Like a flawlessly cut gemstone, the latest iteration—is it the seventh?—of Porsche’s ageless 911 looks perfect to my eye. They’ve...
I was born in Italy into a family that was involved in motor racing—both my father and my uncle were...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs a shop repairing, restoring, and preparing vintage racecars, usually Porsches. Once you dig a little deeper into his background, however, you find a more than merely competent racecar driver, one...
While this news has been somewhat eclipsed by the virtual implosion of the U.S. auto industry, after more than a...
The very first Porsche spanned the Second World War like a bridge over troubled waters, from peacetime to peacetime. It...
1964 Porsche 904 GTS Resplendent in its red and white Scuderia Filipinetti livery, 904 #079 looks lean and lithe and very much ahead of its time.Photo: Mike Jiggle When I first started going to races in the 1950s, I had the great good fortune to be able to tag along...
January 2010 Porsche Panamera Porsche’s new Panamera went on sale in mid-October, the end result of a four-year, billion-euro investment...
Quadruple Monte Carlo Rallye winner Walter Röhrl dominated December’s FIA European Rally Championship for Historical Cars event in the Spanish...
When Japanese cars first came on the scene, although practical, most were somewhat stodgy. In the mid-’60s, however, Toyota decided to produce a sports car that would rival others of the genre. Japanese designer Satoru Nozaki penned a two-door coupe—the 2000GT—that some feel had styling influenced by the E-Type Jaguar....
1973 Porsche Carrera RS This could be an opera in several parts. It might have been written by Verdi or...
The 2010 Tour Britannia had a small but very competitive entry in both the regularity and competition sections, the former...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical development of the particular car we were working with. It was long before the days of computer data logging and evaluation which is so prevalent today. So, a driver was...
The outrageous Group B cars from the World Rally Championship of the 1980s have been added to the Donington Historic...
Its svelte silhouette has been a fixture of our sport for—take a breath—practically half a century. Incredibly, the lines and...
This original water color painting by Uli Ehret shows the IMSA GTX class Porsche 911 RSR driven by Larry Perkins, Gordon Spice and John Rulon-Miller, braking into Mulsanne Corner during the 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Charles Ivey Engineering team Porsche finished 14th overall and 2nd in class....
As you’ll read throughout this issue, in honor of this month’s Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV, we’re paying our own tribute...
“Gregg, Peter (FA),” was filed between “Greenwood, John” and “Gregory, Masten.” The file, dog-eared and stained with the outline of...
Last month we ran the first half of the tale of Hal Crocker’s relationship with Peter Gregg, encompassing the early years of Peter’s racing career. This month Hal tells the rest of the story. Peter GreggPhoto: Hal Crocker Being a photographer himself, Peter Gregg was appreciative of my skills. At...
Evolution of the Porsche 911 In Competition–1965–2010 By Michael Keyser & Bill Oursler With distinction as the longest-lived sports car...
The designer of the iconic 911 and the scion of the family that left an indelible mark on the history...
The 18th Annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance will honor racing driver Sam Posey as its special guest and celebrate the 50th anniversaries of Porsche’s 911 and the Ford GT40, as well as the cars of Harry Miller. Posey enjoyed a diverse career as a driver in Can-Am, Trans-Am, Formula 5000,...
Millenove ALFA ROMEO 1900 By H.-J. Döhren This compendium, published in English and German, represents the most detailed documentation of...
MG’s fabled Competitions Department enjoyed near constant success on the international racing stage. With victories in road racing, rallying, trials...
For five decades, the 911 has been the heart of the Porsche brand. Few other automobiles in the world can look back on such a long tradition and such continuity as the Porsche 911. It has been inspiring car enthusiasts the world over since its debut as the model 901...
The 63rd Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, to be held August 18, on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links,...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto...
As 2013 is the 50th anniversary of the Porsche 911, Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) will celebrate the occasion at its Daytona Historics meeting at Daytona International Speedway on November 15-17. Three years after its introduction the Porsche 911 was winning at Daytona, and versions of the car and its derivatives went...
Drinking & Driving Photo: The Klemantaski Collection Dear Editor, In my dreams! The photo of the Aston at Spa in...
• Northern California’s Classic Sports Racing Group will host its 10th Annual Charity Challenge at Sonoma Raceway on the weekend...
McLaren 50 Collection McLaren, the iconic British sports car brand, has introduced three retro-styled fashion collections inspired by the cars and drivers of its 50 years of race-winning history. The renowned automotive artist Nicolas Hunziker designed the McLaren 50 by Hunziker line comprising five retro-styled T-shirts, inspired by the most...