This is the story of four Reuters, blood relatives… but not necessarily to each other. It’s also the story of...
The inspiration behind the concepts and designs of Lister cars came from the pre-war Mercedes racing cars that would today be regarded as Formula One cars. They were simplistic but reliable in construction, with independent front suspension, de Dion rear suspension, and tubular chassis. Many builders experimented with multi-tubes, but...
1934 Riley Nine MPH Le Mans Special If not the dream of everyone with any interest in motor racing, it...
In the March 2009 VRJ I wrote about Don Blenderman’s Kurtis obsession and his wonderful Sutton-bodied 500KK. What I failed...
Sir Jackie Stewart, BRM P115, Grand Prix of Mexico 1967—his last year with the BRM team. Often I review my print archives on racing car history in order to find an image that inspires me; it becomes the starting point for my paintings and drawings. In the case of this...
When Japanese cars first came on the scene, although practical, most were somewhat stodgy. In the mid-’60s, however, Toyota decided...
My greatest racecar would have to be a choice between my first F5000 car, the 1969 McLaren, or, the 1970...
Terry Bennett says he grew up as both a nerd and a motor-head. It was hardly his fault. His father was a brilliant physician, his mother a concert-grade pianist, and he was born in 1938 in Los Angeles, soon to be the epicenter of sports car racing. Bennett began driving...
July 2010 During the Spa-Francorchamps 750km Race on May 4, 1975, Henri Pescarolo extracts full speed from his Alfa Romeo...
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the...
In my time as a racing driver I have had the opportunity of driving many types of racing car. I have travelled the world in my quest to remain involved in motor racing, a sport I feel very passionate about. I have driven in some great races too, and at...
1976 March 76B I have a confession to make. When I was but a pubescent young man, I used to...
The early post-war interest in small displacement automobile racing in Europe was fueled by enthusiasm and petrol rationing. Money was...
This Uli Ehret painting displays the Eau Rouge corner at Spa-Francorchamps back in 1967. The setting is exactly as it appeared in that year, when Dan Gurney won that year’s Belgian Grand Prix with his Gurney-Weslake-powered Eagle against the mighty opposition of Jim Clark and the other F1 stars of...
I truly believe a good car does not have to do only with good performances, but also its opportunities to...
1962 Porsche 804 Dan Gurney was about as versatile as a racecar driver could ever be. He pretty much skipped...
Aficionados of fine automotive engineering will once again gather in the French town of Angouleme on the third weekend of September to celebrate their passion with the annual Concours d’Elegance, Rally and Races around an inner-city street circuit that has remained unchanged since its first running in 1939. The Concours...
September 2010 2011 Jaguar XJL Photo: Brad Jansen Sadly there are times in our lives when we have to be...
David Duthu’s appetite for interesting and eclectic cars seems to be boundless. He vintage races a Bugatti Type 35A and...
September 2010 A great idea that failed. Jaguar created special streamlined bodywork for its C-Types for the 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours in an effort to increase top speed. Unfortunately, the new shape did not allow sufficient engine cooling and all three entries retired. While they were still running, Tony Rolt...
Le Mans 1957 represented the high water mark for Jaguar’s iconic D-Type. Handicapped by the reduction of engine size to 3-liters...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
I have driven most types of racing car from Formula Ford to Formula One and from the best in sports cars to that Volvo Estate car in the British Touring Car Championship. I have been asked about that car on many occasions. As a professional racing driver, sometimes to remain...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
The Quail Porsche Racecar Classic has been scheduled for Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley,...
October 2010 2010 Lotus Evora Let’s face it, historically to be a Lotus road car owner you needed to suffer for your art. Lotus road cars always yielded pretty uncompromising performance, but that performance invariably came at the cost of comfort, or day-to-day driveability, or even build quality. In short,...
For as long as he can remember, Mel Jacobs of Houston, Texas has been love-struck by the coach-built Deco cars...
What a question! It’s all so difficult because I’ve driven many varied cars across several eras of racing. Technology and...
1972 Lotus 72D and 1986 Lotus 98T Emerson Fittipaldi drove Lotus 72 chassis 72/5 in no less than 39 races from 1970 to 1973. Ayrton Senna drove 98T/4 in eight races and several test sessions in 1986. These cars were the very first and the very last John Player Specials…they...
