It was 45 years ago when the first "made-for-TV" race series pitted the world's most famous and successful race car drivers from around the globe against one-another in the aptly named International Race of Champions (IROC). With champion drivers coming from sports car racing, Indy car racing, Formula One and NASCAR, the only common element in the inaugural season was the identically matched 1974 Porsche 911 RSR race … [Read more...]
Maserati A6GCS Offered at Auction
A 1954 Maserati A6GCS is among the headline consignments for the 2019 RM Sotheby's Monterey Car Week auction, scheduled for August 15-17 at the Monterey Conference Center in California. The A6GCS, chassis 2078, was campaigned by the Maserati factory team during the 1954 season, at the hands of Maserati and Ferrari works driver, Luigi Musso. … [Read more...]
London Concours 2019 – Report and Photos
The London Concours 2019 was staged 5-6 June at the Honourable Artillery Company in London. An estimated 3,000 people walked through the historic gates and onto the five-acre lawn of London’s beautiful HAC in the Square Mile. The London City Concours 2019 was made up of seven classes and three major features, with a total of 130 classic and performance cars gathering for the third annual event presented by Montres … [Read more...]
Aston Martin Featured at Goodwood Festival
Aston Martin will be the Central Feature marque at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled for 4-7 July at Goodwood House and the 1.16-mile Goodwood hill climb in West Sussex, England. This year marks the 70th anniversary of Aston Martin’s first race at Goodwood, and the 60th anniversary of its historic 1959 World Sportscar Championship. The Lavant Cup race at the 1949 Goodwood Easter Meeting was held over … [Read more...]
Silver Arrows Victory at 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours
Thirty years ago, Mercedes-Benz achieved a double victory in 1989 with the new Sauber-Mercedes C 9 Silver Arrows. A third Mercedes-Benz car finished in 5th place. This result makes the race a highlight of the anniversary year for "125 Years of Mercedes-Benz Motorsports", which is being celebrated throughout 2019. How can one possibly translate the thrilling 24 Hours of Le Mans on 10 and 11 June 1989 into easily … [Read more...]
Ten Facts from Aston Martin’s 1959 Le Mans Win
Sixty years on from Aston Martin’s greatest victory, when Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby took Aston Martin’s only outright win at Le Mans, the crews of the Vantage GTEs once again prepare to fight. In the front-running GTE Pro class, Aston Martin Racing will race against five of the world’s greatest sportscar manufacturers in a 17-car battle for supremacy. Not long after their victory in 1959, Aston Martin’s … [Read more...]
James Bond Aston Martin DB5 Offered
One of the 1965 James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5 movie cars will be offered during the 2019 RM Sotheby's Monterey sale, which will be held August 15-17 during Monterey Classic Car Week. The James Bond 007 Aston Martin will headline 'An Evening with Aston Martin', a special single-marque sale session at the company’s 2019 Monterey auction on 15 August. RM Sotheby’s will present the 1965 DB5, one of three surviving … [Read more...]
Ferrari Barchetta Celebration at Hampton Court Concours
The 70th anniversary of the Ferrari 166MM Barchetta’s race victories at Le Mans, Spa and the Mille Miglia will be celebrated at the 2019 Hampton Court Palace Concours of Elegance, scheduled 6-8th September at the royal palace situated on the Thames in London. Four historically significant 166MM chassis will gather in Hampton Court Palace’s Fountain Gardens, spearheaded by the ex-works 0008M. It was uniquely … [Read more...]
Spa Classic 2019 – Report and Photos
The Spa Classic 2019 was staged 17-19 May on the 4.352 mile, 20-turn Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. Organized by Peter Auto, the ninth running of the Spa Classic featured a record 339 racing cars flocking to the circuit in the Ardennes region for three days of exciting historic motorsports action. Two weeks after snow hit the Spa-Francorchamps circuit the competitors only had to cope with a few showers, just … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Auburn Spring 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Auburn Spring 2019 sale was held May 29 - June 1 at the Auburn Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana, resulting in $6,853,794 in total sales and a 66 percent sell-through rate of all vehicles sold. Auburn Spring kicked off on Wednesday and Thursday with more than 800 lots of memorabilia going under the hammer, led by the Strauss Collection, comprising the signs and collectibles of the late Bob Strauss. … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Offered at Goodwood
A 1935 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 'Long Chassis' Tourer will be featured at the 2019 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, to be held 7 July on the Tapestry Lawn at Goodwood House in Chichester, UK. The 8C was designed in 1931 by Alfa’s Vittorio Jano, one of the first automotive engineers to specifically produce high-performance cars designed for sustained ‘full-throttle’ running at high speeds. Powered by a … [Read more...]
Bicester Heritage Drive It Day 2019 – Photo Gallery
The Bicester Heritage Drive It Day 2019 was staged 29 April across the 348-acre former Royal Air Force base in the heart of England. Celebrating ‘Drive It Day’, the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Club’s day of automotive indulgence dedicated to the UK classic car scene, the latest Sunday Scramble from Bicester Heritage was another sell-out event. Held amongst the wartime buildings of the historic former … [Read more...]
Maserati Triumphed in the 1939 Targa Florio
Maserati recently celebrated the 80th anniversary of Luigi “Gigi” Villoresi's impressive win at the 1939 Targa Florio at the wheel of the Maserati Tipo 6CM. The Milan-born driver achieved victory at the Parco della Favorita circuit in Palermo, Sicily on May 14th 1939 by covering the race's 40 laps, totalling 228 km, in 1:40.15.4. Luigi Villoresi also recorded the fastest lap in the race with the time of 2:24.6, … [Read more...]
Amelia Concours to Honor Roger Penske
Famed racer, team owner and businessman Roger Penske will be the honoree for the 25th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, scheduled for March 5-8, 2020 at the Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach in Florida. Now in its 53rd season Team Penske is one of the most successful racing teams in history. Cars owned and prepared by Team Penske have produced more than 500 major race wins, 590 pole positions and … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Concorso Villa d’Este 2019 – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Concorso Villa d'Este 2019 sale was held 25th May at Villa Erba on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, resulting in total sales of €19,798,085 and a 67 percent sell-through rate. As part of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este weekend, the top result at the 2019 edition of the RM Sotheby's Villa d’Este sale went to the original, matching-numbers 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider that sold for … [Read more...]
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