Let me introduce you to a man named Lance Reventlow. He was born into a very wealthy family, as he was heir to the Woolworth fortune. Instead of being your typical socialite, spending all his time partying and playboying (Which he did), he also was obsessed with cars and racing. So much so, he decided … Read more
Photo: Daniel Golson/Jalopnik My hope for Monterey Car Week is always that I’ll see cars I’ve never seen before, whether that be in real life or, even better, something I haven’t even seen a photo of in a book or online. This year, the 2024 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance delivered: a 1954 Ferrari 375 MM … Read more
The Arrow McLaren IndyCar team will replace Alexander Rossi with Danish driver Christian Lundgaard at the end of the 2024 season, ending the 2016 Indy 500 winner’s two-year tenure in Papaya orange colors. The move is an interesting one, as Rossi clearly still has the drive and talent (though maybe not the luck) needed to … Read more
Image: Valtteri Bottas Factory Toyota Hypercar racer Mike Conway will miss out on his 11th start at the 24 Hours of Le Mans after a cycling incident this week has left him with broken ribs and a fractured collarbone. Another high-profile cycling incident saw IndyCar driver David Malukas nerfed from his freshly inked contract with … Read more
Photo: Bob D’Olivo/The Enthusiast Network (Getty Images) Parnelli Jones died of natural causes on Monday at 90 years old at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrence, California, his hometown. The 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner was one of the defining drivers in American racing during the 1960s. Jones was arguably the fastest driver in an era … Read more
I was approximately four crash-filled laps into my first stint behind the wheel of Honda’s latest and greatest professional Driver In Loop (DIL) racing simulator when I first noticed it: my arms ached, from fingertips to shoulder blades. As I binned it into the wall for the second time, I also realized I hadn’t breathed … Read more
To send off its V8-powered muscle cars in style, Dodge created a series of Last Call models that took the capabilities of the Challenger and Charger cars to new heights. Chief among those was the Challenger SRT Demon 170, which packed in an eye-watering 1,025 HP when running on E85 fuel and cost well over … Read more
Photo: Donald Miralle (Getty Images) It’s officially May, which means the Indianapolis 500 is right around the corner. The iconic open-wheel race has been around for over a century and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon — and that has the added benefit of showing off just how drastically the automotive landscape … Read more
The defining aspect of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Toronado is the wrap-around rear window, a feature limited to the seemingly rare XS package. Let’s decide if this literal barn find can find a new owner at its asking price. My (Mom’s) First Car: W. Kamau Bell and the Giant Thunderbird With its short-bed, … Read more
Fernando Alonso thinks that he’ll be physically capable of racing Formula One’s 1000-horsepower hybrid monsters until he’s 50 years old. The 42-year-old, currently racing with Aston Martin, made his F1 debut in 2001 with Minardi. Alonso’s move to Aston last year immediately led to an uptick in form, with the Spaniard finishing on the podium … Read more
