London to Brighton Auction Results – Bonhams
1902 Panhard-Levassor Type A 7hp Rear Entrance Tonneau
Held on the eve of the historic London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, the saleroom for Bonhams annual sale of veteran cars and other related automobilia was packed with spirited bidders who competed with an international audience on the telephones for the 310 lots up for grabs. The sale raised a total of £872,000 with 98% sold by lot (95% by value). Of the ten cars included in the sale, the top lot was the (...) Read the rest of London to Brighton Auction Results – Bonhams © Sports Car ... Read Full Story
Lightning Benz Fastest on Earth 100 Years Ago
On November 9, 1909 – 100 years ago today – a 200 hp Benz became the first car to break the 200 km/h mark – and in the process went faster than any car, aeroplane or rail vehicle before. Victor Hémery went on to set a total of five world land speed records at the wheel of this racing car, named the ‘Lightning Benz’, on the concrete track at Brooklands, United Kingdom. (...) Read the rest of Lightning Benz Fastest on Earth 100 Years Ago © Sports Car Digest for Sports Car Digest -... Read Full Story
2010 Legends of Riverside Racing Film Festival
Dan Gurney enjoying the inaugural Legends of Riverside Racing Film Festival
One of Riverside Raceway’s earliest and most enduring legendary figures, Carroll Shelby will be the gala honoree at the second annual “Legends of Riverside” gathering at the Riverside International Raceway Museum which will take place over the weekend of March 26-28, 2010. The Shelby name is synonymous with the great racing that went on at Riverside – This will be a special event with a true motorsports icon. (...) Read the rest of 2010 Legends of Riverside Racing Film Festival © Sp... Read Full Story
History of Speed at New Jersey Motorsports – Photo Gallery
1973 McRae GM-1 F5000 driven by Jim Stengel
The New Jersey Vintage Race – History of Speed was held October 2-4, 2009 on 2.25 mile Thunderbolt Raceway at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey. Sanctioned by SVRA, the New Jersey Vintage Races featured 10 groups, with practice and qualifying sessions on Friday and Saturday (...) Read the rest of History of Speed at New Jersey Motorsports – Photo Gallery © Sports Car Digest for Sports Car Digest - The Sports, Racing and Vintage Car Journal, 2009. | Permalink |... Read Full Story
Algarve Historic Festival – Results and Photos
The sun sets on Stefan Ziegler and his Jaguar D-Type
The inaugural Algarve Historic Festival was held October 16-18, 2009 at the new Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal. With 16 races for 12 Historic Racing Car categories, the Algarve Historic Festival was the biggest historic motor racing event ever held in Portugal and Spain. “As good as Spa or the Brands Hatch GP circuit”… “Really tricky to learn”… “Bloody fantastic!” These were just some of the comments about the new Algarve International Autodrome (...) Read the rest ... Read Full Story
New Board Members at LeMay Museum
LeMay – America’s Car Museum recently appointed two new directors to the board at the board meeting held last month. Moray Callum, Executive Director of Ford America Design and Richard Davis, President and CEO of Standard Parts Corporation were both named to the LeMay Museum board of directors during the meeting. David Lowe Madeira, President and CEO of LeMay – America’s Car Museum expressed his enthusiasm about the growth of the board (...) Read the rest of New Board Members ... Read Full Story
HSCC Historic Saloon Cars at Silverstone – Results and Photos
Alfa Romeo Guilia Sprint GT of Mark Garrit class winner
Story and photos by Simon Wright The final round of the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) Historic Saloon Cars took place October 17th, 2009 at the Silverstone National circuit. The HSCC Historic Saloon Car Championship is open to cars that were in series production before 1966. Dan Cox, leading the championship, put his 1964 Ford Lotus Cortina on pole position from Graeme Dodd Jaguar Mk II by 0.069 of a second. At the start of the race (...) Read the rest of HSCC Historic Saloon Cars at Sil... Read Full Story
1950s Concept Cars Featured at Arizona Sale – RM Auctions
1954 Mercury XM-800 Dream Car
Five very unique cars created by Detroit’s automakers are set for RM’s ‘Automobiles of Arizona’ event this coming January, including the 1954 Mercury XM-800 Dream Car, the 1956 Cadillac Maharani Motorama Show Car, a 1958 Cadillac Eldorado ‘Raindrop’ Dream Car, an all-original 1956 Chrysler Plainsman Concept Car by Ghia, presented in ‘as found’ condition, and the Lincoln Sentinel ‘Styling Buck’. (...) Read the rest of 1950s Concept Cars Featured at Arizona Sale –... Read Full Story
Masterpiece – Style & Speed Showcase Best of Show
1928 Daimler Double Six V-Windshield Limousine won Best of Show
The Masterpiece – Style & Speed Showcase took place at Milwaukee’s Veteran’s Park on the shores of Lake Michigan on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23, 2009. The event raises funds for the programs and services of Jewish Family Services (JFS). Sunday’s Concours d’Elegance was a gathering of rare and premium vintage automobiles selected for their beauty or historic importance.  (...) Read the rest of Masterpiece – Style & Speed Showcase Best of Show © Sports Car... Read Full Story
John O’Quinn (1941 – 2009)
The late John O’Quinn and his partner Darla Lexington
Story by Leigh Dorrington Houston trial attorney John O’Quinn, who has recently emerged as a towering figure in automotive and art purchases for a proposed museum, was killed in an automobile accident in Houston on Thursday, October 30. O’Quinn and his partner Darla Lexington, president of the O’Quinn Collection, have become known to auction participants and automotive artists but still remained relatively unknown to many. The collection began in only 2003 but already includes more than 800... Read Full Story