While it is true that this January’s onslaught of annual auctions held in Scottsdale, Arizona, set a new combined record...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner...
Author found the King Cobra to be a rewarding handfularound Sonoma Raceway. The late ’50s and early ’60s were a time of tremendous change in American road racing. The cars were changing—front-engine sports cars and home-built specials were being challenged by a growing onslaught of lightweight, mid-engined machines like the...
With this month’s cover Profile of the King Cobra, it seemed only natural to access this site where one can...
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Masha Pasichnyk is a 23-year-old artist living and working in Kiev, Ukraine, who is presently visiting the USA. Masha’s interest in car art became aroused after painting a friend’s car. Automobile art dealer Steve Austin recognized a remarkable ability and asked Masha to visit his art display booth at the...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports for,...
Peter Brock Carroll Shelby 1 Stirling Moss drives a race car for the first time in over a year—since the...
• Following a highly successful inaugural event, the date for the second-annual Arizona Concours d’Elegance at the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort has been set: January 11, 2015. • The 19th Annual Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance, benefiting The Boys & Girls Harbor, is currently recruiting exhibitors for participation in the...
William F. Milliken Jackie StewartPhoto: Thierry Lesparre 3 Carroll Shelby drives a Birdcage Maserati to victory in the Los Angeles...
• Historic Sportscar racing (HSR) will sanction a vintage/ historic sportscar race as part of the 62nd Annual 12 Hours...
Photo: Pete Austin Legendary, iconic, brute and monster are all words that can be used to describe the world’s ultimate performance muscle car—the AC Cobra. Born out of an AC Ace back in 1962, the AC Cobra, under the direction of Carroll Shelby, quite literally blew the motorsport world apart....
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1967: Chris Amon, Scuderia Ferrari and a year of living dangerously By John Julian This is an uncommon book about...
No one could envisage the ultimate success of the Mustang. Carroll Shelby brought the car greater fame when he created the GT350 in 1965, becoming popular with both racers and race-watchers. This photograph was taken in 1984 at an event in California, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the introduction of...
• The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance has announced that David Schultz of Massillon, Ohio, has been named the new Chief...
Gaston Chevrolet Alan JonesPhoto: Pete Austin 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP to clinch his first Formula One World...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles’ inaugural Newport Beach sale, held June 20-22, attracted 10,000 attendees and posted an impressive $6.5 million in total sales. While the top lot was a 2008 Bugatti Veyron selling for $1,078,000, a new record for an Aston Martin DB6 was posted when a 1968 example...
Karl Kling Mark DonohuePhoto: Hal Crocker 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race at Skarpnack...
• The 12th annual Winter Park Concours d’Elegance, will be held Sunday, November 10, 2013, on Winter Park, Florida’s scenic...
A shooting star is an astronomical phenomenon which appears suddenly in the night sky, burns brightly for a few seconds as it streaks across the heavens, then disappears from view as suddenly as it appeared. This also is an apt description of the 1950’s racing career of a Northern California...
Tim McGrane is the Executive Director of the Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville, California. VR: How did you get started...
Nanni Galli Jo BonnierPhoto: Porsche 1 Jean-Pierre Wimille drives a Simca-Gordini to victory in the Coupe Robert Benoist on a road circuit near Nimes, France (1947). 3 Jody Scheckter drives a Trojan T101 to victory in the L&M Continental F5000 race at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio (1973). Become a Member...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Mecum Auctions’ record-setting 10-day auction, held January 18-27, broke the record for the largest collector car auction, based on the...
• RM Auctions’ February 18–19, Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum sale generated more than $9.1 million with 100 percent of all lots sold. Numerous microcar records were set including: a 1958 F.M.R. Tg 500 “Tiger” fetching $322,000, a world record price for a microcar sold at auction; a 1951 Reyonnah selling...
• Three fixtures of American racing have been inducted into the SCCA Hall of Fame. Carroll Shelby, Bobby Rahal and...
Phil Remington, universally recognized as one of racing’s finest craftsmen, has passed away at the age of 92. Remington left...
Founded originally in Massachusetts in the 1980s, SLR Automotive Restorations started out specializing in Mercedes-Benz. In particular, their work with Mercedes-Benz 190 SLs garnered the now North Carolina-based shop numerous Best of Show and class victories in Mercedes-Benz national meets. Current owner Bjorn Nordemo says he purchased SLR in 1996...