1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key...
Month: August 2006
The Resurrection of an Indy Icon Vintage car racer/restorer Philippe de Lespinay did not set out to restore the Kimberly...
There are a number of names synonymous with Cooper. Charles and John Cooper, of course, but there is one other....
The British are usually all for the underdog and just love a giant killer. Well, they certainly got their money’s...
My first visit to Donington Park motor racing circuit was as an 11 year old lad, with my father. It...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 10, 1959. Stirling Moss turning into the old Gasworks Hairpin at the...
I’ve been asked to write a description of how to drive through a corner. Not any corner, a corner of...
Until Sir Jack Brabham won the Times Grand Prix in 1961, the Ken Miles-driven, John Von Neumann-owned Porsche-Cooper was the...
4 Count Agusta buys O.S.C.A. from the Maserati brothers (1963). 8 F1 and CART champion Nigel Mansell is born (1953)....
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Interview most any racecar designer and you’ll likely hear a beautifully turned tale of insight, and enlightenment, and clever science...
Brands Hatch, England May 6–7, 2006...
Indianapolis, IN May 27, 2006...
Road Atlanta, Braeselton, GA April 26–30, 2006...
August 2006 Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 By Stirling Moss and Philip Porter This book is the second in a series...
After reading this issue, and re-discovering the breadth and significance of Cooper racing cars to the history and progression of...
Gooding & Company announced it has been chosen to conduct the sale of the Otis Chandler Collection of classic automobiles,...
The vintage motor racing world of northern Italy mobilized itself impressively on June 11 to commemorate Enzo Ferrari’s last victory...
“The best motoring all-rounder in the world,” So opened John Sprinzel’s Autosport reports of the 1963 and ‘64 Tour de...
Shock waves reverberated through the Italian vintage motor racing world at the end of May, after the surprise announcement that...
Russo and Steele will feature several rare and collectible automobiles form the Jim Foust Collection at their August 18–19 Sports...
This year’s Bonhams & Butterfields sale at Quail Lodge (August 18) will feature 17 cars from the world renowned Rosso...
George-Francis “Johnny” Servoz-Gavin died recently, at the early age of 64, in his hometown of Grenoble. He was one of...
