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Bernd Rosemeyer (October 14, 1909–∞)

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag, Herr Rosemeyer!

Our patron saint the fear­less Bernd Rose­meyer has turned one hun­dred last night, sac­ri­fic­ing 71 and count­ing years to the fastest high­way acci­dent in human his­tory. We baked him a cake.

By Peter Orosz and Natalie Polgar on October 15th, 2009

Leaving in a Ford GT

In the wee hours of morn­ing from the Clas­sic Car Club of Manhattan.

By Peter Orosz on September 25th, 2009

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix

Kicsit sárgább, kicsit savanyúbb

“It’s a little bit like Monaco with­out the houses,” is how Murray Walker described the Hun­garor­ing. This year’s Hun­gar­ian Grand Prix was to be a week­end about Felipe Massa’s crash and Lewis Hamilton’s unlikely victory—preceded by an embar­rass­ing spec­ta­cle as Hun­gar­ian as pre-​race events get.

By Peter Orosz on August 11th, 2009

God Will Protect

Lulled by a Rolls-​Royce far from home, our new Amer­i­can cor­re­spon­dent comes face to face with that most Amer­i­can of garden tools: a rifle.

By Nickolas Kulczak on August 4th, 2009

Happy Year Zero

Today marks the first birth­day of Hyperleggera and what better way to mark the occa­sion than with a Lam­borgh­ini Gal­lardo Super­leg­gera chained to the very ground.

By Peter Orosz and Máté Petrány on June 6th, 2009

2004 Nissan 350Z

Catch Some Z’s

If you have a child you would like to put to sleep, it’s not an alto­gether bad idea to strap her into a Z’s seat and take her for a ride. In no time, she will be fast asleep. Note: keep your foot down at all times.

By Peter Orosz and Balázs Fenyő on May 11th, 2009

Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2007

An Event Horizon of the Automotive Variety

As our team heads into Italy for this year’s Con­corso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este by Lake Como, it’s time to look at this report—published for the first time in English—on the 2007 event. An occa­sion which, with its Home­ric under­tones, proved life-​changing for a young Dr. Orosz.

By Peter Orosz on April 24th, 2009