its 37-foot AM37 powerboat at the Monaco Yacht Show, while Mercedes-Benz made a...
Three dozen cars sold for more than $1 million during last week’s annual Scottsdale auction extravaganza, led by a 1963...
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 that year, the Mount Panorama circuit at Bathurst, some 125 miles west of Sydney, has changed somewhat over the years from a dusty unpaved road into what is now an...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing...
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 business partner of engineer husband Carl Benz (inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1984), she played a significant role in the filing of the first patent for...
The 1st Swiss Concours d’Elégance drew a large audience to both the spectacular arrival of 14 racing Bugattis and the...
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 Series Championships. It’s a ride Dario Franchitti took from 1996 until 2013. On the way Dario, born in Bathgate, West Lothian on May 19, 1973, and whose family has profound...
Augie Pabst: Behind the Wheel By Robert Birmingham Augie Pabst grew up an heir to the family brewing business, and one...
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 enclave of the same name last weekend, crowning winners in some 18 classes and selecting the French Curves Class-winning 1936 Delahaye 135 Competition Disappearing Top Convertible (above) owned by Ken...
A fantastic collection of historic competition and exquisite road-going touring cars — a group that collectively spans more than eight...
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” (1934). 3 Dave MacDonald drives a Shelby King Cobra to victory in the USRRC race at Augusta, Georgia (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
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 Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida. The Concours will feature the Classic Car Club of America (CCCA) Grand Classic® and showcase Packard as the marque, with famed...
Hermann Lang Bernd Rosemeyer 2 Louis de Palma drives a Benz to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup race in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
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 and show cars enjoyed their moments basking in the solar glow. Two days of racing were split by the annual Sunday in the Park Concours d’Elegance, where some 264 entrants...
This weekend’s Lime Rock Historic Festival 33 has expanded its list of attractions by adding a 1908 Mercedes Brooklands, the...
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 they shared 7th in the championship. With no less than 32 World Championship victories to his credit, Jochen Mass is one of the most successful sports car racers of all...
Elio de AngelisPhoto: Maureen Magee Colin ChapmanPhoto: Maureen Magee 2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race...
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 Moneypenny series there are more than three dozen. Anthony Horowitz has been commissioned to write a new novel, due in September, which will be set in the glamorous world...
