Leo Beebe at Le Mans in 1966. All photos courtesy of Ford Motorsport. Editor’s note: This piece comes to us from Hemmings reader and contributor Frank Comstock, a friend of the late Leo Beebe. “Comin...
One of the first runnings of the Charade circuit in France was captured in this 16-minute video from 1958 showing plenty of Ferraris Porsches, Lotii, and other interesting cars in their natural habit...
Most folks probably know David Greenless as the man behind The Old Motor, but he’s also an accomplished restorer and caretaker of pre-World War I thoroughbreds, including the 1915 Duesenberg race car...
Ferrari serial number 0438. Photos courtesy Concorso Italiano. For all their vaunted status and multiple millions they sell for these days, Ferraris were once used cars – yesterday’s news with an eng...
The start of the race’s 64th running in 1980. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On May 29th, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will host the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, once consi...
Ninety-nine percent of the cars and trucks that appear as Hemmings Finds of the Day are probably ninety-nine percent more practical than the Rain for Rent Top Fuel dragster from the mid- to late Seve...
A.J. Foyt, the 1961, ’64, ’67 and ’77 winner, at the 1977 Indy 500. Photos courtesy IMS. One of the absolutely best things about the Indianapolis 500 is the palpable sense of history that permeates t...
Don White (L) with USAC’s Dick Jordan. Photo courtesy USAC. Beginning in the 1950s, the Mississippi River city of Keokuk, Iowa, arguably produced more top-level dirt-track racers than another town in...
Can-Am cars in the Corkscrew, 1973. Photo courtesy Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. How many times do you see two thunderous racing divisions both debut in the same season and, moreover, enjoy wild success...
AAR Eagle Mk I chassis 104, now at The Revs Institute. Photo by Peter Harholdt, courtesy Revs Institute. Wanting to prove itself the equal of tire manufacturer Firestone on the world’s premier motors...
All images courtesy of BMW AG. “Race car for the street” is an oft-overused phrase, frequently applied to the likes of garden-variety sports and GT cars alike. But, sometimes, when a manufacturer mus...
Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. They’re considered some of the rarest Mustangs ever built, but more importantly they’re also the very first vehicles to arise out of Ford’s Special Vehicle Operations ...
All artwork from Stefan Marjoram’s 2015 Auto Art Advent series. Courtesy of Stefan Marjoram. Artist, photographer, animator and filmmaker Stefan Marjoram has been sprinkling a little extra magic into...
Photos courtesy ChipFoose.com, Hooker Headers, SEMA. Chip Foose’s ubiquity in hot rodding and customizing is no mere fluke of reality television. Instead, the custom car designer’s more than 25 years...
Take a Mini Moke racing? Sure, why not, especially if it’s got a fiberglass body draped over it like this 1965 Mooncraft Moke Sport for sale on Hemmings.com, which appears to have seen some racing si...
Paul Goldsmith at the 1958 Indianapolis 500. Photos courtesy IMS. They came from different eras but still amassed impressive records in the sport of auto racing. That’s why Paul Goldsmith and U.E. “P...
Photo by the author. All in the same statement released on Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency promised to rescind contentious language that motorsports enthusiasts say targeted them, reitera...
Roger Penske with the 50th Anniversary 2017 Camaro SS Pace Car. Photo courtesy Chevrolet. For a guy who all but holds the deed to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, given that his teams have won its si...
The photo above, which came from the Culture Ride Tumblog, might look a little strange, but it’s not the result of any sort of forced perspective or other camera tricks. Instead, the Beetle on the ri...
Photos courtesy Cliff and Larry Read, except where noted. Our previous look at the scratchbuilt model work of Cliff and Larry Read, courtesy Gene Herman, might have made it seem as though only one of...
This year’s Retromobile had a special display of what they called rhomboids – cars with their wheels laid out in a diamond pattern – and Goodwood’s videographer was there to get some footage of the u...
One of the unlikeliest stories we’ve seen on Japanese Nostalgic Car as of late was their look back at that hazily remembered period of time in the late 1970s when Japanese cars suddenly became fair g...
Photos via TommyIvo.com. As a lifelong showman, even birthdays become an excuse to entertain, which is why “TV” Tommy Ivo will be celebrating his 80th birthday with a public birthday bash at the NHRA...
Emerson Fittipaldi with his Patrick Racing 1989 Indy 500-winning car. Photos courtesy IMS. At one time, Emerson Fittipaldi was the highest-paid athlete in the world, surpassing even Muhammad Ali and ...
Donald Davidson. Photo courtesy IMS. Only one race track in the world has a full-time official historian, and it’s the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That historian is Donald Davidson, a native Briton ...