Abandoned Potential
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical illusions can be. Only three… Read More...
Browsing: April ’18
Lou Fageol’s Flyers
In addition to being a world-class powerboat racer, Lou Fageol was passionate about cars and racing. His twin-Porsche creations were among the most sensational automobiles… Read More...
Ben Casey
In the final part of our trilogy of interviews with former BRM mechanics our focus this month is with Ben Casey, who started with the… Read More...
Return of the Alfisti
On February 20, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team launched its new challenger, the C37, for the 2018 Formula 1 championship. Frédéric Vasseur, Team Prinicpal,…
Giulio Ramponi
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel pump manufacturer. The great driver… Read More...
Remembering Jim Crawford
Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his career in America during the… Read More...
F3000 Reynard 95D-Cosworth
I’m sure, like many other racing drivers, the first race victory is an indelible moment in time and a memory that lasts a lifetime. My… Read More...
The “Grand Pree”
Remember when Hollywood used to produce the odd “fun” movie—in somewhat the same theme as “the Grand Old Opry?” A young guy (our hero) would… Read More...
A Fierce Contest
In the early going of the 1934 Coppa Acerbo, in Pescara, Italy, Hans Stuck’s Auto Union Type A led Achille Varzi’s Alfa Romeo P3, but… Read More...
Fast Exposure
April 2018 Jackie Oliver prepares to take the Gulf Mirage M2-Ford out for practice prior to the 1969 running of the 1000 Kilometers of the… Read More...
1949 Edwards R-26
The world is full of confusing racecar stories. This is one of them. I read with great interest, Jonathan Stein’s recent article in Vintage Roadcar,… Read More...