His nickname was always “Tony A-to-Z,” in part because his last name was Adamowicz, but in larger part because his...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
2016 was a big year for the collector car world, and particularly the Porsche market. While many lots saw record-breaking sale figures, the greater majority of cars saw prices dip below estimates, indicating a possible cool-down in the Porsche world. The allure of the brand surely has not diminished, yet...
More with less. When the little guy triumphs over the giants, he’s bound to have the crowd on his side...
One of the most historically important Porsches ever will be offered on the open market at RM Sotheby’s Paris Auction...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing career. Perhaps best remembered for his prowess and speed at the wheel of Otto Zipper’s many Porsches in the ’60s, Patrick also enjoyed racing success in a wide variety of...
Using his pioneering style of “photo realism,” Dutch-born artist Arthur Benjamins created this commemorative print of Tony Adamowicz and the...
December 2016 Jomar Legacy Dear Editor, My name is Alex Saidel and my father built the Jomar racecars that jump-started the TVR car company from 1955 to 1959. Over the past 25 years, I have been finding and restoring Jomar alloy-bodied racecars, as well as the fiberglass-bodied roadcars. There are...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was...
RM Sotheby’s staged its Duemila Ruote sale last weekend in Milan, Italy, coinciding with the classic and sports car show...
Historic Sportscar Racing has announced that the featured marque for its 2017 Classic Motorsports Mitty presented by Hagerty at Road Atlanta next April 20-23, will be Porsche. The event will be something of a homecoming for the German automaker as its North American headquarters are located in nearby Atlanta. Highlighting...
Porsche will challenge the 2017 racing season with a newly-developed GT racer that features a mid-engined layout. The new 911...
November 2016 FITZ: My Life At The Wheel By John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick started racing in a Mini 850 and...
A Porsche 911 2.5 S/T that won its class at the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours was recently restored by Porsche Classic. Based on the 911 2.4 S Coupe, the S/T is one of only 24 models ever built of this race car. The 911 2.5 S/T was developed for...
Following a debut in South Carolina last Fall, Auctions America returns to the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours...
Story by Jo Clahsen | Photos by Steffen Jahn At Porsche, the “warehouse” is an unadorned industrial construction housing icons,...
The second all-Porsche sale by Silverstone Auctions took place October 15 at the UK’s Silverstone circuit, where 64 cars and 205 memorabilia items were up for grabs. The Memorabilia sale, held in the morning, showed a strong range of bidding, with many lots far exceeding their estimates, resulting in a...
I grew up on a farm in Northern Ireland, far removed from motor sport, and my parents strongly disapproved of...
Porsche was twice triumphant in the original Tour de France Automobile races, with Gerard Larrousse and Maurice Gelin capturing a...
Scooter Patrick, who will forever be remembered as the last driver to post a victory in the original unlimited Can-Am series, has passed away at the age of 83. Patrick began racing in 1960 at Riverside’s USAC Road Racing Championship round in a Porsche. He raced occasionally for the next...
The 2016 edition of Road Atlanta’s Fall Historics (above, Patrick Tremblay photo courtesy of HSR) unfolded on the undulating Georgia...
A 1957 Porsche 356 A 1600 Speedster by Reutter will be offered ‘without reserve’ at the 2016 RM Sotheby’s Hershey...
A silver 1960 Aston Martin DB4GT, one of only 75 factory-built examples, generated the highest bid of last weekend’s 10th Anniversary London sale for RM Sotheby’s, pulling in £2,408,000 to establish a new world record for a factory-bodied Aston sold at auction. It was joined in the spotlight by a...
An original, never restored 1956 Porsche 550RS Spyder will be among the headline offerings at the 2016 Bonhams Goodwood Revival...
At the first Shelsley Walsh meeting after the war, only the weather was as predictable as the belief among spectators...
Giuseppe Campari Riddelle Gregory 3 The ISRS race at Zolder, Holland, is won by Didier Theys and Freddy Lienhard, driving a Ferrari 333SP (1997). 4 Giuseppe Campari wins the fifth Coppa Acerbo road race in an Alfa Romeo P2 (1928). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
Cars in the Claydons, the UK’s major new motoring and motorsport festival, will take place for the first time this...
A selection of racing and limited production Porsches will be among the headline offerings at the 2016 Gooding Pebble Beach auction, to be held August 20-21 at the Pebble Beach Equestrian Center during Monterey Classic Car Week. The Porsches include the ex-Paul Newman Porsche 935 that won the 24 Hours...
