Although the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 of the late-1930s and immediate post-war years lingered on the market until 1953, its...
A proving ground like no other Automotive factory proving grounds and test tracks are like Disneyland – the fun is...
Bill Miller in his magnificent Miller V12 Packard. Bill Miller was a genius. You hear this term used a lot, but Bill was exactly that. He could paint like a renaissance master, was fully adept at technical drafting, had owned and operated a world class Southern California machine shop, and...
It appears that the collector car hobby has gone mad. I witnessed this with my very own eyes in Monterey...
Patrick Long For the best part of 20 years, Patrick Long was a Porsche factory driver. Having hung up his...
Cadillac’s Fabulous 1930 V16 Dual Cowl Sports Phaeton In the wild and wooly 1920s, custom-bodied cars were all the rage among movie stars, captains of industry and yes, even among gangsters. Having a flashy, expensive car was a way for owners to flaunt their status to the rest of society....
Later model 3500GTs, with the larger 4-liter engine and 5-speed ZF transmission, are the most desirable. About 30 miles north...
Photo: Ron Kellogg Collection After World War I, Alfieri Maserati (one of six Maserati brothers) took a position as a...
After celebrating its centenary in 2020, 2021 sees the 50th Anniversary of one of Mazda’s most interesting, adaptable and successful cars. Often overlooked when compared to the later RX-7 coupe or the earlier and far rarer Mazda Cosmo, the Mazda RX-3 was a landmark car in Mazda’s history – a...
It began in Richmond, Indiana, in 1851 when Daniel W. Marmon and his partner, a fellow named Nordyke, began manufacturing...
For a moment, let us explore the children’s section of Vintage Road & Racecar. What children’s section you ask? In...
Although better known for its style than its achievements on the track, the Moretti 750 Gran Sport Berlinetta is commanding 21st Century respect. Queen of the ‘Etceterinis’, this most racy Moretti is inspiring a whole new generation of car enthusiasts. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he image of Italian auto maker Moretti is clouded in...
The Grand Prix formula changed at the end of 1937 limiting engines to 3-liters (supercharged) or 4.5-liter (unblown) so the...
If you are an old car buff, love beautiful scenery and friendly people, and want to visit a place where...
Propellers proved to be an important development in the history of transportation. On ships, once steam power was mastered, propellers replaced oars and sails. A propeller attached to an internal combustion engine allowed the Wright brothers to make what is generally accepted as the first heavier-than-air flight on December 17,...
The first Japanese Grand Prix held in 1963, at Honda’s then very new facility at Suzuka, is generally recognized as...
At the Geneva Motor Show in March 1971, Automobili Lamborghini presented its “idea car”, the LP 500 Countach. Designed by...
Designed for aircraft Rooted in aeronautics but more commonly known for its automotive applications, the NACA (not NASA) duct is a timeless piece of functional design that has gone through decades unchanged, never needing to adapt to prevalent trends. The NACA duct was conceived in 1945 by aeronautical engineers at...
When Enzo Ferrari began building cars under his own name in 1947 he built racecars, satisfying a pent up desire...
Six (possibly seven) DB2 chassis were sent to Graber, in Switzerland, for custom convertible bodies that featured fixed front fenders...
Franco Scaglione was a truly remarkable man, even by the standards of most Italian car designers. From drawings of the Lancia Aurelia B50/1 for the Carrozzeria Balbo in 1951 to the Intermeccanica Indra of 1972 and the immortal Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 Stradale—which has every right to arguably be described...
Journey From Sydney to Melbourne to Tasmania in a Classic Jaguar Many years back I worked as a jackaroo, which...
Cisitalia 202 was a ground-breaking post-war design that placed Pininfarina at the forefront of automotive design. The late 19th century...
In my 1958 children’s I-Spy Book of Motor-Cars, such mundane and common models(!) as Graber-bodied Alvis and Jaguar XK150s warranted a haul for the spotter of 10 or 20 points apiece. Not bad when a Morris Oxford only earned you two. However, when you reached the center two pages of...
The 1937 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Sedan Exemplifies Buick’s Grand Legacy Ford market researchers, in the mid-1950s, sampled new car buyers...
At the end of the 19th century the De Dion-Bouton Company of France was famous for its advanced internal combustion...
If you follow professional sports car and endurance racing, you know the name Brumos, and its now iconic red, white, blue, and black race car livery. Many of you will make the connection between Brumos and considerable success in Porsches and Porsche-powered race cars. You’d be correct, but also somewhat...
1958 Fiat-Abarth 750 GT Zagato Photo: Steve Natale There is much to love about the Italian “Etceterini.” The term broadly...
Before the ad offering it for sale was published in February 1982, ALP 598 was mine. “One of the prettiest...
Shunned, snubbed and overlooked, Ferrari’s 250 GT/E coupe has been a languishing classic waiting to happen for most of its 50-plus years. Only recently have the model’s PininFarina looks and Maranello engineering begun to gain traction with both classic car collectors and Ferrari fans. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...