Original DKM Wankel-designed engine prototype. Photo by Ralf Pfeifer. As the world waits on Mazda to maybe possibly announce that it will resurrect the rotary engine, the compact pistonless internal ...
Photos courtesy NASCAR Hall of Fame. Each year, a panel of panel of NASCAR luminaries (including officials, retired drivers, track owners, and the current Monster Energy series champion), media, manu...
I briefly considered scrapping the entire Four-Links format this week to focus entirely on Lucas Reilly’s longread on Clair Patterson, the chemist/geologist who for decades doggedly pursued the evide...
Photos by Dave Friedman, courtesy The Henry Ford. Among the first to arrive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on race morning in 1964 was Firestone’s junior rep Humphrey “Humpy” Wheeler. One of his ...
Michael Paul Smith’s latest made-you-look-twice diorama may be the biggest he’s ever attempted, and he breaks down exactly what it takes to build such a diorama on his Flickr page. (h/t to Gene Herma...
Photo courtesy Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show. Racer turned automotive entrepreneur Carroll Shelby died on May 10, 2012, but his name lives on with sports car and muscle car enthusiasts worldwid...
Joe Leonard, in his final appearance at Indy in 1973. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Joe Leonard was equally fast on two wheels and four, capturing American Motorcyclist Association (AM...
Images courtesy American Dreaming. If Mercury was to succeed with its own pony car, greenlit after the successful launch of the Mustang, it would need an entirely new aesthetic, not just a nose job f...
Robert M. Pirsig in 2005. Photo by Ian Glendinning. On the surface, it was a book about a father and son’s journey by motorcycle from Minnesota to Northern California, but on a deeper level, it intro...
Photos courtesy National Motorcycle Museum. John Parham lost a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis on April 20th. In addition to starting J&P Cycles, one of the largest retailers in the aftermarket m...
McQueen pulls down his Nomex face guard to get a breath of fresh air. Photos by Don Nunley, courtesy Dalton Watson. There was just one scene in the can; the rest of the time the crew only shot racing...
Safety equipment was minimal, the pits were dirt, and the grills were constantly aflame. A recent photo essay on Native Customs looks at the drag racing scene in one small town in Brazil, which remin...
Photos courtesy Paul Schilperoord and Lorenz Schmid. These days it looks more like a child’s drawing of a genericar come to life with its inartful blend of boxy body and round hood, but a pair of Eur...
A.J. Foyt, with the Bowes Seal Fast Special in 1961. Image courtesy IMS. A.J. Foyt was the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four times, earning victories in 1961, 1964, 1967 and 1977. Two of ...
Al Amatuzio didn’t invent synthetic oil, but his AMSOIL product was reportedly the first such lubricant to meet the American Petroleum Institute’s (API) service requirements for motor vehicles, in 19...
Photo courtesy @RobertArd00 on Twitter. Two-time Busch Grand National champion, race team owner and short-track legend Sam Ard died earlier this month at the age of 78. A popular driver in the NASCAR...
Photo courtesy @RobertArd00 on Twitter. Two-time Busch Grand National champion, race team owner and short-track legend Sam Ard died earlier this month at the age of 78. A popular driver in the NASCAR...
Parnelli Jones and A.J. Foyt at the 1964 Indianapolis 500. Photo by Dave Friedman, courtesy The Henry Ford. Chapter Eight: Tire Wars Less evident to casual race fans than the changes being caused by ...
Photo via E Hayes Motorworks Collection. Partly the result of rulebook changes, partly the result of Burt Munro’s sheer determination and resourcesfulness, and maybe partly the result of the respect ...
Photos courtesy Carol Crumrine Williams, except where noted. Every now and then, we run something in Lost and Found that nets so many responses our physical and email inboxes literally overflow. Such...
Breedlove at the time he received the Spirit of Competition Award from the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia in 2011. Photo courtesy Simeone Museum. “The Bonneville Salt Flats have...
Dario Franchitti (L) and Bruce McLaren. Photo courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bruce McLaren, best known for his dominance in the Can-Am series as both a driver and constructor, never drove in t...
Eine Lektion mit Walter Röhrl Der Lancia 037 ist ein Auto, das ich nie wieder vergessen werde. Jede Fahrt mit ihm, sei sie auch noch so kurz, prägt für immer. So ging es auch Walter Röhrl 1983 und ic...
We had expected to see a lot more automotive tributes to Chuck Berry following his death last weekend; after all, cars were an integral part to the mixture of influences he used to conjure up rock an...
Pete Hamilton with his Petty Enterprises Plymouth Superbird prior to the start of the 1970 Daytona 500. Photo by Skeensss. Pete Hamilton, winner of the 1970 Daytona 500, died earlier this week at the...