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(17.1.1895 – 8.1.1958) Die Regeln bei den frühen 24-Stunden-Rennen in Le Mans waren in der Tat manchmal etwas eigenwillig. Und wurden vom Veranstalter, dem Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), auch imme...
(17.1.1895 – 8.1.1958) Die Regeln bei den frühen 24-Stunden-Rennen in Le Mans waren in der Tat manchmal etwas eigenwillig. Und wurden vom Veranstalter, dem Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO), auch imme...
The man Kiloweise liess Gordon Murray Trockeneis auf die Ladeluft-Kühler der Brabham-BMW-Turbo packen, damit sie – vielleicht – eine Qualirunde überstanden. Klappte es nicht, dann rissen die explodie...
«Der M1 hätte weiterentwickelt werden müssen» Gut sieht er aus, der Jochen Neerpasch. 83 ist er unterdessen, doch das würde man ihm nie geben. Und er ist aktiver als noch manch ein Jungspund, sicher ...
Das gute Gewissen Das Problem ist: Wenn Marco Marinello einmal zu erzählen beginnt, dann ist der Tag gelaufen. Und seine Geschichten sind gut, witzig, charmant, etwa, wie er mit 17 zwar schon einen P...
Der Auswanderer (Manchmal, wenn wir auf der Suche nach Hintergrundinformationen sind, stolpern wir über Geschichten. Und Menschen hinter diesen Geschichten. Wir wollen dies in Zukunft vermehrt pflege...
Photo by Geoff Hacker. All other photos courtesy Geoff Hacker and Gary Cerveny. When Gary Cerveny had the chance to sift through the ashes after the Woolsey fire swept through parts of Malibu in Nove...
Photos courtesy Aussie Invader. On the one hand, according to Rosco McGlashan, plenty of people have told him that they too intend to build a vehicle that’ll break the world land-speed record, typica...
Note Bill’s Aston near the top left of the photo. Photos by Bill Chizar and Steve Patience, courtesy S. Scott Callan/Velocity Press. I felt one of the first questions by the previous owners would be ...
Neal Bascomb’s new book, “Faster,” got the attention of the New York Times this week, which decided to look into which one of America’s premier collectors owns the Rene Dreyfus-driven Delahaye 145 th...
The facility closure and event cancellation/postponement announcements have slowed down in recent days, but we’re glad to see news like this: Covercraft is using at least some of its facilities to pr...
With the release of the Ford v Ferrari movie, there has been renewed interest associated with my 2016 article here on Hemmings concerning Ford executive Leo Beebe and the end of the 1966 Le Mans race...
Photos courtesy Tom Maruska. Fifties concept cars aren’t the easiest things to restore. The handbuilt one-off glimpses of automotive futures past don’t exactly enjoy huge aftermarket support. But tha...
The idea came from Porsche. Ferry Porsche wanted an entry-level Porsche that would give younger drivers affordable access to the Porsche world. The car that was subsequently developed and that reache...
Photo by tpsdave. We’re continuing to post closures, postponements, and cancellations due to the coronavirus, including the recent announcement that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will not host an I...
GM Lean Machine. Photo courtesy GM Media. Frank Winchell never liked the name “Lean Machine,” as GM called the three-wheeled concept vehicle that it showed off in 1982. To him, it was the cambering v...
Photos courtesy Geoff Hacker. For many a sports and racing car builder in the Fifties, Frank Kurtis’ “off-the-shelf” chassis had little equal. It provided good handling, room for bigger engines, and ...
Within the 306 pages of this 9.5 x 12.5-inch hardcover book exists the most authoritative story ever told about how American automobiles were designed and styled and the men responsible for it all. I...
Photos courtesy Geoff Hacker. For many a sports and racing car builder in the Fifties, Frank Kurtis’ “off-the-shelf” chassis had little equal. It provided good handling, room for bigger engines, and ...
Photos courtesy Marty Martino. The Lincoln Futura, as Bill Schmidt envisioned it and as Ghia originally built it, is no more, nor has it been since George Barris and his crew built the Batmobile out ...
Image via OldCarBrochures. Introduction by unknown speaker: I would like to introduce our speaker tonight, Vice President of General Motors Corporations and Director of Engineering Staff, Mr. Frank W...
George Walker operating the LaTosca radio-control car. Ford Media photos. Employers! Worried that your employees newly assigned to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic are just goofing off,...
Photo by Michael Milne. While it would appear that Ralph Nader and the Corvair community have mended fences over the last several years – he appeared on stage at his Automotive Hall of Fame induction...
Eric Szabo had a lot going for him, according to the few English-language accounts we’ve been able to find of his career. Moscow School of Industrial Art graduate; designer for ZIS/ZIL and NAMI; depu...
Given that the first Shelby G.T.350R, which will soon be headed to auction, appeared in the Ford-sponsored “ Shelby Goes Racing With Ford ” video from 1965, it’s an opportune time to sit back and get...
Speed-Interview Mark Webber hatte neun Formel-1-Rennen gewonnen, war Langstrecken-Weltmeister. Der Australier beendte seine aktive Karriere vor drei Jahren, nach einem wenig erfolgreichen Ausflug in ...