Le Mans 1957 represented the high water mark for Jaguar’s iconic D-Type. Handicapped by the reduction of engine size to 3-liters...
September 2010 A great idea that failed. Jaguar created special streamlined bodywork for its C-Types for the 1952 Le Mans 24...
David Duthu’s appetite for interesting and eclectic cars seems to be boundless. He vintage races a Bugatti Type 35A and a Talbot Lago T-26C. He also owns Chet Herbert’s 1953 Beast IV Bonneville Streamliner, a Porsche 356 Art Car, a series III Lotus Super 7, a 1958 300SL Roadster and...
September 2010 2011 Jaguar XJL Photo: Brad Jansen Sadly there are times in our lives when we have to be...
Aficionados of fine automotive engineering will once again gather in the French town of Angouleme on the third weekend of...
1962 Porsche 804 Dan Gurney was about as versatile as a racecar driver could ever be. He pretty much skipped the junior grades of motor racing and went in at what we could safely call the “deep end.” He drove sports cars in America, then in Europe, moved to Grand...
I truly believe a good car does not have to do only with good performances, but also its opportunities to...
This Uli Ehret painting displays the Eau Rouge corner at Spa-Francorchamps back in 1967. The setting is exactly as it...
The early post-war interest in small displacement automobile racing in Europe was fueled by enthusiasm and petrol rationing. Money was tight and 500-cc home-spun race cars powered by motorcycle engines were relatively affordable. These cars were built on weight-sparing tubeframe chassis and were most often motivated by half-liter chain-driven JAP...
1976 March 76B I have a confession to make. When I was but a pubescent young man, I used to...
In my time as a racing driver I have had the opportunity of driving many types of racing car. I...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the film’s footage taken from that race. Rain fell heavily throughout the night, and this was the first time the traditional “Le Mans start,” in which drivers ran across the track...
July 2010 During the Spa-Francorchamps 750km Race on May 4, 1975, Henri Pescarolo extracts full speed from his Alfa Romeo...
Terry Bennett says he grew up as both a nerd and a motor-head. It was hardly his fault. His father...
My greatest racecar would have to be a choice between my first F5000 car, the 1969 McLaren, or, the 1970 McLaren Can-Am car. The first Formula 5000 car I raced was the McLaren M10A with the big rear wing. Bruce McLaren and I got the car working very well, it...
When Japanese cars first came on the scene, although practical, most were somewhat stodgy. In the mid-’60s, however, Toyota decided...
Sir Jackie Stewart, BRM P115, Grand Prix of Mexico 1967—his last year with the BRM team. Often I review my...
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...
1934 Riley Nine MPH Le Mans Special If not the dream of everyone with any interest in motor racing, it...
The inspiration behind the concepts and designs of Lister cars came from the pre-war Mercedes racing cars that would today...
1959 Austin Special The author enjoys a deja vu fling with the Austin Special Sabrina, a car whose path he had crossed many years before.Photo: Ian Welsh It’s interesting how things happen. People you meet throughout your life who don’t necessary become friends, but you run into them occasionally and they...
This is the story of four Reuters, blood relatives… but not necessarily to each other. It’s also the story of...
April 2010 Racing for Mercedes-Benz By Hartmut Lehbrink With the re-entry of Mercedes-Benz into Grand Prix racing as a factory effort, and the naming of seven-time titlist Michael Schumacher as one of the team’s drivers comes renewed interest in the marque. Schumacher is not the only famous name ever to...
Al Hoyt is an American hero. He flew 50 missions in a B-17 bomber during World War II and 100...
I’ve driven many racing cars during my career and, for me, a great racecar has to have exceptional acceleration and...
The Aston Martin DB5 was made famous in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, and from then on it has been used in five more Bond films, becoming the most recognizable Bond car of all time and one of the most iconic cars in automotive history. This acrylic on canvas...
The Ferrari 195 Inter was introduced in 1950 as a roadgoing machine to replace the 166. According to Stanley Nowak...
February 2010 The Spirit of Competition By frederick a. Simeone, M.d. Dr. Simeone began collecting cars before he could drive,...
My time with the BMC competitions department saw me racing the big Austin Healeys, and later racing at Le Mans in an MG. The Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper S came along and they became world beaters in every racing and rallying competition category they entered. This was due to...
