by Fast Machines | Jul 12, 2013 | Fast And Dangerous
Last year’s Paris auto show saw Bentley present its idea for what the Continental GT could look like as a GT3-class race car. But at the time, Bentley’s sweet race-car preview lacked a final engine spec and a specific plan for getting the car into racers’ hands. Now,...
by Fast Machines | Jul 12, 2013 | Spares
This 1954 Mercedes W196 was part of a group of race cars that won nine of 12 World Championship-qualifying races in 1954 and ’55. A 1954 Mercedes-Benz race car sold for a record $30 million at an auction in England Friday. While collectible cars have been sold...
by Fast Machines | Jul 12, 2013 | Exterior
Archived Road Testarrow VIEW PHOTOS (2) | COMMENTS Life in the whips-and-chains lane. From the December 1983 Issue of Car and Driver You shouldn’t have this car. Nobody should have this car. That’s obvious from what happens to people when they are exposed...
by Fast Machines | Jul 12, 2013 | Auto News
The original release date for director Ron Howard’s new film “Rush” was set to be September 20, 2013, but it has been pushed back seven days to September 27. Universal studios has apparently pushed back the release date so that the film competes at the box office...
by Fast Machines | Jul 12, 2013 | Formula One Blog
The car won the 1954 German Grand Prix, on its first outing, and continued its winning streak at the subsequent Swiss Grand Prix. Fangio’s success in the Mercedes helped him clinch his second world championship title.