Racecar designer Ron Tauranac was awarded Australia’s highest non-military honor when he was bestowed the Order of Australia this year...
On March 14, 1957, promising Ferrari driver and 1956 Mille Miglia winner Eugenio Castellotti was killed while testing a Ferrari...
Tall, quiet-spoken and modest Giulio Alfieri, one of the greatest motor racing engineers of the 20th century, died on March 20th, at the age of 77. Arguably, he was the man who did more than almost anyone to help create the Maserati legend. The son of an accountant, Giulio Alfieri...
Historic Motorsport Holdings, Ltd. (HMH), the group which holds interests in HSR, SVRA and HSR-West, has announced the creation of...
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in Hampshire is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. On March 19 the museum...
Lord Charles March once again demonstrated his influence, and the power of motorsport in the U.K., when Central London came to a standstill on March 21st as 14 historically significant race and rally cars toured from Chelsea Hospital to Kensington, along the Thames Embankment, to provide the media a glimpse...
Sebring celebrated its 50th anniversary this past March by inducting 10 legendary names into its newly created Hall of Fame....
Late in March, Reynard Motorsport announced that the company has been placed into receivership, the British equivalent of American Chapter...
As highlighted in this month’s Racecar Profile (pg. 20), the Porsche 914-6 competed at both the professional and amateur levels during its short life from 1970-1972. Porsche built just over 50 special GTs to compete on the world stage. This month’s Web site is devoted to the history and authenticity...
June 2002 Stirling Moss—The Authorised Biography By Robert Edwards As a long time fan of Stirling Moss, I have collected...
Sebring, FL March 13-16 The 1965 Mustang of Don Nesbitt. Photo: Robert Harrington Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Phoenix, AZ Feb. 15-17 The Ralt RT5 Super Vee of Paul Lisec is pursued by the Chevron B-27 Atlantic of John Obialero.Photo: Gordon Jolley Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our...
Montlhéry, France March 9 The Gordini T16 (s/n 31) of Marc Val Vekens receives some service in Montlhéry’s historic pit...
Mark Donohue shut down his turbo Offy and made one last left turn into the Indianapolis victory circle. Obviously it...
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James Hunt Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Bob Dunsmore 2 Bruce McLaren dies in a testing crash at Goodwood, England (1970). 4...
One of the most beautiful front-engined Grand Prix cars ever built, the Maserati 250F carried Juan Manuel Fangio to his...
It’s nice to be asked back! (Taylor was featured in an interview in VRJ in March 1999). Especially to talk...
If you’re a regular reader of Vintage Racecar (and I hope you are!), then you’ve likely noticed a recent increase...
Jim Stokes is a boyish-looking 49 and has spent the better part of his life among some of the finest racing machinery ever built. The Jim Stokes Workshops have had a following among the knowledgeable for some years, but have retained a rather low profile. This has begun to change...
You’ve just signed super-rookie Mario Andretti as your driver for the 1965 season, and you need a chassis. Everybody’s going...
1970 SCCA Porsche 914-6 For better, and sometimes for worse, corporate culture and business strategy have historically played a significant...
If this sounds painful, chances are good Dan Gurney would agree with you! After 20 years as a pet project, Gurney’s revoultionary Alligator motorcycle was recently introduced at Los Angeles’ Petersen Automotvie Museum. This radically different looking motorcycle, with its low center of gravity and feet forward riding position, features...
On April 7, an illustrious list of racing luminaries gathered together in Southern California to help 3-time Formula One World...
Tragedy marred this year’s Walter Mitty Challenge when historic racer, car preparer and 2-time Sebring champion Bob Akin was killed...
In early May, 12 Formula One cars belonging to the now defunct Prost Grand Prix team were auctioned off by Poulain Le Fur and Sotheby’s. Included in the collection were a 2000 Prost AP03 driven by Jean Alesi which sold for $217,476 and a 1999 AP02 which sold for $190,029....
After one of its most successful annual meetings at Lime Rock Park last year, the Shelby American Automobile Club (SAAC)...
American motorsports lost one of its most colorful early postwar road racers when Boris “Bob” Said passed away in March...
Unfortunately, we tend to get used to losing people who have been on the motor racing scene for many years. Sadly, another great motor racing legend was taken from us when Rob Walker passed away from pneumonia at the age of 84. Among Walker’s many accomplishments, he was a skilled...
