During the first half of the Twentieth Century Fageol Motors and the later Fageol Twin Coach Company were innovators in...
December 2017 Positioned in the upper midsize class, the shape of the 1937 Wanderer W 52 shared the new body lines of the predecessor model W 51, first presented in 1936, which were greatly influenced by American design elements. The model had a newly developed engine with side-controlled valves and...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and the CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
December 2016 Tony Bettenhausen & Sons: An American Racing Family Album By Gordon Kirby with Merle and Susan Bettenhausen Family...
Many were the similarities shared by young American racer Bobby Marshman and the Scottish Legend Colin Chapman called Bobby Marshman the American Jim Clark, and it is difficult to imagine a higher compliment. The two men shared many common characteristics as both were relatively slight of build and mild of...
(Chassis #Z1058301) Vintage Racecar’s Siamese Twin, Vintage Roadcar, features a monthly column, “By Design,” inked by automotive and industrial designer...
Mid-Atlantic American Sports Car Races, 1953-1962 By Terry O’Neil This latest volume from author O’Neil turns his inquisitive eye toward...
When it comes to American racing cars, most followers of the sport reserve a special place in their hearts for Jim Hall’s Texas born and bred Chaparrals. These were cars that represented the best of what racing is all about—uniqueness, mechanical exploration and technological advancement, as well as success. The...
What brothers? Most motor racing aficionados know something about Masten Gregory. An American, he won Le Mans in 1965 and...
Few figures in American racing history have had as much impact as Harry Miller, builder of an incredible range of...
The Ford GT40 MkII with which Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon scored Ford’s initial victory at Le Mans in 1966 has been acquired by RK Motors Charlotte and will be given a full restoration in preparation for a coming-out party at Pebble Beach in 2016, 50 years after it led...
Seventeen years ago, I started this magazine, in no small part, because I was finding it increasingly difficult to be...
In the June 2012 issue of Vintage Roadcar, four American Deco automotive designs were contrasted – Chrysler Airflow with Lincoln...
He wasn’t exactly fit and ready to create motor racing history, but he did. Even though he burned his hand and cracked two ribs during a practice accident, Jimmy Murphy still became the first American to win a Grand Prix, in an American car. Driving a Duesenberg, he won the...
Headrest Mount In this age where we not only want to have more and more life experiences, but want to...
Watkins Glen, New York, September 19, 1953. On lap 19, of a scheduled 22-lap race, Walter Hansgen lost the lead...
If you grew up in the United States, then you were weaned on “The American Dream” —the idea that anyone can do anything, if they work hard and put their mind to it. For American road racing enthusiasts, there is a racing equivalent of the American Dream, but for the...
Black participation in American motorsports dates back to 1909, when then heavyweight champion Jack Johnson won several races in a...
The Pacific Region for the Ferrari Club of America has confirmed it will host the 2015 Ferrari Club of America...
The Bahamas Speed Weeks Revised Edition, including the Revival Meetings By Terry O’Neil From 1954 to 1966, the Bahamas Speed Weeks—on New Providence Island in the Bahamas—was a must-do race meeting that combined post-season competition, with warm, tropical winter weather and a prodigious party scene that came to be just...
The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in which the dreams...
Corvette didn’t show well at Le Mans this year, which is unusual, and I suppose in time we’ll find out...
• The Great South American Challenge, organized by H&H Classic Rallies, crossed the finishing line in Ushuaia—the world’s most southerly town—after 14,500 gruelling kilometers of action, triumph and adventure, stretching from Rio de Janeiro to the very tip of the world. The start on February 14 was organized to coincide...
Today fins are remembered as the outward expression of our automotive engineering prowess during the height of American postwar optimism,...
One of the greatest, and nice with it—that was Ralph De Palma. He won well over 2,500 of his 3,000...
Artist Bark has chosen to feature the 1965 Ford Mustang here because it is an iconic American classic, especially the Shelby 350 GT variant, which he feels defines the genre of the American Muscle car. This piece has been developed from his preparation work for a 50th anniversary sculpture to...
The Anglo-European Trophy, Brands Hatch, September 14, 1963. Tim Mayer was a very talented young American driver and the brother...
After World War II, many of the world’s auto manufacturers returned to car production embracing many of the technologies and...
Gentlemen, please put the pens down. Now, place your checkbooks on the table and slowly back away from the podium…no sudden movements please. Whew! Is it me or is it getting hot in here? As I alluded to last month, I wanted to wait until after Amelia Island to take...
