Spencer Martin first came to prominence in Australia when racing a variety of cars, including his early model Holden sedan....
Portuguese illustrator Luis Silva is unique in the work of automotive art, in that all of his work is done...
In 1966, the GT40’s finished Le Mans 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. First and second were the Shelby-American cars driven by McLaren and Amon, and Miles and Hulme. They fought out the closest ever finish to the great race, the winning margin being, “officially” judged to be, just 8 meters. However, the...
Sir Jackie Stewart, BRM P115, Grand Prix of Mexico 1967—his last year with the BRM team. Often I review my...
Nothing is quite as dramatic as the sight of an endurance racecar prancing on during the night portion of an endurance race. Pedro Rodriguez is pictured here putting his Gulf-liveried Porsche 917 through its paces. The dreamy quality of this image is in sharp contrast to the barking song that...
Although better known for his successes in open-wheeled racers, Mario Andretti won the 1972 12-hr Sebring race on March 25th...
The 1954 Carrera Panamericana developed immediately into a fight between two Ferraris: the year-old 375MM of Phil Hill and Richie Ginther, and the new, brutishly fast 375 Plus of Umberto Maglioli. After his early lead was eroded by mechanical problems, the Mexican press nicknamed Hill “El Batallador” (The Battler) for...
Masha Pasichnyk is a 23-year-old artist from Kiev, Ukraine, who is visiting the USA at present. Her interest in car...
Tom Havlasek was born in Brno, Czech Republic, and since childhood has enjoyed motorsport, keeping in close contact with it...
Ferrari wins! This was not always so for Ferrari in the beginning. After a career building and racing cars for other people, Enzo Ferrari, at age 49, when most men would start looking towards retirement, built and ran the first racecar with his name badge proudly placed on the front...
I have always liked creating paintings of historic motorsports scenes, either to present a different angle or to try to capture the dramatic value of the subject...
1968 Porsche 908 LH (long-tail) The number 64 Porsche 908, driven by Hans Herrmann and Gérard Larrousse, won the prototype class in the 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans, and took second place overall, behind Jacky Ickx and the Gulf Ford GT40. Arthur Schening is a freelance graphic designer and...
This original water color painting by Uli Ehret shows the IMSA GTX class Porsche 911 RSR driven by Larry Perkins,...
Although all paintings are unique, periodically an artist is given the opportunity to work on a special project. When the owner of this 1960 Maserati Tipo 60 consulted with me about creating a paint- ing of his car, I knew this was just such an occasion. The piece we discussed...
Following the steep rise known as the Montee du Beau Rivage, the Virage de Massenet is a relatively quick and...
This race was the brainchild of the wealthy race driver and automobile enthusiast, Vincenzo Florio, who in 1906 created the...
With pencil and watercolor paints I have designed and colored this scene in which the mechanic and test driver Gurrino Bertocchi, also known as “The Prince,” has linked his name forever with the Maserati. He was the real soul of the company, from its origin (1926) until the end of...
Coupe Sport Leicht (CSL) is a name synonymous with BMW racecars. Of all the BMW CSLs, none was as outrageous...
Frank Williams of Williams Grand Prix Engineering had long coveted the idea of having Ayrton Senna drive one of his Formula...
I chose to depict Bruce McLaren in his Papaver Orange car as I wanted to portray the beautifully sculpted mechanical details of the riveted, sheet aluminum cars from that era. The honest suspension in all its painted or plated steel and rose-jointed glory unfettered by billboard writing or any other sanitizing,...
GT 3.0 Class-winning Équipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO 64 finished 5th overall, driven by Lucien Bianchi and Jean Blaton...
Launched at the Earl’s Court Motor Show 50 years ago in October 1957, the Elite captured the attention of the international...
The Lancia D24 was the dominant sports racing car of the mid-1950s and was driven by some of the greatest drivers in the history of road racing. It was, ironically, the last great sports racing car built by Lancia before their star-crossed entry into the world of Formula One with...
James Duncan Hamilton was the epitome of the 1950s racing driver, fast and full of joie de vivre. A fighter...
“Prelude – anticipating 7:22, May 1, 1955. Jenkinson and Moss reflect the tension before the start of an all-out, record-setting...
In 1953, Duncan Hamilton and Tony Rolt won Le Mans in this Jaguar C Type, the last remaining one of three lightweight works cars. It raced with Ecurie Ecosse for three years from 1954, then spent much of its time in the Briggs Cunningham Museum until it was bought by...
