Max Hoffman was a racecar driver in Europe before immigrating to the United States to avoid the Nazis. Hoffman became an importer of European automobiles… Read More...
Before WWII, the term “sports car” was an alien phrase in the USA. There was no such thing. Returning G.I.s changed that when they came… Read More...
In the early ’50s Grand Prix regulations changed. Aurelio Lampredi was able to create for Ferrari a new, larger displacement, naturally aspirated V12 engine to… Read More...
Italian car collector Michael Schwartz has been named this year’s Honored Collector, a unique feature of the annual Lime Rock Historics, which will be held…
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call it a sports car. Fiat… Read More...
In the early ’70s, Gary Emory was working at Chick Iverson’s VW/Porsche dealership. But as time went on he was literally shocked to see NOS… Read More...
The ubiquitous MGA. In 1955, it marked a radical change from the aging lines of the MG TF, a style that had been carried on… Read More...
The Sprint Speciale came to life under the hand of Bertone designer Franco Scaglione. You can trace its lineage back to the Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnicas,… Read More...
It may come as a surprise that Ettore Bugatti’s first straight-8 engine did not power one of his rolling sculptures, it was to take to… Read More...
In the early ’50s, Maserati had shown they were a force to be reckoned with in international racing. Their engines grew in size from 2-liter in… Read More...
At the end of September, I spent a week in a RSR Project 911 driving from Colorado to California and ending up at Rennsport Reunion… Read More...