1969 Chevron B8-BMW In my book, 2006 was a good year. Got my pensioner’s bus pass, had two cataract operations,...
1963 Scirocco By the time you read this, a superb collection of famous, bizarre, futile and fantastic Grand Prix cars...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough, England, and in an inspired moment, Ford decided to call it the GT40. This whole project had been brought about by Ford’s failure to buy Ferrari in 1963, so it...
“Dinosaurs,” we called them, ridiculing their bulk, their weight, their mindless loyalty to outmoded dogma. Indy Roadsters; they were rife...
For the last 20 years or so of his life, Rodger Ward and I were friends. Even though I had...
Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never had a car that was quite suitable. Finally, in 1959, I got a chance to drive for Bob Wilke and A. J. Watson, who was Wilke’s chief mechanic. I have...
My first experience with a front-engine roadster was when I first went back east to race. I wound up driving...
This month we bring you the first of a new monthly column devoted to the many racing barn finds and...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
Canadian Bill Brack was running a Lotus 41 in 1968, as well as the “Hot Wheels” Mini Cooper, and I...
Last Month, Mike Jiggle spoke with mechanic-turned-designer Tony Robinson about his early days in motorsport with Stirling Moss and the British Racing Partnership. This month, Mike talks with Tony Robinson about the direction his career took, after Moss’s grisly crash at Goodwood in 1962, including his transition to designer with...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
As the years pile up, I find myself learning more about people I used to know than I ever appreciated...
I have been quoted as saying that I didn’t much like the Tommy Atkins Cooper-Maserati. Now, I don’t know if I was right about that, but I do remember some of its characteristics pretty well. The power range was about a 1,000 revs, maybe 1,200 maximum, and that meant it...
Moss at His Best When it was announced in 1958 that the capacity limit for Formula One would change from...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year it is, there is always a celebration of something or other. Each month through Vintage Racecar’s Time Capsule page, we are reminded of significant events that have occurred throughout the...
Every now and then something magical happens in vintage racing. Some happenings are spectacular, like Jim Hall and Vic Elford...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 22, 1966. Jackie Stewart at the Loews Hairpin on his way to a...
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, the car was rebuilt on a 1929 8-L Bentley chassis. This unique racecar always draws a huge crowd with its sweeping lines of red bodywork...
Ferrari collectors from across the globe descended on Maranello, Italy, May 18, for RM Auctions’ second annual “Ferrari Leggenda e...
Somewhere, just west of nowhere, sits one of Max Balchowsky’s masterpieces. Although it has been over a decade since Reagan Rulau saved this historic treasure, the story of its rescue is known only to a small circle of fanatical “Balchowskians.” The car is Ol’ Yeller VI, and its current home...
The Ferrari 330 P4 was the Scuderia’s weapon of choice for the 1967 World Manufacturers Championship. The car’s 4-liter V-12...
I don’t have one favorite racecar; I have several: the Daytona Coupe I raced at Le Mans with Dan Gurney,...
1959 OSCA | 1960 Lotus 18 | 1963 Brabham BT6 Regular readers of VR will know that we have a fondness for Formula Junior. We have covered some important ground with this significant racing formula, and gotten to grips with Elva, Lotus, Stanguellini, Volpini, Autosud and more. As 2008 marks 50 years...
Imagine what it was like for Eric Broadley to have come up with the T70 coupe after the heady days...
The origins of the Packwood Special can be traced to California aerospace engineer Steve Mulholland, who gathered components over a two-year period with the plan of building his dream machine. When he bought a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing in 1958, the dream quickly faded and Mulholland soon ran an ad in...
