One good thing about the collector car hobby is this: Somewhere, there’s a car that appeals to everyone with a passion for four wheels. Shopping at an entry-level price point typically limits the sel...
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...
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 ...
Brian Redman posing with the E9 CSL “Batmobile” that won Daytona in 1976. Photo courtesy BMW. Brian Redman began racing professionally in 1968, and over the last 48 years has driven everything from s...
Scans of book from author’s collection. Back in the spring of 1971 I was in my freshman year of high school and one of our English assignments that semester was to read a book of our choice and write...
Peter Revson’s 1973-’74 IROC Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR. Photo by Brian Henniker, courtesy of Gooding & Company. The International Race of Champions (IROC) debuted in in October of 1973, pitting sta...
With a history that spans from early formula racers through saloon racing and into touring car championships, the United Kingdom has a rich heritage in motorsports. As such, they also have one of the...
Images from 2012 Watkins Glen SVRA Vintage Grand Prix. All photos by the author. Saloon racing is the European equivalent of our stock car racing, though they make just as many right turns as left on...
On the California Mille, 2015. Photos courtesy Porsche AG. In 2015, vehicles from Porsche’s “Rolling Museum” made over 280 appearances at events stretching from Europe to North America to China. The ...
Dan Gurney driving a Shelby Cobra at Sebring in 1963. Photos courtesy Ford Motor Company. Today, Sebring International Raceway is best known for the 12-hour endurance race held each March, but in 194...
Photos by J. Daniel Beaudry If you began reading Hemmings in the 1950s or ’60s, there’s no doubt you’d recognize what car this interesting piece of sculpture represents. But as the hobby has shifted ...
The winning 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II. Photos by Andrew Taylor unless otherwise noted. Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is home to roughly 65 historically significant sports and competi...
The winning 1966 Ford GT40 Mk II. Photos by Andrew Taylor unless otherwise noted. Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is home to roughly 65 historically significant sports and competi...
Jim Travers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2008. Photo by Jim Haines, courtesy IMS. He was one half of the most legendary mechanical combo in the postwar history of the Indianapolis 500. Jim T...
Photos by the author. The annual Historic Monte-Carlo Rally brings together classic car enthusiasts from all over Europe and abroad for an action-packed week of vintage racing. Organized by the Autom...
1973 Porsche 917/30, chassis 004. Photos by Mathieu Heurtault, courtesy Gooding & Company. Introduced to the Can-Am series in 1973, the Porsche 917/30 was the ultimate evolution of the storied Porsch...
1957 Ferrari 335S. Photos courtesy Artcurial. When Artcurial sold a historically significant, ex-works Ferrari 335S for 32,075,200 euros (now, $35.6 million) at its Paris auction on Friday, February ...
Hurley Haywood and Peter Gregg. Still image from Kickstarter video preview. Peter Gregg was one of the most successful road racers of the 1970s, and with racing partner Hurley Haywood, put the Brumos...
Peter Revson’s 1972 McLaren M20 Can-Am car. Photo by David Newhardt, courtesy Mecum Auctions. In 1966, the SCCA’s U.S. Road Racing Championship spun off a new series, created in cooperation with the ...
Jack Chrisman, circa 1966. Photos courtesy NHRA. Ask a dozen drag racing fans exactly when the term “Funny Car” came about, and you’re likely to get a dozen different answers. This much is clear: It ...
In 2013, the International Hot Rod Association tapped Cordova (Illinois) International Raceway owner Scott Gardner to take the helm of its operations. Last week, Gardner abruptly left the organizatio...
All art and photography courtesy of HotRod Jen. We first met “HotRod” Jen Thomas (née Skidmore) back in November of 2013 when writing a piece for Speedobilia in Hemmings Muscle Machines (issue #125) ...
The Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon Shelby American continuation GT40 Mk II. Photos courtesy Superformance. Ford wasn’t taking any chances in its quest to beat Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966. Thirteen GT40s wer...
Seinfeld Collection Porsches. Photos by Brian Henniker, courtesy Gooding & Company, unless otherwise noted. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has a thing for automobiles, most notably those from Porsche. His c...