Potent Hybrid
1964 Elva-Porsche One of the most important characteristics of a performance or racing car is the power-to-weight ratio. The goal is to maximize power, but… Read More...
Author Steve Natale
Enzo’s Anniversary Present
1990 Ferrari F40 It has been 30 years since the last car ordered by Enzo Ferrari reached its first owners. That car, the F40, was… Read More...
Life and Times of the Mille Miglia
Only three of the world’s oldest motor races still take place. The most senior of them is the 500 Miles of Indianapolis, which was first… Read More...
Engines & Automobiles – The First Trials
Who invented the motor car, or automobile? There have been several claimants to this title over the years; some justifiable, others hoping for a bit… Read More...
Bill Sadler
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Canadian industries of aerospace and racecar design were at the forefront of a new wave of industrial… Read More...
James Mitchell
As a young boy James Mitchell shared his father’s hobby and passion for classic and historic cars. Always fascinated by history, his education took him… Read More...
Turning the Page to Start a New Chapter
You hold in your hands, the 225th issue of VR! Seems hard to believe that we’ve been doing this, month in and month out, for…
Revenge of the Propeller Heads
One of the interesting things about getting older—at least as a car enthusiast—is looking back on all the cars that you either owned or let… Read More...
Mike Hailwood
Mike Hailwood had won no fewer than nine World Motorcycle Championships before he ever competed in his first Formula One motor race. Not to mention… Read More...
1991 Alfa Romeo SZ
On 1989, at the Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo unveiled a monster. Its initial impulse was at the hand of Robert Opron, while Antonio Castellana… Read More...
Formula Junior 1963
This was going to be an important year for me. My win at Oulton Park, in Richard Attwood’s Cooper, had impressed the MRP gang and… Read More...