1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had...
A world-record price of £4.18 million paid for a 1929 Mercedes-Benz sports car boosted the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale on...
Ray Heppenstall, creator of the innovative Howmet TX turbine-powered sports car, has passed away at the age of 73. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1931, Heppenstall liked to joke that his family was “…in the iron and steel business—my mom ironed and my dad stole…” Fascinated with the automobile from...
A speed hillclimb at Harewood in Yorkshire, England was the climax of a week’s celebration by the Vintage Sports Car...
After a 15-year hiatus, organizers have recently announced a four-race Healey Challenge series will take pace in 2005, pitting American...
The 2004 Goodwood Revival set records for attendance and was completely sold out well before the September 3–5 event. A revised program saw qualifying on Friday, which made for a much more relaxed weekend for drivers, although many of them would have preferred to be driving rather than walking...
The final round of the Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series 2004, held at Spa September 17–18, was narrowly...
With more than 60 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, Jaguar Clubs of North America is undoubtedly one of the...
December 2004 Speed in Sweden—A Century of Swedish Motorsport By Björn Tiedemann, et al. While it is easy to overlook frosty Sweden as a hotbed of motorsport history and activity, the truth is that Sweden has enjoyed a wide variety of motorsport for more than 100 years. Speed in Sweden...
Chichester, England September 3–5, 2004 Rene Arnoux enjoys a playful moment in the Goodwood heat. Photo: Peter Collins Become a...
Lime Rock Park, Connecticut September 3-6, 2004 The 1937 BMW 328 of David George leads the 1933 MG L1 of...
Watkins Glen, New York September 9-12, 2004 The 1960 Lotus 18 F1 of Charles McCabe. Photo: Jay Texter 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 membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited...
Shanghai’s gaudy new, $300-million supercircuit, home of the first-ever Grand Prix in China, has a truly distinctive first turn complex....
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
Colin Chapman Keke Rosberg 2 Roger Penske drives a Ferrari 250 GTO to victory in the Tourist Trophy race at Nassau in the Bahamas (1962). 3 Wendell Scott, the first African-American NASCAR racer, dies of spinal cancer at age 69 (1990). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
Jenks used to write pieces titled, “Pity the Poor Historian”, where he would list, say, the conflicting reasons for a...
Sir Jackie Stewart This Audi TT is a car capable of being driven on or pretty close to the limit. It’s a well-balanced car, turbo-charged with four-wheel drive, with higher performance than you would get in a “normal” TT. It’s been created for the driving school at Silverstone, so it...
It was really very gratifying to have received so much positive feedback on the “Absent Friends” feature that we ran...
Out of all the competitors who raced at that very first 1948 road race at Watkins Glen, there are perhaps...
Lotus—The Early Years An in-depth look at the formative years of Lotus from 1951-1954. Peter Ross examines the men and cars that took Lotus from a backyard hobby, to one of racing’s most prestigious brands. Harbound, 210 pages. $64.95 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
In 1955 Denis Jenkinson wrote of the EMW sports racers: “By comparison, the well-known 300 SLR Mercedes-Benz sports cars have...
Sotheby’s has announced that it will hold an unprecedented auction of Ferrari cars and memorabilia in May 2005. The sale, which will take place in Maranello at Ferrari’s Logistics building, next to the Fiorano track, will include historic and modern racecars, including the F2004 that was driven by World Champion...
The Brighton National Speed Trials is probably one of the oldest surviving race event on the British calendar. This year...
The West Coast historic racing community was shocked to learn of the untimely passing of historic racer Ron Huber on...
Congratulations go out to VRJ’s Walt and Louiseann Pietrowicz who were this year’s recipients of the MG Vintage Racers’ “Spirit Award.” The “Spirit Award”—also known as “The Big Copper Bucket” is awarded during each year’s Collier Cup all-MG race to the person who best represents the true spirit of MG...
Michigan’s Concorso d’Italia, established three years ago to showcase Italian high performance and classic cars, now takes place at Meadow...
On October 16 at Northern California’s Thunderhill Raceway, HMSA hosted a celebration of racecar builder Joe Huffaker’s 50 years in...
At its January 28th Arizona Biltmore sale, RM Auctions will offer a rare piece of Aston Martin history in the form of a 1962 Aston Martin DB4 GT “Zagato” Coupe. One of only 19 ever built, this particular car is the 1962 Brands Hatch race winner, driven by sports car...
