Starting in 1954, Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo launched a series of small, affordable sports cars based around its all-alloy, 1300-cc,...
For the 1970 Grand Prix season, and still in my very early 20s, I was again a number two mechanic...
The tight streets of Monaco hosted round six of the 1977 Formula One season. The race was won by Jody Scheckter followed by Niki Lauda after coming back from rib injuries which forced him out at the Spanish Grand Prix....
The Ferrari 512 BB/LM is a racing-exclusive limited production version of the Berlinetta Boxer. It features a 5.0-liter F102B flat-twelve...
Pete Lyons Hail the “Mod Scot!” Such a thought must have flickered through many minds as 27 Group 7 machines...
In hindsight, I’m sure Alfa Romeo is very happy that Expo ’67 was based in Montreal. If the exposition was somewhere else, they could have wound up with a car called the Moosejaw, or the Mississauga, or the Flin Flon. When Alfa presented their new concept car at the Expo,...
If there are so many of us desperately searching for our old racing cars, why in the heck are we...
The 934, introduced for the 1976 racing season, utilized the production 930 as its foundation. It incorporated a front spoiler...
The 1971 season saw the arrival of the BRM P160. It won the Austrian and Italian Grands Prix in the hands of Siffert and Gethin respectively. Pedro Rodriguez drove the number 8 car seen here in the Dutch Grand Prix that year. The race was wet—very wet—and the track was...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo:...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen...
During the recent Goodwood Revival event, Sir Jackie Stewart had the opportunity to be reunited with his championship-winning Tyrrell 006/2. Witness the racing legend in action as he takes an onboard lap in wet conditions, without holding back!...
After claiming two Le Mans victories with the iconic 917 Kurzheck, Porsche’s Weissach engineers converted it into a Group 7...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the Volvo P1800, Sunbeam Tiger and Austin-Healey in addition to the first Interceptor built from 1950 to 1957 with various engines under an attractive glass fiber body. The second iteration of...
• Simpson Performance Products has expanded its line of racing safety products with the acquisition of HANS Performance Products, makers...
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