Red Giant
1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG It seems hard to believe that most of the past 50 years of Mercedes-Benz motor sport history is, in… Read More...
Browsing: May ’08
BOAC 500
In 1967, sports prototype racing was going through one of its golden eras, with plenty of entries and a wonderful driver lineup for the world… Read More...
The Gasman’s Day Arrives
When Tom Sneva took the checkered flag on a sun-drenched May afternoon, in 1983, to win the 67th Indianapolis 500 in his Texaco Star March… Read More...
Lloyd Ruby
Someone once said that Indy car drivers would be lost if they had to turn right as well as left. They also said that at… Read More...
50 Large and 50 Small
I can think of very few businesses—aside from magazine publishing—where the odds are more stacked against you than being a racecar manufacturer. Your product is… Read More...
Nelson Piquet
If his father had had his way, Nelson Souto Maior might have been on the center court at Wimbledon trading long, powerful baseline shots with… Read More...
My Life with Tony
I was a student at the University of Grenoble, when I became very friendly with the children of the organizer of the sports car races… Read More...
Williams FW08
My favorite Williams Formula One car, I designed, is the FW08—the car Keke Rosberg used to win the 1982 drivers World Championship. I know he… Read More...
Jack Brabham
Jack was born on April 2, 1926, and I think it’s appropriate that we all wish him a happy birthday. (I realize you are reading… Read More...
Lancia
One thing about writing for Vintage Racecar is that we share a common language, and I don’t mean English. We all know what a Miller… Read More...
The Napier-Bentley
The Napier-Bentley was created as a one-off special, built in 1968 by original owner Peter Morley on a Sunbeam Chassis. However, after a huge crash,…