http://www.autoracingdaily.com en pr@autoracingdaily.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-09T15:00:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/2009-leggenda-e-passione-ready-to-auction-34-historic-cars/ 2009-05-10T00:00:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/mumbai-witnesses-vintage-supercar-rally/ It was the first time that supercars in the city hit the red carpet on Sunday morning. India’s first Formula 1 driver Narayan Karthikeyan flagged off the rally. 2009-04-11T19:00:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/rare-bugatti-found-in-garage-sold-for-3043293/ The car was originally owned by racing enthusiast Earl Howe, who was the first president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club. 2009-03-06T13:45:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/1957-ferrari-250-tr-may-break-all-world-auction-record/ Considered one of the most alluring, competitive and iconic of all Ferrari racing cars, the immediately recognisable Scaglietti-designed, ‘pontoon-fender’ 250 TR was produced from 1957 to 1958 during which only 22 were constructed. 2009-02-12T08:15:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/2400-hp-1963-corvette-zero-to-60-in-1-second/ “It’s like driving a UFO on the highway,” says Saboury, 58, whose 1963-model Corvette is widely regarded as the fastest street-legal car on the planet. The car so impressed the editors at Super Chevy magazine that the 35-year-old publication named Saboury’s Corvette as its inaugural Car of the Year in its February issue. 2009-02-11T02:00:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/vintage-porsche-356-discovered-in-mississippi-barn/ Title:PORSCHE 356 PRE A 1954 ? PROJECT RARE BARN FIND Mileage:900,000 miles 2009-02-06T21:53:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/a-museum-showcasing-the-spirit-of-competition-in-evolution-of-cars/ 2009-02-02T03:24:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/porsche-cathedral-the-unveiling-of-the-porsche-museum/ The main part of the exhibition contains 80 Porsche designs including the original 1930s Volkswagen Beetle conceived by Ferdinand Porsche himself. It was the car that inspired Adolf Hitler, and relaunched with British help after the Second World War, the little vehicle went on to become a symbol of the country’s post-war economic miracle before giving way to the ubiquitous Volkswagen Golf in the 1970s. 2009-01-29T11:13:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/pro-bono-publico-one-of-indias-few-vintage-and-classic-vehicle-museums/ Welcome to Pro Bono Publico, one of India’s few vintage and classic vehicle museums, home to more than 70 old cars, which made international news recently when one of the cars, a Cadillac Coup de Ville - series 62 - manufactured in 1952, won the prestigious Cartier ‘Travel with Style’ Concours d’Elegance award in November. 2009-01-17T10:28:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/background-explained-on-55-million-ford-mustang/ It’s a 1964 Ford Mustang Convertible which includes a letter from William Clay Ford, full ownership history and, of course, the original registration plates. It is probably the first Mustang built that was intended for sale. 2009-01-13T06:53:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/rare-buggati-found-in-garage-could-fetch-six-million-pounds/ The Bugatti 57S was originally owned by British aristocrat and racing enthusiast Earl Howe, who was the first president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club. 2009-01-06T07:22:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/brooklands-museum-welcomes-three-new-single-seater-race-cars/ The oldest of the new arrivals is a 1953 4 ‘Monoposto’ Alvis Special which has been in storage in Germany for the past decade.  2008-12-16T06:40:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/1927-bugatti-to-go-under-hammer-at-classic-car-auction/ “This fantastic Type 51 is an excellent example of a great car coming to auction and being offered for the first time in over 20 years” --Managing Director of RM Auctions 2008-12-13T05:30:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/new-york-city-offers-ride-on-a-vintage-subway-car/ You can see subway cars from all eras at the New York Transit Museum, open year-round. In addition to the old cars, some highlights are the token machines and turnstiles from the past 100 years.  2008-12-11T10:00:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/historic-sportscar-racing-get-on-the-time-machine-of-sight-and-sound/ The whole feeling of the event revolves around recapturing an era of motorsports when the cars were simple and the drivers were visible. In today’s modern racing, drivers are high on a pedestal and as approachable as getting a tee time with Tiger Woods. 2008-12-06T06:16:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/raceways-50th-birthday-celebrations/ There will also be a show of sports cars, from 1969 and earlier, obviously, that raced, or could have raced at Meadowdale. To complement that, a Spectator Car display area will showcase street sports cars, hot rods, customs, and bikes from the ‘50s and ‘60s. 2008-08-24T13:11:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/over-75-exquisite-vintage-automobiles-expected-at-annual-automobiles-of-lon/ Returning to the state of the art Battersea Evolution event arena, the highly anticipated auction promises another fantastic collection of vintage motor cars, headlined by an elegant 1938 Horch 853 Special Roadster, an ultra-rare 1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante and a stunning 1924 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Torpedo. 2008-08-12T10:02:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/young-female-rising-star-in-vintage-racing/ Jansen, 22, already has won two feature races in her hot pink 1933 Plymouth Coupe and is second in the points standings. 2008-08-02T08:59:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/sports-car-racing/post-race-review-the-woodcote-trophy/ Fiskens and the Royal Automobile Club once again supported the Woodcote Trophy, the series for production-based sports cars. With a 46-strong entry list featuring four Aston Martin DB3Ss, five Jaguar D-Types, a Ferrari Testarossa, two Maserati 300Ss, as well as Morgans and Healeys amongst others, it represented the best of Le Mans from the 1950s. 2008-07-29T09:35:00-08:00 http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/vintage-auto-racing/vintage-jaguar-fetches-world-record-price/ A Vintage Coventry Jaguar racing car has been snapped up for a world record price of more than £2 million. 2008-07-15T14:20:00-08:00