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 […]
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 […]
It may seem a rather odd pairing on the surface, but the combination German cars and Scottish tartan cloth upholstery has become as natural as peanut butter and jelly, and just as tasteful. We take leather interiors for granted on most modern vehicles, especially high-end European vehicles. But in the […]
Purists may not agree with what Akira Nakai does to Porsches to appreciate his craftsmanship. Just to watch him work is a special treat, as we discovered when Nakai-San was in Philadelphia doing his magic on a Chevy-powered 996 a couple years back. Now the legendary Japanese builder and founder […]
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