Magnificent Mirage – 1972 Mirage M6
The Mirage story is, in some ways, a rather complex one, in that the Mirage was a rare example of a well-known racing car that… Read More...
Monthly Archives: January, 2013
Last Giant – 1970 Hemi ’Cuda
It’s rather ironic that both the birth of the “Pony Car” movement in the mid-1960s, and its eventual death in the early 1970s, would be… Read More...
Luxurious Predator – 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB
The 275 GTB occupies a very rarified space in the pantheon of Ferrari road car history. It sits at an important nexus where Ferrari road… Read More...
John Fitch Tribute
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary of his racing career. Before,… Read More...
Malcolm Bricklin
Malcolm Bricklin has more balls than a Christmas tree. Charismatic and effervescent, his personality bubbles over with enthusiasm for his next project, sometimes at the… Read More...
John Barnard – Part III
In the first two installments of our multi-part interview with John Barnard he discussed his early years with Lola and McLaren, how he developed his… Read More...
Desert Rose
It’s hard to believe it is already January 2013! With the coming of the New Year comes renewed attention and anticipation of arguably the single… Read More...
Gentleman John
As you’ll read elsewhere in this issue, we sadly report that the elder statesman of American motorsport, John Fitch, has passed away at the remarkable… Read More...
Sir Henry Segrave
King George V thought it was very funny. “You’re late, my boy,” he guffawed. The world’s fastest human being had tried to get to Buckingham… Read More...
My Friend, Tom Walkinshaw
By the time this column is read, the second anniversary of the passing of Tom Walkinshaw will have come and gone. In my career, I… Read More...
Michel Leclère – F3 Alpine A364B
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone to offer me a drive… Read More...