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...
Famed car builder John Cooper passed away on Christmas eve after losing his battle with cancer, he was 77. John Cooper and his father Charles were instrumental in the postwar boom in motor racing and their impact on racing worldwide has been enormous. Coopers built and raced the first significant...
The Historic Formula Super Vee Register is calling for all air-cooled and water-cooled Super Vees and Super Vee Alumni to...
This site features photography taken at California Sports Car races during 1961 and 1962 by a young man learning to...
February 2001 Oversteer By Ken Vose Originally released in 1992 and now back in print, Oversteer is Ken Vose’s first novel, which combines the world of modern Formula 1 racing with a good, old-fashioned mystery. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Speed Festival, Coronado, CA Oct. 20-22 Try as they might, the Tomcat was always first into turn 1. Photo: Casey...
Savannah, Georgia Nov. 2-5 The 1970 MGB GT of Doug & Jim Campbell mixes it up with the 1959 Aston...
Summit Point, W. Virginia Nov. 24-26 The 1959 Porsche 356A of Thomas Ross runs side-by-side with the 1957 Porsche 356 of Thomas Beil.Photo: Louiseann & Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid...
It remains beyond my sight whether the story of life has a happy ending, but I do see that some...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Jack...
Alain Prost John Surtees 5 Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed Record of 256.086 mph (1931). 6 The Porsche 906 of Hermann/Linge wins its class in its first race at the 24-Hours of Daytona (1966). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
There are some extremely important aerodynamic considerations which a driver must be aware of while racing with other cars at...
The late, great automotive writer and author Dean Batchelor would be proud. Named as winner of the Motor Press Guild’s...
World Champion driver and consummate car nut. Not much more needs to be said. For more information regarding commission work or obtaining prints of Wally’s beautiful artwork, contact him directly at: Walter Thomason Studios, 5715 Presely Way, Oakland, CA 94618 (510) 654-6145 Phone/FAX, walter_thomason@compuserve.com...
Every so often you encounter an image which stops you in your tracks. For me it was a photograph of...
Is it me? Am I the only person on the planet that feels that parting with a special car is...
The world of motorsport has many colorful characters, but few as interesting and humorous as Akton “Ak” Miller. A founding member of the National Hot Rod Association, Miller combined his passion for hot rods and straight-line speed with an interest in open road racing to create some amazing specials for...
Winning Le Mans, the Indy 500 or the Formula 1 World Championship is something to which most racing drivers aspire...
Porsche 356A Modern automobile manufacturers would tell you – if you ran the Porsche history past them without putting a...
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...
Though his tragically brief career spanned essentially only the ’60s, Bruce McLaren’s impressive list of accomplishments included a Formula One...
March 2001 Driven By Jesse Alexander Many great photographers have documented the history of motorsport, but few have captured the essence of the sport like Jesse Alexander. “Driven” is Jesse Alexander’s latest book featuring a collection of stunning black-and-white photographs taken between 1954 and 1962. Become a Member & Get...
Daytona Beach, FL Dec. 1-3 The 1970 Huron (#166) of Simon Hadfield leads the 1973 Chevron B23 of Tom Yeager...
Savannah, Georgia Dec. 8-10 Scott Ebert’s 1939 Dreyer-Ford leads an eclectic enduro group.Photo: Art Eastman Become a Member & Get...
Conception, a friend of mine used to say, “is the biggest word in the English language.” His aphorism came to mind when I learned of the recent passing of John Cooper. It was never my privilege to meet Cooper, but the cars he and his father, Charles, created were central...
