The historic Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR that Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson piloted to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia will...
While it is true that this January’s onslaught of annual auctions held in Scottsdale, Arizona, set a new combined record...
Mercedes-Benz has long represented a great choice for enthusiasts that want a beautiful, well-engineered automobile that will actually crank on a cold morning. As the world’s oldest automaker, the brand’s history is littered with numerous important open and sporting cars like the famed White Knights, the dominating Silver Arrows, the...
After a great fight between Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes W154 and the Delahaye 145 V12 of René Dreyfus in...
The debut Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction was held 12th July 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, resulting in €11,855,925 in total sales. The sale included nearly 50 Mercedes-Benz cars, with models of the marque spanning over 100 years. Malcolm Barber, Bonhams Co-Chairman and auctioneer on the day, said, “Today’s...
Mike Lawrence Patrick Quinn’s feature on the front-wheel-drive Alvis in Vintage Roadcar struck a special chord with me, because his...
The 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed will pay tribute to 120 years of achievement in motor sport by Mercedes-Benz with...
The Grand Prix Mercedes that won the “Race of the Century” will be featured at the 2014 Amelia Concours d’Elegance, to be held March 7-9 in Amelia Island, Florida. The 1914 French Grand Prix-winning Mercedes will serve as the centerpiece of a special display presented by Mercedes-Benz and car owner...
A selection of post-war Mercedes-Benz will be among the featured offerings at the 2014 Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auction, to...
Christie’s is offering Andy Warhol’s Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix Car at its upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, scheduled for November 12, 2013 in New York City. This work of nearly fourteen feet tall, utilizing synthetic polymer and silkscreen inks on canvas, was produced for the Daimler Art...
A new mark has been established for automobiles sold at auction, as an ex-Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Grand Prix car has...
Mystery GT40 Dear Editor, While perusing Roadcar, on Page 49 (May 2013) I saw a picture of a white GT40...
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R shattered auction records at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013 auction, selling for £19,601,500 (USD $29,650,095, €22,701,864) on Friday 12 July. The sales price for the ex-Juan Manuel Fangio Formula 1 racing car is the new world record for an automobile sold at public auction,...
Contracted to race as a senior driver for Mercedes-Benz in 1937, Lang validated his selection with victories in the Tripoli...
A.J. Foyt Mike Costin 1 A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory in the USAC Championship race at Pocono, Pennsylvania,...
De Palma, his riding mechanic alongside, guides his factory Vauxhall over the 37.631-km Circuit de Lyon during the 1914 French...
When considering my greatest racecar, the question seems far too big for me to give a simple answer. I drove...
Founder Kevin Kay was working in the foreign car parts business some 30 years ago, when he purchased his first Aston Martin, a DB2/4. Kay decided to restore the car himself, and after showing his pride and joy at a number of events, he began to attract a following of...
Mercedes-Benz has signed on as the main automotive sponsor of Mille Miglia. An agreement was reached between Mercedes-Benz Classic and...
Tim ParnellPhoto: Pete Austin It was my father, Reg Parnell, who first went to Donington Park in 1934. Living near...
Pagoda Watch By 69Pitstop In honor of the 50th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s “Pagoda” SL roadster, watchmaker 69Pitstop has released an exclusive, stainless-steel chronograph that pays tribute to the iconic convertible. The quartz Pagoda watch is manufactured in Germany and features a sturdy XL-sized stainless-steel case with a diameter of 43...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become...
The historic Brooklands motor racing circuit echoed to the sounds of the past on February 16, when a group of...
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will host StarFest 2013 on May 18-22 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The event will bring together technical experts in the fields of restoration, maintenance and performance for four days of seminars and workshops. “StarTech is MBCA’s longest-running national event,” according to William West Hopper, National...
Fascination with miniature versions of something grand, like an automobile, may seem frivolous, silly even. Items like this, arguably little...
Due to the lead time it takes to print and distribute any given magazine, I sit here today, writing this...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance race (1967). 2 Hermann Lang drives a Mercedes W154 to victory in the Grand Prix in Pau, France (1939). Become a Member & Get...
