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Congratulations Graber
Hermann Graber took over his father’s wheel-making business in 1924 and quickly redirected it to building car bodies. ‘Auto Carrosserie Hermann Graber’ was founded in 1926, and was to become Switzerland’s most famous coachbuilder, known for craftsmanship and understated styling. Dressing cars such as Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Bugatti, Duesenberg, Packard…
Wiscombe Park Hillclimb
Since 1958, the picturesque Wiscombe Park hillclimb – a challenging 1000-yard, two hairpin course on a private estate in East Devon – has been a favourite with speed eventers in the Southwest of England. The 2026 edition of its May Classic weekend, featuring 500 Owners’ Association and Vintage Sports-Car Club…
2026 Mille Miglia
Setting off from Brescia on 9 June under a blazing sun, the 430-car convoy of the 99th edition – and the 44th re-enactment edition – of the Mille Miglia, arrived back in Brescia with the Argentine crew of Juan Tonconogy and his sister Margarita claiming victory in their 1931 Alfa…
Financial Trouble at Charade
GCK Group (Green Corp Konnection), the French green-mobility group that runs the Circuit of Charade, was placed in redressement judiciaire (court-supervised restructuring) on 13 May 2026 after declaring cessation of payments in April. This is the French equivalent of administration. The company is not automatically liquidated but must continue under…
Gli Scultori della Velocità e il Sogno di Leonardo da Vinci
We all revere the great car designers of the 1950s and ‘60s, creators of the now iconic SWB Ferraris, the Bizzarrinis, OSCAs, Abarths and Alfas of those days, but what about the people who brought these designs into the real world and made them into real cars. Following in…
RAC Awards
The Royal Automobile Club is on its annual hunt for the best of the best of Britain’s historic motoring and motorsport world, as nominations open for the 2026 edition of the Club’s annual Historic Awards. Nominations are made via the Awards’ website royalautomobileclubhistoricawards.co.uk. They are open now and close on…
Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems acquires Willans
Through its holding company, Hillcrest Technologies, Lifeline has secured the longevity of one of motorsport’s most famous safety brands. In a move to further enhance the distribution of its motorsport products, Hillcrest Technologies, the holding company of Lifeline Fire & Safety Systems Ltd, has acquired the assets and intellectual properties…
London Concours 2026
Now in its tenth year the well-established London Concours took place on 9-11 June at its regular location within The Honourable Artillery Company grounds off City Road. John Whiteman was there… The large display of highly desirable cars was spread over nine different classes curated by Flavien and Vanessa Marçais….
Thomas ‘Flatiron’ Special for Grand Prix Centenary Celebration
Plans are ramping up for the major event at Brooklands marking the 100th Anniversary of the first Grand Prix race to be held in Britain. The latest in a list of illustrious historic racers to be announced is the Thomas ‘Flatiron’ Special. Designed and built at Brooklands by eminent Welsh…
CG in Focus at Angoulême
Enthusiasts of small French sportscars are always well-served at the Circuit des Remparts and this year, they will have a chance to celebrate one of the lesser-known marques when an exhibition featuring 24 examples of CG sportscars of the 1960s and ‘70s will take place as part of the Circuit…
New Director for SVRA
Racing America, who’s portfolio includes the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, has announced that Jeff Luckritz has been promoted to the role of Director for (SVRA). Over the last eight seasons, Luckritz advanced from Operations Manager for two of Racing America’s series all the way to Race Director. A veteran on…
Miles Collier Named Honoured Guest of Historic Festival 44
An Influential Voice in Automotive History Returns to Lime Rock The belief that great cars are meant to be driven takes centre stage at Lime Rock Park on the Labor Day Weekend of September 3–7, when Miles Collier , founder of the Revs Institute, returns to the Connecticut venue as…
Racing Royalty at the Goodwood Revival
As always, the Goodwood Revival will see a host of champion drivers joining the ranks of the amateurs. Among the names announced for the 18-20 September Revival are Formula 1 drivers Sir Jackie Stewart, Jacques Villeneuve, Jean Alesi, Jenson Button, John Watson, Karun Chandhok and Max Chilton. From the world…
Henry Segrave to take Centre Stage at RAC Concours
The exploits of one of Britain’s pioneering speed record breakers – Sir Henry O’Neal de Hane Segrave – will be celebrated at this summer’s Royal Automobile Club Concours on Wednesday 8 July at the Club’s picturesque Woodcote Park estate. Fighter pilot, Grand Prix-winning racing driver, Land Speed Record holder and…
Around Monaco
Concours with a Difference Cavallino Classic Monaco, organised in collaboration with the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), the Yacht Club de Monaco and Ferrari Corse Clienti saw 22 single seaters from the glorious past of the Scuderia Ferrari lined up in the Marina in Monaco during the Grand Pric Historique…
Group C Returns to Brands Hatch
Motor Racing Legends has announced a grid of Group C cars for their new Brands Hatch London Trophy meeting on 19-21 June, promising that 13 of these iconic machines from five different manufacturers will be celebrated when cars from Porsche Nissan, Jaguar, Mercedes and Spice will do demonstration runs on…
James Hunt and Barry Sheene Celebrated at Goodwood
Amongst the many themes and memorials that took place at the Goodwood Members’ Meeting, Tribute was paid James Hunt’s 1976 World Championship win over Niki Lauda 50 long years ago and his friendship with double World Champion motor cyclist Barry Sheene. Despite coming from vastly different backgrounds hell raising instincts…
Motoring Book of the Year
Entries are now invited from authors and publishers for some of the car world’s most prestigious Awards for books on motoring and motorsport. The annual Royal Automobile Club Motoring Book of the Year Awards are open to new books published between 1 July 2025 and 30 June 2026, and the…
FFSA In Disarray
In 2024 when Pierre Gosselin was elected President of the French ASN, the FFSA, we were particularly pleased to have a historic- friendly man at the helm. He has proved to be very supportive of historic motorsport, but sadly his tenure was cut short at an Extraordinary General meeting on…
130 Years of London to Brighton
This year’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run commemo- rates the 130th anniversary of the 1896 Emancipation Run, which heralded the freedom of the motor car in Great Britian. Entries for the 2026 event opened in late March with organiser, the Royal Automobile Club, anticipating a strong field of ‘horseless…