This month’s awesome Hidden Treasure was discovered in 1995, sitting behind a house in Glendale, Arizona. How awesome? You tell...
Just how good a racecar was Porsche’s 356? Since the model’s introduction, Porsche 356s of all types (77,895 cars built)...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet and I quickly surmised from her initial email that she shares nothing in common with the usual Vintage Racecar crowd that I hear from. First, she’s never actually seen a...
This is the story of two men, born 45 years apart, each completely obsessed with the automobile, and both hopelessly...
Then. I must have called the guy dozens of times, year after year for more than a decade. It was...
What is this thing they call Contessa? The term Contessa originates from the Italian language and translates as “countess.” In the automotive world, when one mentions “Contessa,” depending on who is present, confusion may ensue. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
How many of you would journey 500 miles across country to race a freshly built car whose engine had never...
There is a warehouse in Houston, Texas, that is the automotive equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. There are no...
Then Adults dream of regaining their youth. Children yearn to do grown-up things. This is the nature of our existence. As the location of the fountain of youth remains enigmatic, we are all on an inescapable collision course with wrinkly, stiff and forgetful. On the other hand, children have always...
It was not my intention for this story to be all about motorhomes. Alas, I may have failed you in...
Recently the collector car world has shifted. Although interest remains for established sectors, a new generation of enthusiasts has arrived...
Photo: Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen In 1983 Matt Jones of Livingston, Texas, received an unexpected telephone call from a man in Porterville, California. The man said, “I hear you’re interested in Alfa Romeos, and I have a Disco Volante I want to sell.”...
Few cars have had more racing success and are more legendary than the Porsche 550 Spyder. From the model’s first...
On July 12, 2009, thousands of onlookers witnessed as a 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster was plucked from Lake...
Then. Etceterini.com is the place to be if you’re obsessed with small displacement Italian wizardry of the 1950s. If it’s swoopy, aluminum, high-revving, low torqueing and ends in an “i” this is a domicile you can call home. Let us not forget, however, that there are some non-i-ending cars here...
Matt Jones is one of the neatest car guys I’ve ever met. His love and enthusiasm for Italian automobiles is...
It’s confession time again. For my entire automotive collecting career, now entering its third decade, I’ve been both intrigued and...
The story of Chet Herbert is pure inspiration. Afflicted with polio at age 20, Herbert spent his life building a string of record-smashers from his wheelchair…and apparently he thought nothing special of it. Following WWII, Herbert opened the doors to his speed shop, grinding some of the finest camshafts that...
In my book Vintage American Road Racing Cars, I wrote, “Of all the Kurtis road racing cars, the 500X is...
One of my favorite telephone conversations of 2007 was with 1950s Bonneville-racing-legend Denny Larsen. For those of you unfamiliar, Larsen...
“Their hopes, their dreams, their love; tied to a ribbon of road…and a boy’s unflinching faith…in a girl!” “A story of fast cars…reckless women…and sudden danger …and a guy who loved all three!” Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the...
Then. Lyn Smith majored in education at Akron University but says he would have wound up in jail had he...
1970 Phil Henny IMSA GT Chevrolet Camaro (Chassis#124870L515127) Phil Henny is one of those guys you’ve probably never heard of....
What was Jud Phillips thinking? This has been the question that’s tormented Bill Fester for nearly a decade. Fester, from Houston, Texas, is not your ordinary car collector. Although he and his wife are very much city dwellers, their domicile is not only home to a wonderful collection of four-,...
The Merrimack Street Garage of Manchester, New Hampshire, is steeped in tradition. The place has been an automotive landmark for...
If you were going to build an 850-cc sports racer in the 1960s, which engine would you choose? Larry Kropp...
Then. Just when you’re certain you know a lot about post-war American racing cars, someone steps up to educate you about the depth of your ignorance. Such is the case with the Sabel sports racers, a series of competition cars I knew nothing about until recently. John Sabel grew up...
Following the vast destruction of WW II, exciting new sports cars emerged from the rubble, which was just what the...
If you’re reading this magazine, you’re probably passionate about vintage racecars. You love the sounds they make, the smells that...
Then. What do Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret, Max Balchowsky and a ’63 Corvette Split Window Coupe have in common? Read on! Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads,...
