1939 2-Liter Monoposto Speed Model Back in 1966 I bought the second serious car I ever owned, a 1958 Aston...
July 2005 The Cruel Sport by Robert Daley Two years ago, I received this e-mail from Robert Daley: “I am...
The ACF Grand Prix held in Lyon in 1914 was one of the last races before the outbreak of the Great War, and saw a pitched battle between the Peugeot of Boillot and the Mercedes of Lautenschlager, Wagner and Otto Salzer (pictured). Ultimately the Peugeot failed, in the dying laps...
1970 Porsche 908/3 The author puts the 908/3 through its paces on Pierre Bardinon’s private Mas Du Clos circuit in...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring...
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Prototype Many individuals and companies have an enviable record at Le Mans. However not many can match that of Donald Healey and his small, Warwickshire-based organization. From 1949 to 1970 there were a total of 28 cars entered in his name. This month we look at the...
During the FIA World Championship of 1965, the Ford Cobra Coupes competed in the Monza 1000 Km. The two-car team,...
Whether or not most of us realize it, a most unusual man is among us. Until the late ’50s, he was one of the very few Americans of international road racing caliber. As you read this, John Fitch is 88 years old. His life is the stuff of legend. Fitch...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples....
Sports car racing in the U.S. during the ’50s was unique. It was very different from the American circle-track or drag racing of the time. It was also different from previous decades or those that came after. First of all, it was an amateur sport. But unlike most amateur sports—except...
1972 Surtees TS9B The relationship between money and success in an F1 team has always been a subject of interest...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
1949 Gordini 23S Anyone who has ever listened to Peter Ustinov’s fabulous motor racing spoof of the 1950s, “The Grand Prix of Gibraltar” already is familiar with Amédée Gordini. Ustinov’s parody of the Franco-Italian, Monsieur Orgini, and “eez funny leetle blue Orgini cars” was not only hysterical but drew strongly...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO There will be no cliches, euphemisms, over-emotional exaggerations, or use of the word “icon” in this...
February 2006 BMC Competition Department Secrets With Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner, and Peter Browning While the name of the book...
Round Sainte-Devote depicts the start of the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix with Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon leading the field into the legendary first corner of the circuit in their March 701 cars. Both Stewart and Amon would later fall out with mechanical troubles which would set the stage for...
1969 Lola T70 Mk3B Forget, for a minute, the origins of the Lola GT, the Mk6, the connections with the...
1955 Le Mans-Winning Jaguar D-type Chassis XKD 505 The temptation is to dissolve into a wave of superlatives…that would not...
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing it. “Bloody lucky” would be another way. Writing about older racing cars is enjoyable enough but being asked to have a run in someone’s pride and joy is even better...
1954 Alvis Grey Lady At the 2004 Goodwood Revival, a most unlikely machine quickly became the large crowd’s favorite as...
1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm There is a slight inclination here to refer you to Tony Adriaensen’s remarkable tome Alleggerita and...
July 2006 Speed, Frozen in Time : Vintage Racecar Images By Jamie Hankin Readers of Vintage Raecar will be familiar with the fine art photography of Jamie Hankin, which has been featured in numerous “Art History” columns over the years. Now, after much demand for his haunting images of current...
1955 Crowfoot Holden Special The author opens up the wailing Crowfoot Special onto Wakefield Park’s front straight. Photo: Casey Annis...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key moments in the evolution of Grand Prix racing. From the beginning of the Drivers’ Championship in 1950, front-engine cars were the norm. Through the years of the 2.5-liter engine formula,...
1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM Here’s a little competition for you: How many sets of rules have governed international sports car racing from 1953 to the present day? Can you define the difference between the International Championship of Makes and the World Championship of Makes? What was the difference between...
