The most famous race on earth may have a checkered past as part of the World Championship, but foreign flavor...
Sydney, Australia • August 28, 2016 Pre-WW2 Morris 8 Sunbeams on display Austin 7 with a “slightly larger” Sunbeam behind Riley...
Working in his still-new medium of acrylic on canvas, Maritimes artist Chenard has craffted this painting, showing Sir Henry Seagrave aboard the 1000-hp Sunbeam that became the first car to crack the 200mph barrier, achieving a new world record speed of 203.79 mph on Florida’s Daytona Beach in March of 1927. It...
The Napier-Bentley was created as a one-off special, built in 1968 by original owner Peter Morley on a Sunbeam Chassis....
May 2010 The Strasbourg Sunbeams By Neville S. Webb It is amazing that the four Grand Prix Sunbeams built by...
October 2008 Tiger Tales Dear Editor, I saw Art’s letter in your August issue about the Sunbeam Tiger. In 1964, I did a shoot for the California Sports Car magazine, the continuation magazine that Art and Dick Sherwin started in the ’50s. We were at the Roots Group showroom on Pico...
Over-2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Sunbeam 1000hp breaking the 200mph barrier with a new Land Speed Record, the...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953-1961, the Speedworld Challenge in 1962-1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. This...
From the birth of the automobile to the start of World War II, a host of French and British automobiles were linked by a convoluted series of company failures, schisms and buyouts. As an example, The Clement Talbot Ltd. company was founded in 1903 under the patronage of the Earl...
The gods smiled down from clear blue skies as hundreds of classic car enthusiasts converged on the magnificent surroundings of...
At this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, we get to witness the fastest car of 1925 in action as it...
The Sunbeam Alpine has always had a slight stigma regarding its competition career. Early on it was labeled the “British Thunderbird” with styling bestowed by Kenneth Howes who had only recently left Ford in Dearborn to take up the project with Rootes. The visual similarities of the Alpine and Thunderbird...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the...
Karl Abarth was a magician. A waver of wands whose magic brought the exquisite pleasure of higher-performance motoring and motor...
When someone says “Sunbeam,” most car people immediately think of the “Tiger.” Sunbeam was much more than just that one model, and the subject of this profile is much rarer than the V8-stuffed Tiger. Origins of Sunbeam John Marston created what would become the manufacturer of some very nice British...
With the recent passing of automotive icon Carroll Shelby, it is easy to look at his amazing life through the...
Markku Alén is the person-ification of his favorite rallying expression: maximum attack. Words he lived by throughout his illustrious career,...
As you will have read in last month’s Vintage Racecar news, the automotive world lost one of its last remaining titans when Carroll Shelby passed away on May 10. Shelby’s life was remarkable on at least a dozen different levels. A truly accomplished racecar driver, he won countless races during...
King George V thought it was very funny. “You’re late, my boy,” he guffawed. The world’s fastest human being had...
Sunbeam GP (1923) Car: Sunbeam GP / Engine: 4 Cylinder In-Line / Maker: Sunbeam / Bore X Stroke: 67 X...
Dario Resta competed in the first race ever held on Britain’s hallowed Brooklands circuit on July 6, 1907, and died there trying to set speed records on September 3, 1924. In between the two, his European career had its highs and lows, but his exploits in the United States were,...
My driving roots were from my Dad and my brother who both raced. I was brought up with and around...
The National Motor Museum has launched the Sunbeam 1000hp Restoration Campaign on the anniversary of Major Henry Segrave’s Land Speed...
One of the most successful relationships in motor sports during the sixties was between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. It resulted in transforming Cobras into world-class automobiles, not only on tracks, but also on roads. The relationship between the two was not just a business one, it was also very...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Lance...
The historic Brooklands motor racing circuit echoed to the sounds of the past on February 16, when a group of...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Jack Boxstrom RM Auctions (613) 476-9132 Lance Coren Certified Appraiser (310) 370-4114 Kent Bain Vintage Racing Services (203) 377-1658 These prices are suggested guidelines, they are not absolute. Individual prices may...