Piers Courage raced this Frank Williams-entered Brabham BT26A-Cosworth in the 1969 French Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand’s Charade circuit, but was...
The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is the second-oldest major motor racing event in North America. The inaugural race was held...
1934 MG K3 Magnette It was one of those little stories that stays with you. The first all-historic motor racing meeting in Australia was held during January 1976—mid-summer in this part of the world. I am fortunate to say that I was there, but the first Amaroo Historics was a bit...
When drivers are asked about their greatest racecar, many look at cars that have won races or given them great...
The story of Chet Herbert is pure inspiration. Afflicted with polio at age 20, Herbert spent his life building a...
The 1965 Le Mans-winning NART Ferrari 250LM driven by Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory and currently owned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, took home the Best of Show award from the recent Saratoga Wine & Food Festival in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. This car remains the last Ferrari to win...
Motor racing was banned in Switzerland in the aftermath of the 1955 Le Mans disaster, one of the most catastrophic...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo:...
This exquisitely done painting depicts Juan Manuel Fangio, the five-time Formula One World Champion, finishing 5th in the 1956 Mille Miglia with the factory Ferrari 290MM. During the race he was delayed by carburetion problems, and further exasperated by the cold and persistent rain, all of which made the event...
The lunacy of automotive collecting has no bounds. My personal journey has taken me from Italian coach-builts to vintage racecars...
1933 Alfa-Cadillac “Keenan Wynn Special” Looks like an Alfa…but looks can be deceiving. The “Keenan Wynn Special” stretches its legs...
The 7th running of the fall races at Watkins Glen, N.Y., was held at the Interim Course, a 4.6-mile, 9-turn circuit on public roads, up the hill from the village, in Dix Township—the second year for that course. People would later call it “the course on the hill.” It was...
George Valerio of Lincoln, California, has been hunting cars for as long as he can remember. Yes, it’s the way...
1952 Ferrari 225 S While the history of the Ferrari you see here will forever associate it with the great...
If there is a single quality that best defines Marc Surer it must be determination. When you consider that he grew up in a country that banned racing when he was four years old, and then overcame a seemingly endless succession of debilitating accidents behind the wheel of competition cars...
Sir Stirling Moss scored the first of his three Monaco Grand Prix wins in 1956 with this Maserati 250F, nipping...
Ever wonder what it must’ve been like way back when during those early shade-tree mechanic days when racers would vanish...
1969 Porsche 917K In 1969 it was make-or-break time for Porsche. After over a decade of dominating small-bore racing, the factory team was ready to go for overall honors at the major endurance races, and at Le Mans in particular. Porsche was well known in the marketplace for creating the...
1964 Porsche 904 GTS Resplendent in its red and white Scuderia Filipinetti livery, 904 #079 looks lean and lithe and...
Following the vast destruction of WW II, exciting new sports cars emerged from the rubble, which was just what the...
This fabulous-looking 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa was sold by RM-Sotheby’s “Ferrari Legend and Passion” auction at the famous Fiorano track in mid-May for a record 9 million euros (just over $12 million, depending on exchange rates). It went to an unidentified American buyer, with the money going to its...
1958 Jaguar 3.4 Saloon An unused flying boat base from WWII provided the “test track” where our man Quinn tried...
In my book Vintage American Road Racing Cars, I wrote, “Of all the Kurtis road racing cars, the 500X is...
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1957 Aston Martin DBR1 Aston Martin’s relationship with the 24 Hours of Le Mans goes all the way back to...
During the fifties, Aston Martin produced sports cars with the designation, DB, which, of course, stands for David Brown. In...
The International Tourist Trophy was first awarded by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) in 1905 and continues to be awarded today, making it the longest lasting trophy in motorsport. For the 1961 TT Race at Goodwood, John Ogier entered three Aston Martins, two of them DB4GT Zagato cars. Roy Salvadori...
Vince di Pierro knows what he likes. So much so that four years ago he sank more than $100,000 into...
When the greats of historic motoring racing reappear at Silverstone in July for the Silverstone Classic, many fans will have...
The glorious sunshine and exceptional calibre of racing stars brought motorsport enthusiasts out in their thousands to visit Race Retro 2009 at Stoneleigh Park. Defying the credit crunch, audience numbers rose by more than ten percent with around 24,500 visitors enjoying rally legends Russell Brookes, Mark Higgins, and Rauno Aaltonen...
