Photo: Peter Collins Cruise through Como on Saturday; line up for the Parma Poggio hillclimb on Sunday. Alfa Romeo: great...
Who invented the motor car, or automobile? There have been several claimants to this title over the years; some justifiable,...
Hidden Kurtis Dear Editor, Just finished your terrific article on the Curtis Indycar. I am attaching a photo of two midgets, one a Kurtis, the silver upright, and one a Curtis, the red roadster. While not exactly hidden, they are treasures belonging to my friend of 63 years, Bill Chapin....
Although he was first afflicted with the racing “bug” when his father took him to Reims as a child, Alliot did...
Two Citroën Traction Avants at the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum, examples of fairly mild French styling of the Deco era....
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of the long-distance sports racing cars you’ve seen or learned of over the years, and that you still hold in reverence. Cunninghams, Jaguars, Ferraris, Fords, Porsches, classic enduro racers that you...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special...
Until the outbreak of World War I (1914–18), a Targa Florio had been staged every year since 1906, so Vincenzo Florio was determined to get it going again before the end of 1919. However, it was May before the wealthy Sicilian began to tour Europe to drum up entries, so...
The Bothwell Ranch is a self-contained 16-acre working citrus farm situated just over the hill from Los Angeles, ringed with...
The Brumos Collection today announced the official opening of a stunning new 35,000 square-foot interactive museum dedicated to the technology,...
Markku Alén is the person-ification of his favorite rallying expression: maximum attack. Words he lived by throughout his illustrious career, firmly establishing himself as one of the world’s greatest rally drivers. Markku was World Champion in 1978, the last year of the FIA Cup, and ruled the rally world again...
Georges Louis Frederic Boillot Biography Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was born in Valentigney, France on August 3rd, 1884 A mechanic...
Patrick Watts in the Peugeot 406 at Donington in 1997.Photo: Pete Austin From my point of view, a great racecar...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been an interest. Little did I know how deep the story of Invicta was intertwined with the undertakings of one man. While disparate at first glance, the names of Eric-Campbell, Silver...
Our sport is gaudy, so noisy, so cherished and studied and conserved … how can so much of racing’s history...
The 11th annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance enjoyed huge crowds under sunny skies last Sunday as it showcased more than...
Images courtesy of Glen Smale, Peugeot Motorsport, and Archives Terre Blanche/Photononstop On 26-27 May 1923, the first Le Mans 24 Hours event was held, or the Grand Prix d’Endurance de 24 Heures, as it was called in France. In the early years, it was not a race as such, but...
The most famous race on earth may have a checkered past as part of the World Championship, but foreign flavor...
Ed McDonough, VR Editor at Large, has been awarded the Peugeot Motorsports Cup by the Guild of Motoring Writers. McDonough...
Louis Delage may have been born to a humble assistant station master and his wife in Cognac, France, in 1874, but he rose to become a dominator of world motor sport. Yet he died in poverty, in 1947, at the age of 73, bankrupt, swamped by mountainous debts and destitute....
Nino Farina Jim HallPhoto: Keith Booker 1 Sports car racer Jim Pace born (1961). 2 Al Holbert, Derek Bell and...
Dario Resta competed in the first race ever held on Britain’s hallowed Brooklands circuit on July 6, 1907, and died...
The Royal Automobile Club has announced that the 2017 Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, supported by Hiscox, will create an Entente Cordiale this November as the event adopts a French flavor. To celebrate France’s extensive contributions to motoring’s early days, the 2017 Run will welcome examples of those...
I have driven many cars, some good, some bad, and some that nearly cost my life. A good car I...
Ask anyone who was the first American to win a Grand Prix and chances are they will say Phil Hill...
Some fellow petrolheads have been asking what I think about the movie Anonymous, and the thesis that the true author of the Shakespearean canon was Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. You can make a case for anything provided you ignore evidence. In 1616, two of England’s leading poets,...
The very first car to have been driven on Italian roads is one of the special entries in this year’s...
Graham Hill Ronnie Peterson 1 Bobby Rahal, Bob Garretson and Brian Redman drive a Porsche 935 K3 to victory in...
Eddie Irvine has been a shrewd operator for most of his adult life. He carefully maneuvered himself into the second seat at Ferrari and kept it for four years—no mean feat in itself—where he developed just the right blend of acquiescence and competitiveness to create a positive working relationship with...