Fed up with seeing their major races won by the Germans in the 1930s, the Italians allowed only 1½-liter entries...
An image of Reid Railton with his parents depicted the engineer at the time of his decision, supported by Henry...
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical troubles suggested that winning was out of the question. But neither its drivers nor Porsche number 4 believed that. Against strong opposition from Alpine-Renault and Alfa Romeo, Porsche took the...
My wife made an offer on a house in New Zealand while vacationing there with her family a few years...
After ending his agreement with Alfa Romeo in 1939, Enzo Ferrari faced significant struggles in establishing his own race team...
“Who painted this D-Type red?” was my thought when I first laid eyes on this legendary machine. Most of the Jaguar competition cars are BRG— British Racing Green—a livery thought by many to be “proper” for a car of this ilk. Sure a few black, blue, or even white cars...
A tiny red car is mixing it up at the Monterey Historic Races with 356 Porsches, Morgans, Corvettes, Lotuses and...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and...
1969 Rennmax BN3Photo: Ian Welsh It can’t be denied that the world of motor racing, both contemporary and historic, is saturated with egos. Some would say that it’s all really driven by egos, and that is sometimes directly connected to the size of the wallet. Perhaps without such egos we...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have...
Cartainers, a pioneering force in state-of-the-art automotive display and storage solutions, is launching a limited production series of exclusive containers...
The iconic 300 SL Roadster needs no introduction, as it is one of the most coveted and revered sports cars ever produced. This particular car is one of the most original, well-preserved 300 SLs of any type in existence, chassis 198.042.7500348. This extremely rare factory Rudge-wheel Roadster is one of...
Bugatti’s rich lineage of open-top performance icons is revered the world over. Influenced by a standard of engineering that pushes...
This past weekend saw the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and an exciting showdown between the...
Retrospect from 1949 to 2023 Having just conquered the most prestigious challenge in endurance racing, Ferrari’s overall win at the Le Mans 24 Centenary begs us to honor some of their most historic moments at the French marathon of man and machine. Starting over half a century ago, Ferrari’s exploits...
3 Penske Racing debuts their AMC-powered F5000 Lola T330 in the L&M Continental Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course...
Young Timers Garage have announced the purchase of Elfin Sports Cars, a historic race car turned road car manufacturer founded...
The Toad Hall Racing Porsche 911 S/T as driven by Jürgen Barth and Michael Keyser at the 1972 1000km Nürburgring – it finished fourth in class, and 13th overall. At its next race, the 1972 24 hours of Le Mans, it would win the 2.5-liter GT class. _______________________ Arthur Schening...
The son of a wealthy Tennessee family, Pete Kreis had grown up during the time that European manufacturers dominated automobile...
The British Sports Car Hal of Fame (BSCHoF) has just released its newest list of inductees for 2023. BSCHoF President...
This past weekend my younger daughter turned 21 and during a brief lull between morning Mimosas and evening Margaritas, she surprised me by wanting to come along for my weekly exercising of the Alfa. Yes, I’m being a good boy and running the car each week. So, the two of...
Recently, my family and I had to venture back to Scotland for a funeral, which was sad, but we decided...
The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance-–the world’s longest continually running concours–has announced it will pay a special tribute to the collector car world’s...
1 Danny Ongais drives a Porsche 934 to victory in the 100-mile IMSA sports car race at Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey, California (1977). 2 Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Robert William “Bobby” Unser dies at the age of 87 (2021). 3 Charles Anthony Standish “Tony” Brooks, the last living Grand...
On May 9th, 1992, Roberto Guerrero earned the pole position for the 76th running of the Indianapolis 500-mile race. Piloting...
1966 24 Hours of Le Mans The iconic finish of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans – Ford crosses...
This Hustler is not an unsavory men’s magazine, nor is it Jackie Gleason playing a pool shark, nor a con artist, or even a hot Lotus Elan for that matter. The Hustler does look sexy like a Lotus Elan on steroids, and it moves right along as a sports car...
The lightest and most powerful series-production McLaren, the new V8-engined, rear-wheel drive 750S – which is available in coupe and...
The car hobby has many tropes, but one of the more common — and perhaps most accurate — is that...
The Sebring 12 Hours; Sebring, Florida; April 1, 1967 On the grid before the start is one of two factory Alfa Romeo Tipo 33s. This one would be driven by Andrea de Adamich and Teodoro Zeccoli, though hit would retire at one-third distance. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTIONPO Box...