Heavy Duty Lightweights The year 2011 marks 50 years of the E-Type Jaguar or, as some of you know it...
Month: August 2011
Automobile manufacturers have long used racing as a tool for both exploring new technologies and advancing marketing agendas, and one...
John Coombs was literally born into the motoring business, as his multi-talented craftsman father was already working with automobiles when...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
A million clichés come to mind. Giant killer is probably the worst, pummelled to death by a thousand newspaper hacks,...
During my mid-teens a particular photograph in Motor Sport caught my eye. It was of an old Aston Martin racing...
I was involved with the E-Type Jaguar right from its inception, initially as an employee under the wing of Lofty...
The successor to Jaguar’s iconic E-Type was not scheduled to debut until the 1976 model year, and before this happened Jaguar...
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in June 1963. Americans Briggs Cunningham and Bob Grossman drove this Cunningham-entered, works-supported...
The year was 1980; the place, Road Atlanta. During the parade lap, Motor Racing Network’s sportscaster Mike Joy set the...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at...
1 A.J. Foyt, driving a Coyote-Foyt, wins the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in College Station, Texas (1976)....
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Have you ever crushed an aluminum can, then found yourself wondering, “Could I straighten it back out, like new?” Of...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN May 13, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 13–15, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT May 5–6, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Donington Park, Castle Donington/UK April 30–May 1, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA April 29–May 1, 2011 (Next page for more)...
Mallala Motorsports Park, South Australia April 23–24, 2011...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants/UK April 23–24, 2011...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA April 9–10, 2011...
2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe & Convertible In this the 50th year of the hallowed E-Type, it seemed only too fitting to take a...
This month we bring you another You Tube link, one featuring this issue’s focus on Jaguar, Group 44 and Mazda...
A pair of Americans with roots in the historic community have joined forces with an English engineer to try to...
The documentary film Senna, which won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is set...
Sir Stirling Moss, 81, came in from practice for the Le Mans Legends race on June 8, and said, “That...
As one of only 16 ever produced, the 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” that headlines Mecum Auctions’ offerings during this...
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is going through a metamorphosis. The Museum Foundation, headed by chairman Steven E....
