Over 70,000 rabid F1 fans came to their feet as nearly 40 historic Formula One cars built between 1960 and...
The racing world lost one of its most colorful characters on November 22 when Bill Devin passed away following a...
The LeGrand Registry has announced a reunion of all LeGrand racecars to be held in conjunction with VARA’s Phoenix International Raceway event Feb. 16-18, 2001. Founded by Alden “Red” LeGrand in Southern California during the early ’60s, LeGrand built a wide range of racecars that included everything from sports racers...
One of the best American sports car racers of the “Fabulous Fifties” is gone. Sherwood Johnston was probably best known...
The 12th Annual Colorado Grand was held September 11-14, with this year’s rally through the majestic “western range” of the...
Remember the Fastmasters? A dozen of motorsport’s racing greats pitted against each other in identically prepared Jaguar XJ220’s? Well, the concept is back with an even better twist. 2001 will see the launch of the Shelby Cobra Challenge Senior Racing Series. Some of the legendary drivers confirmed to take part...
The SCCA recently announced that in 2001 the club will begin organizing and sanctioning historic rally events in the U.S....
The Vintage Racecar Journal is extremely proud to announce that British racing legend Sir Stirling Moss has joined the magazine’s...
Walter Hayes, the Ford executive responsible for bringing the revolutionary Ford-Cosworth DFV engine into Formula One, has passed away at the age of 76. Hayes began his career as the Editor of the Sunday Dispatch, a defunct London newspaper, before joining Ford in 1962. In 1966, Hayes and Cosworth founder...
Famed car builder John Cooper passed away on Christmas eve after losing his battle with cancer, he was 77. John...
The Historic Formula Super Vee Register is calling for all air-cooled and water-cooled Super Vees and Super Vee Alumni to...
Famed California builder of Indianapolis roadsters, Quin Epperly passed away on January 11; he was 87. Epperly got his start at Indianapolis helping build early roadsters with Frank Kurtis and Lujie Lesovsky. By the mid-’50s Epperly started building his own racecars for the 500. In the hands of drivers like...
The first production model Maserati Tipo 60 “Birdcage” (Chassis #2460) in unrestored, original condition will be offered for sale at...
Porsche Cars North America and Brian Redman’s Intercontinental Events recently announced the creation of a race meeting featuring vintage Porsche...
Five of Jim Hall’s remarkable Chaparrals will take part in the Can-Am Thunder 35th Anniversary Celebration at Wisconsin’s Road America, July 19-22. Chaparral founder, Jim Hall, will be bringing two of his European FIA coupes, as well as two roadsters, a McLaren-Chapparal Mk2 and the infamous “Sucker Car” to the...
The Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) of Great Britain has recently announced that Audi will be sending prewar C and...
Friends and owners of the Allard are being invited to take part in a special weekend of activities to be...
The first decade of the 24-Hours of Le Mans was virtually dominated by Bentley. The famed cars from Crewe won the French classic in 1924 and 1927-1930 before retiring from motorsport. Now after a 70-year hiatus, Bentley has announced that it will return with a radical, all carbon-fiber prototype known...
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Motoring Cavalcades have announced that they will be hosting a special historic race in...
Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing, Ltd., the Pikes Peak International Raceway and the Pikes Peak Hillclimb Association have joined forces to...
Recently, the Motorsports Hall of Fame located in Novi, Michigan, announced its 2001 inductees. This year’s list included noted road racers Ken Miles and Emerson Fittipaldi, as well as NASCAR star Fred Lorenzen and Indianapolis legend Andy Granatelli. Road racing legend Ken Miles came to prominence in the postwar Southern...
Duke Nalon, veteran of 12 Indianapolis 500 starts has passed away at the age of 87. Nalon made his first...
The American Le Mans Series has announced that HSR will organize three Historic IMSA GTP races to be held in...
This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, to be held July 6-8 in Chichester, England, will feature over 90 years of Indianapolis 500 history. Among the Indy champions planning on taking part in the prestigious hillclimb are Bobby Unser, Danny Sullivan and Bobby Rahal. “This is going to be a great...
One of the most sought-after racecars from the ’60s has surfaced in the middle of a bizarre ownership battle. The...
On April 25th, the motorsports world was rocked by another recent tragedy, when F1 and sports car veteran Michele Alboreto...
Few cars in the history of motorsport have generated more awe and acclaim than the prewar Mercedes Benz W154. The W154’s combination of technological prowess, historical record and rarity have made it one of the world’s rarest and most coveted historic racecars. In light of the fact only a handful...
The surge in interest in historic Grand Prix cars created by last year’s series of races at places like the...
The City of Parma, Italy, honored one of its famous sons on April 21, when it dedicated the day to...
Last month we brought you the bizarre legal battle revolving around the long-lost Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype CSX2287. At the heart of the battle were several parties claiming to now own the car after its most recent owner, Dorothy Brand, committed suicide in October. Shortly after going to press last...
