Mille Miglia

The end is finally nigh for the 'maggiolino.'

Its quirks baffle, and its capabilities surprise.

Petrolicious goes for a ride in the last surviving 1949 Fiat Topolino 750 MM by Zagato, and this is the cutest vintage racecar you've ever seen.

He tried, but allegedly failed, to reach the weight needed to play the lead in Michael Mann's film about the legendary automaker.

Xcar shows what it's really like to take part in the Mille Miglia by experiencing the entire historic rally from the seat of a Jaguar C-Type.

For its latest video, Petrolicious caught up with Stirling Moss and the classic Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR with which he set the Mille Miglia record that still stands to this day.

Sixty years ago, the Mercedes 300 SL finished first, second and third in class at the Mille Miglia. Benz honors that victory with this special-edition SL550, now confirmed for availability in North America.

From 1927 to 1957, the Mille Miglia was one of the great, romantic European road races of the golden era of motorsports. The cars were fast, beautiful and loud but also extremely dangerous and regularly claimed drivers' lives. After two fatal accidents in '57, the event finally had to reform and came back in 1977 as a historic rally held over the course of several days. That didn't make things boring, though, and Xcar found that o

Jay Leno has been in a British mood recently with his videos highlighting the McLaren P1, 1962 Norton 650SS and Steve McQueen's 1956 Jaguar XKSS. He's keeping the streak alive this week with a look at driving a Chris Bruce

The Mille Miglia was once one of Europe's premiere sports car racing events, but eventually it got too dangerous and was canceled. Decades later, the race was converted into a historic rally without as much real motorsport competition, and it's now an event which lets wealthy owners stretch the legs of their classics in the Italian countryside.

Jaguar is a regular runner in the Mille Miglia - in 2010 it entered 27 cars in the historic rally to celebrate its 75th anniversary. This year, in celebration of the F-Type, it registered just four cars with the factory team, but it loaded them up with some bigwig UK celebs like

This is what we call making an entrance. Classic & Sports Car Magazine contributor Alain de Cadenet recently took to the Mille Miglia North America in one very beautiful 1957 Ferrari 250 GT. The car literally swept the event's presenters off their feet at the ceremonial start when de Cadenet came across the line just a little too quickly. The inertia of the stopping Ferrari pul

You expect to hear about ultra-rare Ferraris fetching record prices at auction. Pre-war Bugattis, too. But this $11 million beast is a Jaguar.

2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35is Mille Miglia Limited Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery

With Jaguar celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, honoring the automaker's motorsports heritage surely has to play a big part in the party. With that in mind there are 27 Jags of various vintages entered in this year's Mille Miglia revival. The factory and Jaguar Heritage Trust are bringing a team of six XK120s, C-Types and D-Types for the 1,000 round trip tour from Brescia to Rome and back.

BMW 328 Kamm Coupé – Click above for high-res image gallery