The British Racing Drivers’ Club (BRDC) celebrated motor racing achievements of 2010 on 6th December at the BRDC Annual Awards....
Today would have marked the 100th birthday of Fritz “Huschke“ von Hanstein, one of the greatest personalities in the company...
By Will Silk It has taken some time, but 2011 will mark the debut of a new series of racing on North America’s West Coast called Formula Pacific. The concept of Formula Pacific began when Bill Huth, owner of Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California conjured up a vision of...
The Board of Directors of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame announced the 2011 class on Wednesday, January 12 at...
The story of Carroll Shelby will be told at the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum through the special...
By Will Silk Speculative interest in using vintage cars as a means of investment have been in use for decades, but recently a new, more organized approach, has been unveiled by IGA Automobile. Headed by Ray Bellm, the former president of Grand Prix Racewear and himself a racer having won...
In late January, 2011, the dynamic duo of the Scott brothers announced that they will be producing a TV series...
Augie Pabst, described as “one of the fastest, most charismatic and popular drivers in his day” by the Motorsports Hall...
By Will Silk The Chevrolet Vega is perhaps one of those cars that history has brushed aside for a number of reasons. The early 1970s were difficult times, with the first global fuel crisis accompanied by a recession in the United States, automakers were willing to make bold moves in...
Interview and photos by Dennis Gray (unless noted) On Tuesday between the Pre-Reunion and the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Cris...
By a vote of its current members in 2010, the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) elected 24 race-car drivers and...
Indianapolis 500 fans worldwide have debated for decades about which drivers are the greatest in the race’s glorious history. Now those voices will be heard and counted. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has created the “The Greatest 33” website to give fans the opportunity to pick their dream all-time starting lineup...
Among the major car collections in the world, there is one that stands out more than any other as synonymous...
By Will Silk With traditional forms of investments seeing troubled times in a global economy that continues to only offer...
Story and photos by Leigh Dorrington The Schlumpf Collection in Mulhouse, France has been described as the most prestigious automobile collection in the world. Without doubt, no other collection in the world has a history more filled with intrigue. The public learned of the collection of automobiles assembled by brothers...
The Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) will honor racing icon Roger Penske at its third annual West Coast banquet prior...
Dragone Classic Motorcars recently opened a new showroom for automobiles and gallery of vintage automotive art and automobilia in Westport,...
When one thinks “car museum” what generally pops to mind are gorgeous and historically significant vehicles arranged in rows behind velvet ropes—very “Look but don’t touch.” LeMay – AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM represents something of a departure from that traditional formula. Granted, the museum—currently under construction in Tacoma, Washington and scheduled...
Interview and photos by Dennis Gray Steve Davis of Carmel, California spends many weekends at the helm of a Eagle...
By Cary Estes The movie character Michael Corleone once famously said of being in the mob, “Just when I thought...
By Will Silk With Alfa Romeo celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010, Auto Art released a line of Alfa replicas in 1:18th scale diecast metal. While many will remember the Italian manufacturer for the 1967 1600 Duetto Spider that appeared in the American film classic “The Graduate”, hard core enthusiasts...
From the Cisitalia of 1947 to the 2uettottanta of 2010, through the Flaminia Presidenziale, many of the milestones of Pininfarina...
By Martin Swig Jay Lamm is a long-time friend. Back in 2006, when he first thought of “LeMons,” I encouraged...
Story by Stephen Mitchell I spent a lot of time in a showroom at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and 26th Street in Santa Monica. It belonged to Otto Zipper and featured Ferraris that held me spellbound for hours at a time. On the occasion of my first visit, there...
Interview and photos (unless noted) by Dennis Gray Martin Swig is a San Francisco Bay Area-based vintage racer, car collector...
Interview by Will Silk and photos courtesy of Forgotten Fiberglass Chuck Tatum was what you could say “at the right...
By Paolo D’Alessio and edited by Louis Galanos Gianpiero Moretti is the last real “gentleman driver” of our times. During his 37-year career he took part in hundreds of races and drove over 40 different types of cars creating a long-lasting bond between himself and Porsche as well as Ferrari...
By Art Evans I was saddened to learn that Pete Lovely died on May 16, 2011. He was a wonderful...
Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business By Martin Swig In the 1950s and...
Report and photos by Csaba Kiss The Ralph Lauren Car Collection Exhibition, titled L’Art de L’Automobile, is currently held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, with the exhibit running until 28 August, 2011. If you ask any car enthusiast to make a Top 50 of the most important...