No history of rock-n-roll cars would be complete without a mention of John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce, so let’s see what GQ had to say about it. To take a Phantom V – a stately wagon once possessed by both...
Courtesy of the International Motor Racing Research Center The board at the International Motor Racing Research Center have announced that Friday’s Legends Speak will feature a talk from Hurley Haywo...
Roy Clark’s 1963 Pontiac Bonneville Safari Station Wagon. Photo courtesy of Leake Auctions. Known for his show Hee Haw and hits like Yesterday When I was Young , the late Roy Clark also collected car...
Jochen Mass in a W25 at Goodwood. Photo by Bahnfrend. Pop open any book discussing Mercedes-Benz racing history and guaranteed that book will include the story about how, faced with overweight W25 ra...
Jim France. Photo courtesy International Motor Racing Research Center. In 1948, William H.G. “Big Bill” France founded the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), both to grow the sp...
Brock Yates, circa 2003. Photo by Jim Donnelly. Brock Yates was a writer, racer, visionary, and tireless champion of the art of driving. On Saturday, February 24, his widow Pamela and daughter Stacy ...
Joan Newton Cuneo, circa 1911 behind the wheel of a Knox Giantess. Image courtesy of Wilmington Historical Society. Since 2015, the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) in Watkins Glen,...
John Cooper Fitch racing a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at Dundrod in Northern Ireland, 1955; teamed with Stirling Moss, the pair would deliver a win for Mercedes. Photos courtesy Daimler Media Archives, un...
Mario Andretti at the 1969 Indianapolis 500. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Established in 2014 and named for the man who brought motor racing to Watkins Glen, the Cameron R. Argetsinger...
Jean Argetsinger with Sir Jackie Stewart. Photo courtesy IMRRC. Jean Argetsinger, a towering figure in early American road racing who did a lot to create the International Motor Racing Research Cente...
Ford GT40s finish 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A half-century after the Ford Motor Company shocked the world by sweeping the podium at the 24 Hou...
1963 Darlington 500. Joe Weatherly (#8) in his Mercury leads Darel Dierenger (#26) in his Mercury. Photo courtesy Ford Motorsports History. A livestreamed talk on NASCAR history at Watkins Glen will ...
John Fitch racing an MG-TD at Linden, New Jersey, in 1950. Photo courtesy IMRRC. Folks in the world of cars knew, admired and respected the late John Fitch. He was a racer, a patriot, a fighter pilot...
It’s been 50 years since Team Penske, as it’s known today, first came into existence. That’s one number you need to know. The others are 16, for the number of Indianapolis 500 wins it can claim; 170,...