In 1965, I enjoyed a working holiday in London. On Friday 18 June that year I took the cheapest tour...
The self-styled “Home of British Motorsport”, Silverstone, is one of the originals—it hosted the very first World Championship Grand Prix...
The D.B.-Panhard LM of Howard Hanna and Frank Manley is prepared in the pits before the start. The unlucky duo was however the second car to retire with valve failure. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970...
The British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, July 20, 1968 Jochen Rindt drove a Brabham BT26-Repco, with the Repco 860 twin-cam...
24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20–21, 1964 The Chevrolet-engined Bizzarrini A3 Grifo of Pierre Noblet and Edgar Berney en...
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965 The great Jim Clark drifting the works Lotus 25 on this “miniature Nürburgring” circuit in central France. Clark dominated the race, breaking the lap record 15 times, while going on to an easy victory. He wore a bandana covering his face,...
On May 29, 1960, Sir Stirling Moss drove his Lotus 18 for almost three hours of punishing racing, battling through...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and...
Built to showcase Vauxhall’s design innovation and autonomy in the mid-’60s, the XVR project was managed by the legendary Wayne Cherry at Luton’s industry-leading Design & Engineering Centre, later to become Vauxhall’s Griffin House HQ. Inspired by parent company GM’s work with concepts in the U.S. – including the ‘65...
Charles Kettering, one time head of research at General Motors, once said: “People are very open-minded about new things –...
The terms Porsche and racing have now become virtually synonymous. In no small part, this is due to the German manufacturer’s stunning 19 overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans—more than any other manufacturer. However, the keen enthusiast will know that it took Porsche almost 20 years to...
Two factory Porsche 910s await the start of the 1967 Sebring 12 Hours. Car #36 will be driven by Scooter...
We spotted Don Murray’s gorgeous Iso Grifo coupe at his private collection in Irvine California, and wondered what it was....
Tom Cantrell’s world revolves around excellence, and it seems he will go to any length to achieve perfection on, and off, the racetrack. The owner of a successful construction business in the Pacific Northwest and a collector of vintage cars, Tom has also built a formidable race team. With a...
Designed by Franco Scaglione and built by Carrozzeria Sargiotto, the Lamborghini 350 GTV prototype made its debut at the 1963...
I open the tiny door, diffidently point my toe toward the foot well, and fall into the driver’s seat by...
The ‘Evening with Aston Martin’ sale in Monterey, curated by auction house RM Sotheby’s as part of their annual Monterey sale, has sold one of the most iconic movie cars from the James Bond franchise for a record $6.385 million. This event to remember witnessed an incomparable list of the...
After more than 40 years spent so well hidden that most believed it had been destroyed, the hero car from...
GT 3.0 Class-winning Équipe Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO 64 finished 5th overall, driven by Lucien Bianchi and Jean Blaton...
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is teaming up with Spotfund – an all-new and innovative fundraising platform that supports only 501(c)(3) non-profits – to close out the funding required to get Dan Gurney’s legendary Lotus 29/1 back on the racetrack. The IMS Museum’s Restoration department is getting ever closer to...
Designed by Edward Turner, in 1958, the Daimler Dart was debuted at the 1959 New York Auto Show where it...
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call...
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. I think someone already used that as an opening, but it really does apply to my time in Germany from April 1967 to July 1968. I was a young Second Lieutenant in the Army assigned to the 97thEngineer...
Mecum Auctions has announced that it will be selling the 1965 Ford GT Competition Prototype Roadster GT/109, the only open-cockpit...
There were many interesting and familiar cars parked at the 2018 Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance. Ferraris, Packards, Jaguars and some vintage...
Over the past several years, I’ve waxed whimsical in this space about various historical, psychological and emotional aspects of the humble steering wheel. But a recent chain of events forced me to consider an aspect of the steering wheel I hadn’t contemplated before—the financial. A couple of months back, I...
If you visited a car show in 1963 or 1964, you would have seen concept cars on display from many...
We walk through Don Murray’s spectacular classic and exotic car collection and dealership called Mesa Concours Cars in southern California,...
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 not at the expense of too much weight or unreliability. Not enough power means you can’t keep up with other cars. Add in the engine...
