In 1951, the Spanish industrial manufacturer ENASA, under the leadership of former Alfa Romeo engineer Wilfredo Ricart, debuted an exotic...
(Chassis #Z1058301) Vintage Racecar’s Siamese Twin, Vintage Roadcar, features a monthly column, “By Design,” inked by automotive and industrial designer...
The 21st annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was held last weekend on the 10th and 18th fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island at The Ritz-Carlton, and marked the 100th anniversary of BMW while celebrating 50 years of the Lamborghini Miura and featuring the Porsche 356, Bizzarrini Spiders, Pegaso,...
Founded by Kent Bain and Charles Webb in 1978, Automotive Restorations, and its racing arm Vintage Racing Services, has grown...
Every year the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance offers a spectacular showing of amazing cars. I am fortunate to get a...
The Peninsula Hotels have announced the eight exceptional vehicles that will be eligible for the second annual The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, the international motoring world’s top accolade for most exceptional classic car. The selected nominees, ranging from early production to mid-1950s Italian racecars, represent “Best of...
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OK sports car fans. Put on your post-war, European history caps. What 1950s coachbuilt aluminum-bodied, twin-cam, two- and three-liter exotic sports car set speed records, raced and showed in the finest salons, winning the hearts of wealthy enthusiasts, press and aspiring kids worldwide? Here’s a hint. The company (launched in...
The 21st annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance was held March 13 on the 10th and 18th fairways of The Golf...
The rare and exotic Spanish marque Pegaso will be featured and celebrated at the 21st annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance,...
In the 1950s, one means of gaining publicity for car factories was to try and beat a category record. Pegaso, a new firm that was showing some promise, did such a try in 1953. They chose as the place for it a well known flat straight on a Belgian highway...
In the days when racing’s regulations were somewhat less restrictive than perhaps they are now, designers occasionally looked beyond current...
In order to understand the Pegaso story, it’s first necessary to understand the man behind the car and the tumultuous times that he lived in. Wifredo Pelayo Ricart y Medina was born in Barcelona on May 15, 1897. By 1918, he graduated from the Barcelona School of Engineering as an...