Obituaries Archives

A tribute to collector Peter Mullin by his wife Merle

Leading collector, Art Deco-era car expert, museum founder and philanthropist Peter Mullin of the Mullin Automotive Museum has died aged 82.

Giotto Bizzarrini, the great Italian designer, engineer and father of the Ferrari 250GTO, has passed away aged 96. We pay tribute.

Legendary five-time Land Speed Record-breaker Craig Breedlove has died aged 86. He was the first to reach 400mph, 500mph and 600mph on land.

Legendary American hot rodder and Rolling Bones co-founder Ken Schmidt has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Lady Susie Moss, widow of legendary British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss, has sadly passed away, three years after her husband’s death.

Tom Karen, famed designer behind the Raleigh Chopper, Reliant Scimitar GTE and Bond Bug, died aged 96 on December 31, 2022.

Engineer Mauro Forghieri helped to transform Ferrari’s fortunes in Formula 1, but he did so much more, including a stint with Lamborghini.

We pay tribute to British rallying hero and motoring ambassador Paddy Hopkirk, who has passed away aged 89.

Alain de Cadenet, who has passed away aged 76, wrote about Donald Campbell, Bluebird and the film Across The Lake for Magneto magazine in 2021.