October 2018 1 – F1 & sports car racer Willy Mairesse is born in Momignies, Belgium (1928). 3 – Jackie Ickx and Jochen Mass drive a Rothmans Porsche 956 to victory in the World Endurance Championship 6-hour race at Fuji, Japan (1982). 5 – Pierre Goutte drives a Salmson to victory in the 124-mile race...
Photo Gallery from the VHRR’s Aug. 4–6, 2018, Winton Festival of Speed in Benalla, Australia.
Prince Bira in his E.R.A. pursues Hans Ruesch’s Alfa Romeo 8C35 up the hill to South Tower corner. Ruesch won his preliminary heat over Bira, but the “eight stone of dynamite from Siam” (as the program called him) won the final at an average speed of 57.5 mph. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970 E-mail: klemcoll@aol.com • Web site: www.klemcoll.com
Car guys all have a little Walter Mitty in them. We dream about racing, restoring a rare car, driving our toys on long trips – often without ever consummating the dream. Ross S. Robbins is one of those rare people who actually acts on his dreams and takes his cars on adventures. Robbins’ passion is cars, especially Lotus cars – a “Roadcar Profile” article about his Lotus Elan +2 and another belonging to Jeff Krueger can be found in this past month in Vintage Road & Racecar. Thankfully, Robbins also writes about his adventures and has published them through Amazon,…
Photo Gallery from the Sept. 27–30, 2018 running of the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI at Weathertech Laguna Seca.
In the first of a series of new Market Guide columns, our market expert Mark Leonard takes a look back at Monterey Car Week—what sold, what didn’t and what it means for the market. The week of activities in Monterey brought thousands of car enthusiasts from around the globe to partake in concours, historic races, auctions and art shows. Without listing all the opportunities, it is clear to see the exuberant enthusiasm for the historic car world in each event. For many, the week began Tuesday with the Carmel-By-The Sea Concours on the Avenue. For more than a decade, organized…
Introduced at the 1963 Paris Auto Show as the replacement for the front-engined 250 GTO, the 250 LM was a direct evolution of the sport prototype 250 P spyder, which had won the LeMans 24 hours that year. In an effort to get around the FIA homologation rules, Enzo Ferrari claimed that the LM was a variant of the production 250 GT SWB, however this sidestepping of the rules was ultimately disallowed and the 250 LM was forced to compete in the tougher sport prototype class. Enzo had already gotten away with this tactic once, for the GTO itself, and…
Subscriber only Photo Gallery from the Sept. 27–30, 2018 running of the Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI at Weathertech Laguna Seca....
Photo Gallery from the Sept. 7–9, 2018, SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen.
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the Sept. 7–9, 2018, SVRA U.S. Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen....
Photo Gallery from the Aug. 25-27 running of the HSCC’s Gold Cup at Oulton Park.