Celebrating Classic European Motoring
This past weekend was supposed to be the Festival of Speed, the annual bacchanal of internal combustion at Goodwood House in England. If, like us, you’ve ever been to the Festival, don’t feel sorry for yourself (again). No one got to go this year. Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, […]
The Amelia Island Concours has announced Lyn St. James as the Honoree of the 2021 event, scheduled for the weekend of March 4-7, 2021. St, James laid the groundwork for women in top-level motorsports, competing in Indy Racing League, CART, ALMS and other major oval and road racing series. Most […]
Goodwood, the 12,000-acre English estate of Lord March, Duke of Richmond, and home to two of the world’s most exceptional motoring festivals, has announced that its two signature events for 2020 will be cancelled and will reappear next year. The Goodwood Festival of Speed, a four-day celebration of motorsport in […]
With professional sports in all forms on hold, one of the most amazing developments to come out of more than three months of pandemic lockdown has been virtual sports. YouTube channel 3Dbotmaker has been producing incredibly well-produced 1/64-scale racing, complete with cheesy color commentary. And their efforts have now been […]
The Porsche world lost one of its heroes on June 10, 2020. Hans Mezger, father of the original 911 engine and the 917, among countless other noteworthy achievements in motorsport and production engineering, passed away at the age of 90. Over the course of more than three decades, Mezger oversaw […]
If you haven’t already discovered The Last Open Road by Burt Levy, now’s your chance. This series of novels weaves fictional characters into real-life events taking place in the American sports car racing scene starting in 1952. The first volume lays down the list of characters on which the series […]
June 2020 marks the fiftieth anniversary of one of the most iconic 4×4 vehicles ever built – the Range Rover. Debuted to the public in March of 1970 at the Geneva Motor Show, the first production examples began making their ways to dealerships in the UK shortly after the media […]
There seems to be a podcast for every interest. Or is there? We listen to a lot of podcasts and found ourselves surprised by the lack of shows dedicated to the unique interests of classic European motoring enthusiasts. So we’re doing something about it. On Wednesday, August 5th, we’re launching […]
If art is subjective, then automotive art is downright personal. Car enthusiasts often prefer works that focus on a very specific subject, usually their own car. For an artist to capture the essence of someone’s prized possession when the real thing is parked nearby takes a special eye. I recently […]
Even a cursory scan of auction sites like Bring a Trailer will yield results for cars you’ve probably never seen or heard of beyond the pages of a magazine. Look closely and you’ll probably notice a common theme – they’re generally at least 25 years old. Cars and trucks once […]