1949 Gordini 23S Anyone who has ever listened to Peter Ustinov’s fabulous motor racing spoof of the 1950s, “The Grand...
A short history of Racing in the Far East When you read about racing in Asia, it will invariably be...
Historic Photographs As a supplier of rare period photography to VRJ, Ferret Fotographics offers prints from its 1.5 million negative collection spanning all types of racing from 1930 to 1990. If you are in search of that impossible to find car or shot, chances are good Ferret Fotographics will likely...
Like many other drivers in the West, Chuck Daigh arose out of the California hot rod culture and became one...
Not only did I enjoy reading Art Evans’ column this month on his first race as a competitor (click here...
The word had gone out, I was told for the thousandth time, but I felt no better. What if the Mafia suddenly took back its word and the 1926 Bugatti Grand Prix car vanished? It was too late for second thoughts, though. The car was hidden in a lock-up security...
One of the things that comes up is a little record I am very proud of that there are only...
In terms of greatest racecars of all time, clearly, Mercedes had some extremely innovative cars like the one Moss drove...
I had just been discharged from the Army and was pursuing my education with the help of the GI Bill. My Uncle Phil, who had just bought a new Austin Healey 100, invited me to go with him to a sports car race at Palm Springs. I didn’t know what...
Practice—the Peco Trophy Race; Brands Hatch, August 5, 1962. John Surtees practicing at Brands Hatch in the Bowmaker Ferrari 250GTO for the Peco Trophy Race where he was to finish 4th. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804...
1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long-distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967). 2 Peter Arundell wins...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
Racing transcends venue. I’ve done my time at grungy old bullrings, squalid street courses, insipid parking lots, sterile speedways, a forlorn airstrip whose primary enterprise seemed to be the drying of turkey manure—I’ve been to some really ugly race tracks and seen gorgeous racing regardless. Yet how much more moving...
Watkins Glen, New York September 8–11, 2005...
Chichester, England September 16–18...
Few individuals could better be thought of to embody the spirit of the American sportsman than Briggs Swift Cunningham. Born in 1907 to a family of means, Briggs’ life was forever changed by a chance ride in his uncle’s Dodge touring car, outfitted with a Hispano-Suiza aero engine. From that...
Tonino Ascari, the 63-year-old son of 1952–1953 Formula One World Champion Alberto, stunned the Italian motor racing community on September...
The Masters Series, organizers of the Grand Prix Masters Historic Formula One races, and of the World Sportscar Masters events...
On September 24, the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, opened a new retrospective exhibit honoring the automotive and motorcycle legacy of actor Steve McQueen. On screen, McQueen captured the high-horsepower car culture of the ’60s and ’70s with some of Hollywood’s most memorable car chase scenes in such...
WilliamsF1 has recently announced that a hand-picked selection of more than 20 of the WilliamsF1’s Reserve Collection of Formula One...
The Goodwood Revival is thought by many to be the largest historic race meeting in the world and the only...
On January 26, 1906, Fred Marriott shocked the burgeoning automotive world when he drove the steam-powered Stanley Rocket Racer to a new World Land Speed Record of 127.659 at Ormond Beach, Florida—a record that would stand for an amazing four years. On January 24–28, 2006, over 100 early gas- and...
The MG Vintage Racers (MGVR) have recently announced that in celebration of MGVR’s 25th anniversary next year, they will be...
History was both made and remembered over the Labor Day holiday when a Porsche Carrera GT production car driven by...
Founded by David Murray in the ’50s, the famed Ecurie Ecosse race team scored two famous wins at Le Mans with Jaguar D-types before its eventual demise. In 1983, the name was revived when Ecurie Ecosse enthusiast Hugh McCaig, re-formed the team to compete in the C2 category of the...
1972 Surtees TS9B The relationship between money and success in an F1 team has always been a subject of interest...
Want to get out on the track but can’t find the historic racing car you really want? This month our...
While many racecar drivers have earned the title of “living legend,” there are very, very few that can also lay claim to the title of “pioneer.” Janet Guthrie is one such driver. From a decade of building and racing sports cars in the SCCA, Guthrie catapulted onto the sports sections...
