The French enthusiast and former race driver, who now makes his home in Texas, owns more than 3200 historic racing posters. "I have the largest collection in the world," he says, a claim that ...

To get Autoweek delivered to your door biweekly, click here. Jacques Grelley was a class winner at Le Mans in 1961. Today, he sells original and reproduction racing posters.

Fisticuffs and flames promoting the 1956 film Checkpoint, filmed around Mille Miglia roads and involving a (dummy) Aston DB3S going over a cliff Not all racing films are made in Hollywood or Elstree.

Archer, who is from Indiana, spent about 30 hours working on the poster. He drew inspiration from the "Girl with the D Earring" mural and the history of the Detroit Grand Prix.

So I put away my engineer specs, technical rulers and protractors needed to render a racing bicycle and instead set to work laying out heads, arms and cowbells. 16 crazy fans (to celebrate 16 ...