Getting ready for the 2011 motorcycle Cannonball

Rumor has it there will be another Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run in 2011. We got the scoop straight from Frank Westfall of the Ner-A-Car museum in Syracuse, New York, who rode his 1914 Excelsior-Henderson in the event this year and completed more than 2,800 miles of the 3,300-mile trip. Next year’s format may be a […]

La Carrera Panamericana 2010 kicks off

The 2010 LaCarrera Panamericana, the great Mexican Road Race and a frequent bucket-list staple for our readers, kicks off today with a full roster of competitors. Drivers and crews from all over the world are squaring off in a vintage field heavy with purpose-built Studebakers, Porsches, Alfas, BMWs, Volvos, Mustangs and even two Mercedes 300 […]

One Charmed Zagato

While we were out at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Monterey Motorsports Reunion in August, we ran across this intriguing Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato in the paddock. What’s so unusual about it? It has never been restored. This is from the placard the accompanied the car: Zagato bodies were always known for light […]