Matra M670B
1974 Matra M670B The name Matra became familiar to thousands of motor racing fans from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. However, for a long time,… Read More...
Monthly Archives: January, 2010
The Fall and Rise of Lancia
Lancia. Ever heard of them? If not, it’s not surprising. Their cars are not exactly sold all over the world. Yet the Italian manufacturer has… Read More...
Alan Jones
Mike Jiggle speaks with the Australian legend about his long career, his tough guy approach and the red underpants that enpowered him to become the… Read More...
Good Guys Do Finish First
You’ve certainly heard many of us here at Vintage Racecar lament the fact that today’s racecar drivers seem to be so homogenized and politically correct,… Read More...
José Froilan Gonzalez
Now, here was a giant killer. A man who beat the hell out of Mercedes-Benz at least twice and won Ferrari’s very first World Championship… Read More...
Doing the Sebring Double
I actually started racing with the Nissan GTP team late in 1988, while I was still racing Indycars. I was brought in to support Geoff… Read More...
1964 Monte Carlo Rally Mini Cooper S
My time with the BMC competitions department saw me racing the big Austin Healeys, and later racing at Le Mans in an MG. The Mini… Read More...
The Sensational Sixties
When I first talked with Vintage Racecar editor Casey Annis in 2005, the conversation revolved around the subject of me writing about the fifties, the… Read More...
Keith Duckworth
Last month I mused on culture, prompted by the return of the name, Team Lotus to F1. Now Cosworth is back in F1 though it… Read More...
Graham at The Glen
This painting depicts Graham Hill and the BRM 261, which he drove to victory in the 1964 U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. This win… Read More...
Courage at the 1969 French Grand Prix
Piers Courage raced this Frank Williams-entered Brabham BT26A-Cosworth in the 1969 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand’s Charade circuit, but was forced to retire after only…