The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Bristol, once a significant marque, has relocated to the “Great Paddock In The Sky.” For some time it had been...
How on earth does someone with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin become known as “Wacky?” Apparently, a young Stanley Howard Arnolt II purchased the rights to a small marine engine from a manufacturer who went bust during the Depression – more on that later....
George Lister & Son was a very old engineering company in my hometown of Cambridge, starting in 1895. I joined...
Located in North Central Florida’s Marion County, Dunnellon is not a name often associated with sports car racing. The small, sleepy town is on the Rainbow River, close to the Gulf of Mexico. Nearby Ocala is much better known in racing circles, since it hosts Don Garlits’ Museum of Drag...
Frank Matich Dear Editor, Thanks for another great magazine, in particular the acknowledgement of the death of Frank Matich. Frank...
The under two-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Archibald Frazer-Nash started his company in 1922, but found himself in receivership by 1927. From the ashes was born AFN limited, the majority of which was purchased by H.J. Aldington. In the aftermath, Archibald went on to create a new company with E. Grattan Thompson ( Nash&Thompson), which developed hydraulic...
One spring day in 1961, two boys gazed enraptured through a light post-and-rail fence at a fantastic motor race that...
AC is the oldest manufacturer of motor cars in Britain. Started by talented designer John Weller and financed by a...
After World War II, many of the world’s auto manufacturers returned to car production embracing many of the technologies and manufacturing innovations developed as a result of the war effort. Aerodynamics and unit-body construction were just a few of the advents refined by the war effort that would soon become...
In the first two installments of our multi-part interview with John Barnard he discussed his early years with Lola and...
To anyone interested in automotive history, the late 1940s and early ‘50s was a fascinating period of time, especially in...
My recollection of getting to know Archie was that my father went to Cambridge University and was a member of the Cambridge University Motor Club. The club had an annual dinner through which I met Archie and Peter Riley (later to become a works Healey driver), both of whom became...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
The glorious sunshine and exceptional calibre of racing stars brought motorsport enthusiasts out in their thousands to visit Race Retro 2009 at Stoneleigh Park. Defying the credit crunch, audience numbers rose by more than ten percent with around 24,500 visitors enjoying rally legends Russell Brookes, Mark Higgins, and Rauno Aaltonen...
Jimmy Stewart, elder brother of three-time F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart, has passed away. He was 77 years old....