Clever people, the organisers of the Le Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans. The annual 24-hour race at Le Mans has been...
Month: October 2004
If you were a music fan during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, you’ll remember the hit songs “Hang Down...
With the prospect of landing a man on the moon, the American public was captivated by all things “jet-powered” in...
As you’ll see elsewhere in this month’s issue, 37 sophisticated Group C and GTP machines took part in a historic...
My racing goes back to before the war when I was driving mainly Maseratis. In 1937, I did quite a...
Regular readers of this column will know that I delight in the obscure, so imagine my joy when at the...
1 The Lancia Fulvia 1.6 is homologated for rallying (1969). 2 The first post-WWII road...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
The last car ends its cool-off lap, sending one last snap of delicious sound echoing away across the raceway. This...
Goodwood, UK June 5–6, 2004...
Brands Hatch, England July 17–18, 2004...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 17–18, 2004...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15–16, 2004...
Australia June 19–20, 2004...
Danbury, West Virginia June 11–16, 2004...
October 2004 The Art of the National Automobile—The Thomas Mittler Collection By Art Eastman Throughout the summer of 2004, five...
In 1956, Colin Chapman and Frank Costin sat down and penciled a new front-engined sports racer to be powered by...
1964 Formula One World Champion John Surtees was honored at a charity dinner held near Northampton, England on June 29....
On June 30th, the truck, trailer and racecar of historic racer Louie Shefchik, were brazenly stolen from the parking lot...
The 9th edition of the Silver Flag Hillclimb in early July was the largest and best yet of the historic...
The main drive through the park of Lord March’s Goodwood House once again echoed to the sound of a wide...
The 5,000 enthusiasts who attended this year’s 17th annual ‘Eyes on Design’ car show, in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, were...
Racing his green MGA Coupe, Bill Bartlett won this year’s prestigious “Simms Cup” for MG racers, at Mosport, Ontario, in June. It’s awarded...
A great deal of work by Jim Graham and the Group C/GTP Racing Group resulted in an entry of 37...
Legendary racecar driver Mario Andretti has accepted the invitation to be the Grand Marshal of New York City’s 60th Columbus...