There are a number of cars that are better known by their nicknames, than their original designation, like the Alfa...
After rising from the ashes of postwar Europe, Mercedes-Benz returned to racing in 1952, winning the World Sports Car Championship...
The New York City Concours (TNYCC) has crowned its first champion – Nat Lanza’s 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing won the People’s Choice Best in Show Award at the inaugural event held this past Saturday, October 5, 2019. Mr. Lazna of Ronkonkoma, NY was awarded the prized trophy by Maria Jannace, CEO...
The Dawn of the Modern Super Car If you haven’t been behind the wheel of a brand new supercar recently,...
From gas station owner in 1954 to leading Le Mans in 1967, sports car racer Scooter Patrick enjoyed an amazing...
2 Johnny Rutherford, driving a McLaren-Offenhauser, wins the USAC Indycar race at Trenton, New Jersey (1976). 3 The Mercedes-Benz W194 “Gullwing” makes its race debut in the Mille Miglia (1952). 5 Jean-Pierre Jabouille, driving a Matra MS5, wins the F3 race at Dijon, France (1968). 6 Derek Bell and Mike...
A 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Sport Cabriolet A was selected as Best of Show at the second annual Arizona Concours...
An image of the dirty and pitted Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing practice car used for pre-race reconnaisance, prior to the 1955...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary of his racing career. Before, after and during that career, however, John Fitch was much more than a racing driver. He served as pilot of both Light Bombers and P-51...
Malcolm Bricklin has more balls than a Christmas tree. Charismatic and effervescent, his personality bubbles over with enthusiasm for his...
The story of the production model 300 SL really picks up where our story about the W194 Le Mans racecar...
Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benz’s Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes rebuilt and returned to what it knew best, manufacturing passenger vehicles. But Mercedes-Benz also had a passion for competition on the world stage and so by 1951 factions within the...
Like so many great automobiles of our time, the Mercedes-Benz SL series can trace its origins directly to the racetrack....
As you’ll see, throughout both sides of the magazine, this month we recognize and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s...
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have...
Billed as the United Kingdom’s answer to Pebble Beach, a display of historic motor cars from around the world will...
Here’s yet another source for rare, hand-held video of the old days as shot by those who were there. Courtesy of the Lost Tracks series at thechicaneblog.com, you can enjoy more clips of road racing action from the sport’s earlier days on the historic circuits of Torrey Pines, Pomona, Riverside,...
Two months before the end of WWII, an American P-51 Mustang was shot down over Germany. The pilot was Captain...
A racing friend of mine was recently lamenting the fact that he was turning 50 this year. “I think you’re...
