Long Ago Lombank – The 1963 Lombank Trophy Meeting
Can you imagine the sheer agony if you were a Formula One fan and had to watch two dozen Grand Prix races of the sort… Read More...
Browsing: Ed McDonough
The Eagle Has Flown
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were very lucky to be close… Read More...
Immersed in Matra
Nearly 50 years ago I stood on the bank at Mulsanne Corner and watched the bright French sun flash on the windscreen of the #24… Read More...
John Surtees
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how Surtees had his first test… Read More...
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Over a period of years, VR’s Mike Jiggle and Ed McDonough have had the opportunity to interview French racing driver Jean-Pierre Beltosie who died recently at… Read More...
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...
Late Bloomer – 1976 March 2-4-0
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly but don’t make it to… Read More...
Pageant of Power
When event patron Peter Ricketts was asked what he had done in a previous life to bring so much precipitation down upon the Cholmondeley Pageant… Read More...
Streamliners – DAIMLER-BENZ through the decades
The concept of streamlining and streamliners has been around for countless decades, though it is difficult to find two people who agree on just what… Read More...
Humphrey – 1936 E.R.A. R11B
A number of years ago, in the early days of Vintage Racecar when I think we were still in “black and white,” the editor/publisher, Casey… Read More...
The Grand Grand Tourer
Delahaye, for those who recognize the name, conjures up a mixed vision of large and long French Grand Prix, sports and touring cars of the… Read More...