Sunset OttoVú
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato If you lived through the ’60s and ’70s, then Sunset Boulevard, in Southern California, likely holds some meaning for you. Whether… Read More...
Monthly Archives: April, 2009
The “Birdcage Cleaner”
The Lotus 19 took sports car racing to a whole new level upon its debut in 1960, rendering rivals such as the Cooper Monaco and… Read More...
Vantage Point
A primer on in-car video systems for the historic racer. Humans are such visual animals that even when our eyes are closed, some form of… Read More...
Bill Milliken
Bill Milliken has had an interesting life. As an engineer in both the aviation industry and later consultant to the automotive industry, pilot, racecar driver,… Read More...
Up or Down?
A year or so ago, I wrote here about the number of inquiries I was receiving on my view of the state of the collector… Read More...
Robert Benoist
Some time ago, Vintage Racecar published ”Absent Friends,” my story of astonishing heroism of another kind. It involved three motor racing greats, Robert Benoist, William… Read More...
A Gilt-Edged Win
When Formula Junior came to the UK shores, to replace the now out-dated 500-cc Formula Three racing, I felt that it was time to build… Read More...
Mercedes W196
Unquestionably, one of the most dominating racing cars was the Mercedes W196, particularly with drivers such as Fangio and Moss at the wheel. I remember… Read More...
The Father of Riverside
This is a little-known story, but the real father of Riverside Raceway was Jim Peterson. I thought this would be a good time to tell…
Leston
In a recent issue of Vintage Racecar, there was a guide to safety gear that reminded me how it came about in Europe. America was… Read More...
Mike Hawthorn
This painting depicts Mike Hawthorn, winner of the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes, Barcelona, in the Ferrari 553 “Squalo” followed by Harry Schell, No.… Read More...