Fast Chameleon — 1971 Lotus 69-Ford
When you look at any listing of Lotus competition cars built from the first Lotus VI of 1952 through to the mid-1970s, you can observe… Read More...
Browsing: March ’15
Ascari Ferrari — The Lost Years
One spring day in 1961, two boys gazed enraptured through a light post-and-rail fence at a fantastic motor race that was going on only yards… Read More...
Bob Tullius
“I have often categorized Mosport as the most exciting and challenging track of all,”says Bob Tullius. “In fact it is my personal favorite. Having won… Read More...
GT40 Mystique
The famed Ford GT40 appears to be one of the most talked about and sought-after cars in the automotive world these days, yet ironically, probably… Read More...
Jean Bugatti
The Bugatti T57C “tank” had won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Jean-Pierre Wimille/Pierre Veyron and had been back in Molsheim for… Read More...
Remembering John Crosslé
The loss of John Crosslé at the end of August 2014 completes the passing of a remarkable generation in motorsport. John had much in common… Read More...
Steve Neal – Cooper T81-Maserati
My greatest racecar is not a car I actually drove, but it represents a missed opportunity I had to get into Grand Prix racing in… Read More...
Small Ads, Big Cars
One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer diversity of historic racing. You have the… Read More...
“The 12 hours of Sebring, March 1964”
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner at Sebring in 1964 was… Read More...
Fast Exposure: March 2015
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965. The great Jim Clark guiding the works Lotus 25 around this “miniature Nürburgring” circuit in central… Read More...
Inline-6 12-Port, Speed Equipment
I live in Texas. That means I’m supposed to be a barbeque snob. It also means that when invited to a chargrill in one of… Read More...