Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number...
Fluent in six languages, tall, with regular features set off by an immaculately clipped goatee beard and moustache, Jo Bonnier...
Following in the tracks of last year’s successful inaugural event, the second edition of Les Grandes Heures Automobiles will be held September 24-25 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry on the edge of Paris. More than 200 historic competition cars and motorcycles are expected to take part, with noted motor racing...
Building upon the success of last year’s Les Grandes Heures Automobiles (LGHA), the dates for 2017’s third edition at the...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
Prior to the 1914 French Grand Prix, the ultimately successful Mercedes team lines up in preparation. Eventual winner Lautenschlager’s car is second from left.Photo: Daimler AG It was the race every manufacturer and driver wanted to win. Having created the Grand Prix de l‘Automobile Club de France in 1906, France...
The Morgan Motor Company With no thoughts of cars in mind, I first visited Malvern in the high summer of...
A 1953 Ferrari 166 MM Spider, chassis no. 0272 M, that contested the 1953 and 1954 Mille Miglia races before...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special indeed. Highly original, this race winner from the 1925 season has lived nearly all of its life “down under” in Australia, and has only recently found its way to Britain,...
The 2016 edition of Patrick Peter’s 25th Anniversary Tour Auto Optic 2000 will take place April 18-24 over a new...
For the 12th year, Paris’s Parc des Expositions at Le Bourget, will play host on October 13–14, to Automédon, an...
Always displaying quality rather than quantity, for the Feb. 11–20, 2005 edition of Retromobile, a change was made to a new hall, and under the direction of new organizers, this slightly quirky but high quality show was once again well worth a visit. Whilst competition cars have never been its...
The annual Winter Crossing of Paris will take place on Sunday January 7, 2018, bringing together 700 vintage vehicles (cars,...
In honor of the recent passing of Alpine founder Jean Rédélé, Renault has unveiled an exposition of Alpine history, at...
Highlighting RM Sotheby’s February 3 sale during the world-famous Retromobile show week in Paris will be a rare 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, chassis no. 550-0068, which was the original Frankfurt Motor Show car in 1955. The 550 Spyder is among the most iconic of all Porsche sports racing cars, based...
July 2007 Porsche 917—Zuffenhausen’s Le Mans and Can-Am Champion Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen By now well-known to the readers of...
It has been three and a half years since Bernard Cahier passed away, but my memories of him still linger...
The chaotic scene just after the #88 car of Huhn/Schwarz crashed at the Nürburgring in 1970. Photo: Porsche Werk Motor racing has always involved risk for the drivers, and sometimes for spectators too, as was seen to horrific effect in the disaster that occurred at the 1955 Le Mans 24...
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Paris, France February 16–25, 2007 Bizarre Dommartin dominates the front of the Galerie des Damiers stand. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to...
Paris, France February 10–19, 2006 The ex-Le Mans Matra MS670 on the Artcurial auction stand.Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member...
Paris, France February 11-20, 2005 The Tecnostoria stand featured the Goral Tecno F1 car, as well as an ex-Cevert Tecno...
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Paris, France Feb. 8-17 A 1954 Pegaso Z-102 on the Classic Car Associates stand. Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member...
Porte de Versailles, Paris, France February 8–17, 2008 Jean Bertin’s Aerotrain 02, which was designed to be a high-speed train...
Photo Gallery from the opening of the 2020 Retromobile, in Paris, France....