The Grand Prix Alfa Romeo: Alfetta 158/159 As a long-term Alfa “person,” I have never had any problems when it...
Hollywood actors play them—Luigi Fagioli was one. Built like Rocky Marciano with wide shoulders, muscular arms, thick neck and a...
Last month, European Editor Ed McDonough spoke with Vic Elford about his first Formula One encounters, and his Ford and Porsche days in rallying. This month the story continues, and Elford talks about the legendary Porsche 917 which he drove at Le Mans and Sebring, where he won in 1971....
As I laid the magazine back down on my desk, I looked across the room and had to laugh. I...
The first circuit I ever went to was Brands Hatch, in the ’50s, when I was still at school. That...
Sigmund Freud and his disciples have had a lot of fun with Shakespeare’s plays, especially the character of Hamlet. The Oedipus Complex has loomed large, but Oedipus himself did not have a complex…he actually did kill his father and sleep with mother—the scamp. My Ph.D. is in Shakespeare and if...
This painting actually depicts the start of the Nürburgring 1000 Kms in 1960. However, everyone familiar with this unique type...
1 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive their Penske-prepared Lola T70 coupe to victory in the 24-Hours of Daytona (1969)....
In this guide we are going to cover the popular single-seater series of Formula B, Formula Atlantic and Formula Two. From 1964 to 1978, these racing categories and the flat-bottomed formula cars manufactured to compete in them served as a stepping stone to the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing, be...
The first time I went to VIR-ginia International Raceway was in 1960, and road courses like this pastoral gem were...
Summit Point, West Virginia November 28–30, 2003...
Lime Rock Park, CT October 17–18, 2003...
Mugello, Italy October 18–19, 2003...
Coronado, CA, October 11–12, 2003...
February 2003 Formula A and Formula 5000 in America By Wolfgang Klopfer From 1968 to 1976, open-wheeled road racing was dominated by an exciting, thunderous series of V8-powered racecars known as Formula 5000s. Originally founded as a high-horsepower, low-cost race series, Formula 5000 evolved over its eight-year life span to...
The subject of this and next month’s two-part history, Luigi Fagioli, “the Abruzzi Robber,” seems to have been eclipsed by...
Aston Martin recently announced that it will return to sports car racing in 2004 with a racing version of its...
The Petersen Automotive Museum, in Los Angeles, California, is currently paying tribute to the cars and career of Carroll Shelby with a special exhibit entitled, “Carroll Shelby: A Life in the Fast Lane.” This new exhibit, which runs through March 28, features examples of every significant vehicle raced, built or...
On Nov. 2–6, noted Jaguar expert Terry Larson and his wife, Darlene, hosted their 6th annual Arizona tour for Jaguar...
This year marks the 70th birthday of the famous Napier Railton. Commissioned and driven by John Cobb and designed and...
On March 20–21—40 years to the day after a team of Qvale-owned MGBs finished 17th and 22nd overall in the 1964 12 Hours of Sebring—HMSA will honor the effort with a special historic race meeting and team reunion to be held at Laguna Seca Raceway. In addition to a full...
On October 30, the historic racing community was saddened to learn that vintner and historic racer Gil Nickel had lost...
Morgan will be the featured marque at the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival, hosted by the Vintage Sportscar Drivers Association (VSCDA)...
In early December, Miles Morris and Malcolm Welford, guiding lights in Christie’s Auction House’s U.S. motoring department, announced that they were leaving the company to form their own historic car consultation and brokerage company. According to Morris, “We plan to specialize at the high end of the marketplace and already...
