The chase begins … Using black and white markers on an 11″x 14″ piece of green paper artist Paul Chenard...
(From Left to Right): Steve McQueen, Pedro Rodriguez, Masten Gregory, Peter Revson, Mario Andretti.Photos: Hal Crocker That was Mario Andretti’s...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have had one example or another locked away in the garage for over 40 years. In fact, I have been quite taken by anything that was done by the Donald Healey...
Bruce Burness is one of those multi-talented behind-the-scenes players who lend so much richness to the world of motorsports, possessing...
Bruce Kessler had a meteoric motorsports career, which started with drag racing his mother’s Jaguar XK120, progressed to practicing for...
Jonathan Williams Alessandro (Alejandro) De Tomaso was born in Buenos Aires into an influential political family. He became a racing driver, but left Argentina in a hurry after being involved in a plot to remove the then president, Juan Peron. He relocated to Modena where he continued racing for Osca,...
What kind of racing driver is it who forgets how many times he’s won? One of the most successful, of...
Mecum Auctions will be offering the E.J. Cole Collection at auction this March 20-21, 2015, at the South Point Casino...
Today, at Mecum Auctions’ Kissimmee Florida sale, the famed 1968 Ford Mustang GT that featured in the Steve McQueen movie “Bullitt” sold for a stunning hammer price of $3.4 million. One of just two Mustangs used to fill the role in the 1968 action/thriller “Bullitt,” named after main character Lt....
British expat, John Amette, is responsible for all Ferrari Classiche submissions for Ferrari of Newport Beach, Ferrari of San Diego...
Denis Hulme Jean Alesi 2 F1 racer and Can-Am champion Bruce McLaren dies in a crash while testing his M8D...
Dam Problems Dear Editor Pete Lyons article (Fast Lines, Dec. 2012) was interesting because I was involved with both Jim...
Jo Siffert Ayrton Senna 1 Glenn Seton drives a Nissan Skyline to victory in the Australian Touring Car race at Calder Park in Victoria, Australia (1987). 4 Wendell Scott becomes the first African-American to race on the NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) circuit when he races at Piedmont International...
Mecum Auctions will offer a 1976 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera — the last car special-ordered by actor Steve McQueen —...
After more than 40 years spent so well hidden that most believed it had been destroyed, the hero car from...
Mike Earle started his career with Derek Bell and Church Farm Racing. Over the years he has had a hand in most of motor racing’s varied formulae, and with a number of famous names of the track. He has probably forgotten more about the sport than many care to remember....
I didn’t think it was a very good thing for a woman to drive those open and powerful cars of...
Many car enthusiasts appreciate and collect fine watches. This should not be surprising as it mirrors their passion for both...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the film’s footage taken from that race. Rain fell heavily throughout the night, and this was the first time the traditional “Le Mans start,” in which drivers ran across the track...
November 2017 Great Cars no: 10 – Lotus 18, The Autobiography of Stirling Moss’s ‘912’ by Ian Wagstaff In a little...
January 2011 Mark Donohue: His Life in Photographs By Michael Argetsinger In our review of Argetsinger’s previous book, Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence Was Expected (VR Sept. ’09), we noted that it was more a book of text than anything, an obvious nod to the depth of the subject matter embodied...
March 2018 Stars & Cars Mythical Pairings By Jacques Braunstein Steve McQueen, a Ford Mustang and San Francisco. The ten-minute...
A Living History of Virginia International Raceway By William J. King The opening installment of this ultimately four-part saga to...
Bugatti type 57 Grand Prix – A Celebration By Neil Max Tomlinson To dispel myths and legends of any subject is a very tall order. As a writer and researcher you stand alone with your head above a parapet just waiting to be shot down once your findings are published....
Photo: RM Auctions During this year’s Classic Car Week in Monterey, 53 cars were sold at auction for prices above $1...
A coveted pair of GT40s, including a 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight (chassis P/1074), and a strikingly authentic, unrestored 1967...
The Friends of Steve McQueen Rally, sponsored by Russo and Steele and benefiting Boys Republic, will take place May 20-21, beginning in Dana Point, California, and visiting Lake Elsinore via the Ortega Highway, Palomar Mountain, Warner Springs, Borrego Springs, Anza Borrego and Palm Desert. Space is limited to 48 cars...