So we have lost Dan Gurney, a few months shy of his 87th birthday. Dan was one of the sport’s...
January 2018 The Sebring 12 Hours: Sebring, March 20, 1971. Rolf Stommelen with his Alfa Romeo 33/3 which he drove with Giovanni (“Nani”) Galli to a second place finish. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 •...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
One week after the 1966 12 Hours of Sebring, the racing world experienced another tragic weekend, this time in France,...
September 2017 The well turned out factory team of MGAs lined up prior to the start of the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 26, 1960. Two of the three cars would finish. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905-8204 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax:...
Engineer, Champion Rider, Champion Driver and Team Manager Mark Donohue talked of “the unfair advantage,” the way in which a...
Bob Wollek was a champion many times over before he even got into motor racing. He won no fewer than...
1959 Costin-Lister BHL133 When speaking to Brian Lister, some years ago, I asked him about the secret of his success. Just how did those Lister cars become world-beaters and icons of the era? Modestly, he replied, “My belief, in those days, was simplicity being the art of good construction, although...
March 2017 The 12 Hours of Sebring; Sebring, April 1, 1967. The Chaparral 2D was entered by Jim Hall for...
1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African Grand Prix (1975). 3 Nobuhiko Kawamoto,...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL December 1-4, 2016...
Johnny of the ready smile and blonde hair was a motor racing shooting star who might have aspired to becoming...
That was Mario Andretti’s comment after the drive of his life…an impossible dream. He said so after he had just won the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring for Ferrari in the most incredible nail-biter of a race, which had more than 57,000 spectators exploding with excitement, especially during the last...
There is a warehouse in Houston, Texas, that is the automotive equivalent of Willie Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. There are no...
November 2016 FITZ: My Life At The Wheel By John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick started racing in a Mini 850 and ended up in a Porsche 956B. In between he drove a variety of Ford Anglias, Escorts and Capris, the occasional Ferrari 250 LM, a couple of BMW 2800 CS and...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL March 16–20, 2016...
1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing its W25 Grand Prix racecars as “Silver Arrows” (1934). 3 Dave MacDonald...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL March 12–15, 2014...
Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL March 12–16, 2013...
1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in the 12 Hours of Sebring endurance...
RM Auctions has announced the consignment of one of history’s most important racing Ferraris, the 1953 340/375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta Competizione, chassis 0320AM, which will be offered for sale at RM’s exclusive evening auction during the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este weekend on the shores of Lake Como in Cernobbio,...
The Mirage story is, in some ways, a rather complex one, in that the Mirage was a rare example of...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary...
At the 12 Hours of Sebring on March 25, 1961, John Fitch shared this Briggs Cunningham-entered Maserati T61 “Birdcage” with Dick Thompson, but they retired in the early going, sidelined by a broken gearbox. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814...
It was still very early days for the small, but growing firm of Lotus Cars. In just nine short years,...
All right, I suppose I should start off with a confession. I am a mad, keen Austin-Healey enthusiast, and have...
The 12 Hours of Sebring, March 25, 1961, featured heavy traffic in the Webster Turns. Shown leading this group is the factory-entered Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite of Ed Leavens and John Colgate, followed by the N.A.R.T. Ferrari 250GT California driven by Gus Andrey, Allen Newman and Bob Publicker. Behind them are...
