Courtesy of the National Automobile Museum The directors at the National Automobile Museum announced the topic of their Second Thursday talk to take place later this month. John Sell, a retired tech ...
At this point, there are no excuses for missing Car Week in Monterey. Opinions seem unanimous: it's the event of the year for lovers of automobiles both new and old. The week itself hosts dozens of e...
Gasser-style 1956 Ford Fairlane for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: This 2DR Fairlane was first customized in the 60’s. The black paint is one of the best indicators of its histo...
Artist’s rendering of the second circuit at Bathurst, via Bathurst Regional Council. Much like the Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans, Bathurst’s Mount Panorama circuit relies on roads open to the publi...
Photos courtesy Profiles in History, except where noted. For appearing in one episode of a 50-year-old television show, Grampa Munster’s Dragula has gone on to inspire a disproportionate following, b...
“It may seem a little crazy to walk directly into the line of fire… those who are willing, are those who achieve great things. People say I’m crazy. I say thank you.” Jessi Combs wrote this on her In...
From the seller’s description: For Sale: 1960 MGA vintage racer . Fresh engine (1600, 3 main bearing); T-9 5-speed transmission; new dual braking system; ATR fuel cell;All new running gear; three set...
The views from atop Corkscrew Hill are simply amazing. Here the Group 2A machines, 1955-’61 Sports Cars, make a warm-up lap behind the pace car. Photos by David Conwill. “Pebble Beach,” as Monterey C...
Images are courtesy of Volkswagen and Audi Volkswagen Type 1 designer and founder of the eponymous sports car company, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche would have been very proud of the accomplishments of his g...
Four days after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, American open-wheel racing series CART held its first race in Europe, hastily renamed from the German 500 to the 2001 American Memorial. With ...
Most outside Australia won’t have heard of Winton Raceway. It’s never hosted a grand prix, it isn’t the birthplace of any forms of motor racing, and it certainly isn’t a place to mingle with "high so...
Photo via Los Angeles Times. If you haven’t been paying attention to Daniel Miller’s “Larger Than Life” docuseries on Big Willie Robinson for the Los Angeles Times, it’s worth diving into. Robinson, ...
The scene of the last point races for the A.A.A. championship changed from the East to the West Coast, to sunny California. The Vanderbilt Cup and the Grand Prize were run at Santa Monica. Both races...
Authenticated 1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller’s description: 1 of 100 built in the Trans Am registry. Its the 99th car built in October of 1969 only 2 cars built i...
1967 Gerhardt Ford Indy Car. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions, unless otherwise noted. Car owner Walter “Wally” Weir wanted a shot at running competitively in the Indianapolis 500, so for 1967 he purch...
Photo by Tony Harrison. Set up in a rural corner of England to celebrate American-style drag racing, Santa Pod Raceway has also been beset with American-style conflicts over noise with area housing d...
1932 Mercedes-Benz SSKL Avus recreation at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed. All photos courtesy Daimler AG. Crippled by an ailing global economy, Mercedes-Benz divested itself from racing after 1...
Why did Nissan recently celebrate the 50th anniversaries of the Z and the GT-R at a rest stop? As Ben Hsu at Japanese Nostalgic Car noted, the rest stop wasn’t on just any old highway. That’s because...
Photo courtesy of Iso Bizzarrini Owner’s Club. The Iso Bizzarrini Owner’s Club will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lele in Laguna Nigel, California. The stateside celebration will be part of t...
The Shelby Racing Company’s 1968 McLaren M6B, driven by Peter Revson during the ’68 Can-Am season. Images courtesy Bonhams. Shelby had its hands full in 1966-’67, helping to deliver back-to-back wins...
Especially in the early days of motorsport, long before telemetrics and minutia came to dominate it, drivers tended to be daring, cultured, highly personable sorts. They knew how to take risks and pu...
One of the largest collections of Soviet cars in the world lies in the former Soviet state of Georgia, according to Atlas Obscura: The auto museum is actually a private collection of cars and some mo...
Scott Brayton’s 1995 (L) and 1996 (R) pole-setting Indy cars, both powered by a turbocharged Buick V-6. Photos courtesy Mecum Auctions. To change a long-stodgy image and promote its line of turbochar...
Steve Hingtgen, founder of Vintage Trailer Supply, has opened a new distribution center and showroom in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in response to a growing market. To celebrate the new center, Vintage Tra...
A 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS Zagato. Photo courtesy of the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA. For the second time, the management of the 1000 Miglia is bringing the 1000 Miglia Warm Up USA to Virginia and Wash...