The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, in Pomona, California, welcomes five-time world land speed record holder Craig Breedlove for a...
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato If you lived through the ’60s and ’70s, then Sunset Boulevard, in Southern California, likely holds...
1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Scaglietti Spider The Ferrari 625 was specially ordered by Jon Von Neumann – the Ferrari distributor in Southern California – with the 625, 2.5-liter, 4-cylinder Grand Prix engine. Ferrari produced just two 625s. Preeminent Ferrari historian Richard F. Merritt calls the 625 Spider “one of the...
Auctions America enjoyed one of its best Auburn Spring sale results yet last weekend, generating nearly $10.2 million in total...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is teaming up with Spotfund – an all-new and innovative fundraising platform that supports only...
Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix, AZ November 21-22, 2008 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, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
One of the wildest racecar designs of the 1950s was penned by Mario Boano, for Carlo Abarth, in 1954. From...
Internaional Speedway Corporation’s California Speedway has announced that it has chosen HSR-West as the sanctioning body for its upcoming Historic...
The Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, the official High Performance Driving School of Dodge/SRT, has announced several new initiatives to commemorate its Golden 50th Anniversary next year — including track and facility expansions and improvements. The announcement was made during a press conference held in the Bondurant booth...
The Petersen Museum on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles is preparing to open a new exhibit honoring Dan Gurney called...
Emerson Fittipaldi Chris Amon Oscar Koveleski Jo Siffert 1 Eddie Rickenbacker takes control of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1923). 2...
The F1 GTR is the race version of the F1 roadcar that debuted in 1995. Its presence on the tracks left everyone astonished; its outright speed and remarkable endurance combined with its work-of-art chassis, sent shockwaves through the racing world. Watch in action and enjoy the beautiful soundtrack of its...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions will offer another historically important Shelby factory Cobra racecar at its August 20 auction...
Bob Wollek Desire Wilson Jacky Ickx Rick Mears 1 Zora Arkus-Duntov, who will go on to become the “Father of...
Canada June 19-22, 2003 David & Goliath—a pack of small bore British sports cars attempts to keep in tow with the Corvette of Larry Barcza.Photo: Walt Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid...
Racing cars and airplanes have shared an inter-connection dating all the way back to the dawn of the 20th Century....
July 2008 Gentleman Jack By Graham Gauld If you know who Jack Sears is, this book will fill in all...
Watkins Glen International President Michael Printup has announced merit promotions for four staffers: Andrew Smith is now Senior Director of Marketing and Promotions; Joe Green moves from Emergency Services and Facilities Manager to Director of Event Operations; Jose Cervantes advances from Ticket Office Coordinator to Ticket Sales Supervisor; and Tyler...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
A 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 Spyder took top honors for the highest sale price at last week’s Mecum Kissimmee Auction...
September 2008 Abarth–The Man, The Machines By Luciano Greggio As outlined in this month’s feature article (pg. 52), over the course of the ’60s and ’70s, Austrian-born, Italian-small-car manufacturer Karl “Carlo” Abarth produced an amazingly prodigious string of competitive sports and racing cars from very humble underpinnings. With countless models...
David Hobbs has been selected to receive the “Spirit of Competition” award from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum at the...
Two iconic names, Aston Martin and Gulf Oil, straight out of the Le Mans history books have united to challenge...
The engines roar, pushing the rev limiters to their limits. When the light turns green, the racecars accelerate at full chat, abandon their racing line, and seek out a gap in the fray. One of the vehicles on this day is a Bugatti EB 110 SC, one of only two...
It is race day, and the racing machine is sorted out and in a highly competitive state of tune. What...
From June 28 to August 3, 2008, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, near Minneapolis, Minnesota, a very special exhibit of automotive fine art will be on display. Velocity: The Art of Motion, sponsored in part by the Guild of Motoring Artists will showcase over 50 automotive fine artists...
Tony Robinson: The Biography of a Race Mechanic By Ian Wagstaff Everyone knows that the best racing stories are those...
Museums must limit viewing of priceless artifacts to secure and preserve them, but the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is giving...
America’s premier sports car endurance race started at an abandoned WWII Army Air Corps base in Florida. “The 12-Hours of Sebring” is one of the most important racing events in the U.S. Inaugurated in 1952, Sebring took its place among the ’50s-era international endurance races on which the World Manufacturers’...