A funny thing happened while writing about the sports car world: we started selling cars. It began slowly at first. One reader sought a Talbot-Lago and another was selling a 289 Cobra. We made a few phone calls. Sent a few e-mails. Pretty soon, cars were coming and going quickly, word was spreading and our newsletter (and inboxes) were filling with readers actively looking to buy and sell a host of … [Read more...]
Modena Cento Ore 2018 – Report and Photos
The Modena Cento Ore 2018 was staged June 5-9 in Italy, highlighted by three circuit races and 11 special stages over 800 km of roads in four days of driving. A total of 107 cars from 19 marques participated in this year's event, with competitors from 18 countries. Created in 2000, the 'Cento Ore' is a Competition or Regularity rally held on scenic routes with circuit races, hillclimbs on closed roads and unique … [Read more...]
Maserati at the 2018 Goodwood Revival
Maserati played a role in the celebrations at the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Revival, staged September 7-9, 2018 at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex. Over twenty classic Maserati models competed in races across the 2018 Goodwood Revival, including a 3500 GT, 300S, A6GCS and several examples of the 250F. Maserati cars took to the circuit in the Kinrara Trophy, Goodwood Trophy, Freddie March Memorial … [Read more...]
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Offered at Auction
A 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta will be offered at the Artcurial Retromobile 2019 sale, scheduled for 8 February in Paris during Retromobile Week. Alfa Romeo was the only pre-war manufacturer that could compete with the power of the big German constructors. Having won all the most important races, the firm decided to share this success with its private customers by creating road-going versions of its … [Read more...]
RM Sotheby’s Porsche 70th Anniversary – Auction Results
The RM Sotheby's Porsche 70th Anniversary auction was staged October 27, 2018 at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, Georgia, resulting in $25.8 million in total sales and a 92 percent sell-through rate. The single-marque sale celebrated 70 years of Porsche at the home of Porsche Cars North America. The offering of 63 of privately-owned Porsche models was led by a 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar, one of three … [Read more...]
IMSA Featured at 2019 Monterey Reunion
Fifty years of IMSA will be celebrated at the 2019 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, scheduled for August 15-18 at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. The Monterey Car Week event will feature International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) history with a variety of race cars and personalities from throughout the series' 50-year history. “To be the featured marque of the 2019 Rolex Monterey … [Read more...]
Behind the Scenes at the 2018 Le Mans Classic
The 2018 Le Mans Classic was a wonderful display of reuniting many historic race cars with the tracks that made the famous. One of the top vintage car racing events worldwide, this year’s event hosted 700 historic cars and more than 1,000 drivers at the venue of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race. The number of historic racing cars that continues to increase event after event, drivers coming from all … [Read more...]
Ferrari 290 MM Offered at Auction
A Ferrari 290 MM campaigned by Scuderia Ferrari will headline the RM Sotheby's Petersen Automotive Museum auction, scheduled for 8 December 2018 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The fully matching-numbers, Ferrari Classiche-certified racer was piloted by an assortment of factory team drivers including Juan Manuel Fangio, Phil Hill, Peter Collins, Wolfgang von Trips, Olivier Gendebien, Eugenio … [Read more...]
Mille Miglia 2019 Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the Mille Miglia 2019, scheduled for 15-18 May on the historic secondary roads of Italy. The race celebrating the famed endurance road race will be run over the traditional Brescia-Rome-Brescia route, passing over 1,000 miles of Italy's most beautiful regions. New for 2019, the 37th annual retrospective edition will be limited to 430 vehicles. The decision to restrict the number of … [Read more...]
Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble October 2018 – Photos
The Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble October 2018 event welcomed over 5,500 guests for the last Scramble of the year, with a selection of vintage, classic, modern and racing cars attending and bringing a vast crowd of automotive enthusiasts to 348-acre former Royal Air Force base in the heart of England. An array of cars was in attendance, making it the largest October event yet. A heady mix of automotive … [Read more...]
RM Auctions Hershey 2018 – Auction Results
The RM Auctions Hershey 2018 sale was held October 11-12 at the Hershey Lodge in Pennsylvania, resulting in $10,999,096 in total sales and a 94 percent sell-through rate. RM's 12th annual sale during the AACA Eastern Fall Meet featured nearly 150 cars that attracted bidders from 45 states and 19 countries. … [Read more...]
Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2018 – Report and Photos
The Dix Mille Tours du Castellet 2018 was held 1-2 September at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Record crowds of 15,000 spectators shared their common passion at the 9th annual historic car racing event that featured nine grids on the 25-turn, 3.64-mile track near Marseille. The Dix Mille Tours has been on the Peter Auto calendar of events since 2010. The entrants eagerly await this rendezvous due to … [Read more...]
New Exhibitions at Ferrari Museum
On the 120th anniversary of the founder's birth, the Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy pays tribute to his passion for cars with the "Driven by Enzo" and "Passion and Legend" exhibitions, which retrace the countless developments in style and technology over the company’s history. "Driven by Enzo" shows off the four-seater models driven personally by Ferrari. As is well-known, Enzo Ferrari used to try out every … [Read more...]
Alpine Trial Rally 2018 – Report and Photos
The Alpine Trial Rally 2018 was held 3-5 September in southeastern France, starting and ending in the town of Divonne-les-Bains nearby the Swiss border. The fourth running of the Alpine Trial from Endurance Rally Association (ERA) was based around Annecy's Imperial Hotel, with the route taking in a different direction each day. The ERA’s 2018 edition Alpine Trial again started in the little-known town of … [Read more...]
Porsche at the 2018 Goodwood Revival
The '70 Years of Porsche Sports Cars' was among the many celebrations at the 2018 Goodwood Revival, held September 7-9 at the 7-turn, 2.4-mile Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. Since 1998 the legendary Goodwood Revival Meeting has been a hit with vintage car fans from all over the world, which is why Porsche was there this year with some really special vintage car models. … [Read more...]
