Writing about vintage automobiles is great. There are rare cars to cover (“The Only One” Vintage Roadcar, December 2013), cars...
1955 Zephyr Special Today, you would describe Eldred De Bracton Norman as a lateral thinker, but during the 1950s, “eccentric” in the kindest possible way would more easily come to mind. Now, over a half a century later, just to mention his name brings knowing looks and the slight nodding...
1959 OSCA | 1960 Lotus 18 | 1963 Brabham BT6 Regular readers of VR will know that we have a fondness for...
This 1977 Porsche 935 K3, identified by Chassis No. 930-770-0907, boasts a remarkable racing history, having achieved four first-place victories...
This acrylic on canvas painting depicts one of the most famous and iconic racing cars of all time. The JPS Lotus 98T chassis 004 was Ayrton Senna’s racecar for the latter part of the classic 1986 Formula 1 season. The car’s debut was at the last Grand Prix to be held...
Racer Hurdles Crowd and Lives.” This was the Sunday, August 31, 1952 headline story in the Buffalo Courier Express. The...
Way back in 1973 the actor Orson Wells, chosen for his deep and imposing voice, appeared on commercial television as...
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,...
After suffering what must be called the worst five years of American car design 1974-1979, the 1980s ushered in the...
Known for their competitive spirit and constant experimentation with new ideas, Alfa Romeo embarked on their quest to build a...
In the March 2009 VRJ I wrote about Don Blenderman’s Kurtis obsession and his wonderful Sutton-bodied 500KK. What I failed to mention was his lengthy quest to capture an example of Frank’s most prolific sports racer, the legendary 500S. The Kurtis 500S is a masterpiece in function and design. Introduced...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner...
Ex-Essex Wire 1965 Ford GT40 #1010 One hundred years of Ford! Where do you start? There are far too many choices…flat-head racers, Ford-Cosworth DFV, wedge-engine NASCAR, World Rally Escorts, Lotus-Cortinas…and dozens of other fabulous race and rally cars. Though the choice is hard, the legend of the GT40 makes it...
I first became aware of ERAs in 1945, and their special significance to British motor sport, together with their originator...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
The Type 35 Bugatti was unveiled in 1924, with a long hood, and a 2.0 litre inline-8 engine that produced 90 hp. The Type 35 was renowned for its featherweight chassis and low center of gravity. These factors combined made these relatively diminutive GP cars extremely maneuverable, especially on short...
In 1980, people laughed when they heard Audi was developing a four-wheel-drive rally car. Hadn’t Ford tried that with their...
When the greats of historic motoring racing reappear at Silverstone in July for the Silverstone Classic, many fans will have...
Photo: BRDC Archive 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 the 1960s. The Cooper Car Company, so famous in Formula One in the late 1950s and early 1960s for changing the shape...
In order to understand the Pegaso story, it’s first necessary to understand the man behind the car and the tumultuous...
The 1968 GT500 KR featured a 428 cubic inch Cobra Jet V8 engine, which is widely recognized as one of the best...
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The GT350, a collaboration between Ford and Carroll Shelby, was created in 1964 for SCCA B Production class racing. It...
High quality footage of Ayrton Senna during his qualifying session for 1986 San Marino GP in a Lotus 98T, a powerhouse...
Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re standing along a sun-drenched country road, waiting for old race cars in the Mille Miglia Storica commemorative rally to appear. It’s a scene of joyous beauty, with flowers spangling the...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
In 1994, at the young age of 22, Christian von Koenigsegg established his own supercar company with a grand vision...
The year 1957 was one of firsts for Corvette. It may have been a virtual twin to the 1956 model, but there were surprises lurking under some of those Vettes’ fiberglass skin. There could be a 4-speed manual transmission, Rochester Ramjet fuel injection and a 283-cu.in. engine. One of the...
