The automotive prophets predicted the coming end times…wish I bought the destroyer of the classic car world when I had...
John Knepp, who with Don Devendorf founded the Datsun/Nissan performance specialty company Electramotive Engineering, has died at the age of...
September 2017 • John Knepp, who with Don Devendorf founded the Datsun/Nissan performance specialty company Electramotive Engineering, has died at the age of 75. Knepp made his first splash on the American motorsports scene working with Pete Brock’s Brock Racing Enterprises as it built 2.5-Liter Trans-Am-winning Datsun 510s for John...
The 41st edition of Historic Sportscar Racing’s Classic Motorsports Mitty will return to Road Atlanta next spring, April 26-29, 2018, with...
The 23rd annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, scheduled for March 11, 2018, at the Golf Club of Amelia Island on...
Recently the collector car world has shifted. Although interest remains for established sectors, a new generation of enthusiasts has arrived with a passion for more modern machinery. This shift is now impacting the vintage racing scene where the definition of “vintage racecar” will continue to evolve. One sector involved in...
The 41st edition of Historic Sportscar Racing’s Classic Motorsports Mitty returns to Road Atlanta, April 26-29, with a celebration of...
To honor the 50th anniversary of a corporate involvement in motorsports that continues to this day, Nissan has been named...
1 • Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in Victoria, Australia (1987). Henry Seagrave drives the Golden Arrow to a new one-mile land speed record at Daytona Beach. Photo: Pete Austin 3 • Nobuhiko Kawamoto, Honda F1 engine designer...
The Peter Auto season of historic car races kicks off April 6-8 on the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit in Montmélo, with more...
A collection of 10 cars raced by Paul Newman will highlight the more than 350 classic and collector cars to be displayed at the 8thannual San Marino Motor Classic, Southern California’s premier Concours d’Elegance. The event will be held on Sunday, June 10, 2018,atbeautiful Lacy Park in San Marino, California....
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca officials are noting a huge rise in entries for Datsun and Nissan entries (above, Bob Heathcote...
The original Datsun 240Z made its debut in the fall of 1969 and immediately set the sports car world on...
In 1964, Nissan Motor Company introduced a two-door sports coupe named the Silivia 1600 Sports Coupe. One year later, at the New York Motor Show, the Silvia made its one and only appearance in the U.S. The car was not well received by the U.S. motoring press, perhaps because it...
This weekend, the final two races of the 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season will be held and...
Nissan recently revealed the new Nissan Ariya Single Seater Concept. The all-electric Nissan Ariya is a high-performance exploration, development, and...
At the Fuji International Speedway, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motorsports International Co., Ltd. recently announced the newly designed Nissan Z GT500 race car. The new GT500 race car will be competing in the Super GT Series for the 2022 season. Last year, Nissan announced the Nissan NEXT transformation...
Photography by Kristina Cilia (@kristinacilia_autos) and Debi Retterer (@debirettererphotography). Automotive enthusiasts will have their preference on what catches their attention...
What a weekend! Winter Jam finally made its return to Sonoma Raceway in 2021 after a yearlong pandemic absence. With...
Even though the Japanese motoring industry explored sports cars decades later than European and American manufacturers, its rapid growth soon made up for that, and Japan is by all means a respectable contender when it comes to high-performance cars. In recent decades, Japan’s unique approach gave birth to dozens of...
Car manufacturers have traditionally favored mid-engine or rear-engine layouts when designing performance vehicles. The logic is that such engine positioning...
Automobile manufacturers consistently look to various sources of inspiration when designing their cars. A current trend or future direction in...
In October 1969, a sleek new two-door sports car was presented at the Pierre Hotel, New York in front of the Detroit Press and Automotive Media that would inevitably create history. The new Datsun 240Z was breathtakingly beautiful and combined performance and handling that matched or outstripped much more expensive...
Launched in February 1969, this was the first Skyline to wear the GT-R badge. This special model was heavily modified...
Nissan started making Group C cars in 1983. At first a Nissan engine would be mounted in a foreign-made chassis...
Watch this Nissan R91CP car driven by Katsu Kubota in the Group C Racing series at Mugello Circuit in Italy....
With 1128 horsepower, the Nissan R90CK is the most powerful car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In this...
Ben Collins takes a thrilling ride in the iconic 1990 Nissan R90CK that was driven by Mark Blundell in the...
Watch this onboard footage of a Nissan Skyline GT-R Nismo R32 Group-N race car that raced the 1990 24 hours of Spa racing on the beautiful Swiss Bernina mountain pass. ...
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