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Street Art: Marc Philipp Gemballa MARSIEN

So where do you get your ­inspiration from? Marc Philipp Gemballa was inspired by a white sheet of paper. He used this sheet of...

Ferrari’s Beating Heart: The V12

The V12 is Ferrari’s most iconic engine, with a history going back to 1947. It also powers the new Purosangue, giving it performance unlike...
We're In The Midst Of A Generational Transition

We’re In The Midst Of A Generational Transition

Baby Boomers and American car culture came of age together. The generation played an outsize role in building the modern collector car world as...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (25)

Vittorio Brambilla remains one of Formula 1’s numerous unsung heroes, a true motorsport enthusiast who enjoyed every aspect of the sport, from the engineering...

Car Racing: 1965

AUSSAUD Jean-Pierre (FRA), during the Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts 1965.  Legendary drivers, essential manufacturers, shots of the greatest mythical races in the world… This unique...

McKlein Motorsport Classics: Rallye de Portugal 1981

It was a very eventful year for rallying in 1981. Each of Renault, Audi, Talbot, Fiat, Datsun, Lancia and Ford won at least one...

Throwback: Porsche 908 / 004 Coupé Langheck

When new regulations were coming up for the 1968 constructors world championship season Porsche built a new Sport-Prototype called 908. Beside his “brothers”, the...
Happy 100th Birthday: John Z. DeLorean

Happy 100th Birthday: John Z. DeLorean

Ask a young person today to name the coolest person they can think of, and they’ll probably name a musician or an actor. Ask...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (8)

In 1950 a young Max Moritz opened one of the earliest Porsche dealerships alongside his VW franchise; it soon became one of the largest...
The FIA Masters Historic Formula One

The FIA Masters Historic Formula One

Over the years of my work at the race tracks I had the pleasure to witness the FIA Masters Historic Formula One a lot...

Moments In Motorsport (14): Tetsu Ikusawa – Lotus 69

Tetsu Ikusawa was one of the first Japanese drivers to make an impression in European motorsport. Born into a wealthy Japanese family in 1942,...

They’re Flying Again

No one had really doubted it, of course. Still, the Defender wants to prove itself once and for all – at the toughest off-road...