Tom Tjaarda Master of Proportions by Gautam Sen While there are a number of post-war automotive designers that have penned...
Sam’s Scrapbook: My motorsports memories By Sam Posey with John Posey Even the most casual racing enthusiast will recognize the...
The late ’60s were a revolutionary period in racecar design. Advances in aerodynamic research were creating a fiercely fast, new breed of racecar. From Can-Am to Formula One, cars were sleeker, quicker and sprouting inverted airfoils or “wings” as a means of harnessing the power of the rushing wind to...
Vintage Road & Racecar is proud to announce that Associate Editor J. Michael Hemsley was awarded a bronze medal by...
The 1965 Lola T70 spider raced by Jerry Grant to victory in the 1966 Bridgehampton USRRC race will be offered...
QPRS—F1 Grand Prix Racing by the Numbers 1950–2019 By Clyde Berryman I’ve known Clyde Berryman for now almost 20 years. We first came together because his wife, Gulay, is a very talented automotive artist. But as a byproduct of occasionally featuring his wife’s artwork, Clyde would periodically include me in...
Lost in Time Formula 5000 in North America By John Zimmermann Readers of VR&R will be well acquainted with the...
Triumph—and later Nissan GTP—racing legend Robert “Kas” Kastner has passed away at the age of 92. Born in Batavia, New...
It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that I must share that long-time contributor and friend Mike Lawrence has passed away at the age of 78. Mike preferred to say, “…that highly qualified medics were fighting the cancer on his behalf, with his body as the battleground,”...
Editor Casey Annis selects some of his favorite 2020 book choices for the automotive enthusiast. Shadow—The Magnificent Machines of a...
On July 18, 1955, in sunny Southern California an icon was born when Walt Disney opened the gates to his...
Kirk F. White, consummate enthusiast and partner with Roger Penske when the pair entered a Ferrari 512S for Mark Donohue in the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans, has passed away. According to a message from his family: This beautiful, crazy, beloved man, father of five, author of DontWashMine.com, owner...
“This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny,” said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the young Americans who grew...
Accomplished Trans-Am, SCCA and historic racer Tom Yeager passed away on December 28th, at the age of 83. Yeager had...
Pioneering safety equipment manufacturer and racer, Bill Simpson has passed away at the age of 79, due to complications from a stroke. In the history of motor-sport safety, few names have been as universally recognizable as that of Bill Simpson. Initially an active drag racer, Simpson went on to race...
The terms Porsche and racing have now become virtually synonymous. In no small part, this is due to the German...
Maserati 300S By Walter Bäumer The Maserati 300S was one of the most successful sports racing cars of the...
Roadster Guide to Classic Car Museums By Michael Milne Author Michael Milne has done all the work for the classic car enthusiast by assembling a 400-page, soft-bound reference to all the major classic car museums and attractions across the United States. Organized by regional chapters—such as New England or Midwest—listings...
Today, I’m going to confess two of my most deeply held, darkest secrets: 1) For the past two decades, I’ve...
At the end of June, a commercial tribunal, in Bologna, Italy, handed down a stunning decision that could have massive...
Formula One designer and March Engineering co-founder Robin Herd has passed away at the age of 80. After graduating from Oxford university with degrees in engineering and physics, Herd went to work in the British aerospace industry, where he initially worked on the supersonic Concorde project. However, by 1965, the...
Casey Annis speaks with historic racer and founder of The Masters Series, Ron Maydon, about why he chose to start...
On May 20, legendary West Coast Morgan and Cobra racer J. Lewis “Lew” Spencer II passed away from complications associated...
Three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda has passed away from complications of a lung transplant that he received, last year. Lauda was 70-years old. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday,” Lauda’s family said in a statement, according...
One of the more interesting developments in the classic car hobby, over the past few years, has been the broader...
What’s the single most important component, for maximal performance, on a racecar? The engine? Suspension? In the grand scheme of...
Well respected historian and author Michael T. Lynch passed away on January 11th. Perhaps best known for his award-winning book, with William Edgar and Ron Parravano, “American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s” Lynch was a sought-after contributor to many publications and events. His knowledge on racing and Ferrari history,...
Gentleman Heroes – YU 3250 The first Blower Bentley and the men who made it happen By Giles Chapman &...
The Internet has changed our lives in so many ways. In just the past 20 years, the Internet has both...
Imagine it’s 1973 and you’re an aspiring racer/car builder. Working out of your little shotgun shack, single-car garage, you’ve welded together a pretty sweet little sports racer. Your surfer buddy, who’s good with fiberglass, has fashioned you a sexy and light body to drape over your putative race winner. Despite...
