The Belgian Grand Prix; Spa-Francorchamps, June 22, 1952. Alberto Ascari tops the hill at Raidillon on his way to another...
During the FIA World Championship of 1965, the Ford Cobra Coupes competed in the Monza 1000 Km. The two-car team,...
Whether or not most of us realize it, a most unusual man is among us. Until the late ’50s, he...
I think you have to base your answer to the question, “What is the greatest racing car?” on your own...
When Ferrari decided to withdraw from the sports car championship for 1974, there were a lot of drivers on the market and Carlo Chiti acted to get some of them for Autodelta and Alfa Romeo. I was signed along with Mario Andretti and Carlos Reutemann. Rolf Stommelen and Andrea DeAdamich...
One of my favorite motor racing personalities was Piers Courage, a talented young gentleman racer, as well as a member...
I always dread Mondays. How is it that in the two short days that you and everyone else is out...
As manager of racing public relations for Goodyear, Bill Neely accumulated a lot of interesting and outrageous stories—especially from the rough and tumble world of NASCAR. By 1973, Neeley and friend Bob Ottum wove some of these tales into a semi-fictional novel titled “Stand on It”, which they penned under...
Few would argue with the notion that Tazio Nuvolari was one of the five greatest racing drivers of all time;...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples....
The featured marques for the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will not only include French manufacturers Voisin and Delahaye, but will also feature cars that raced in the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races from 1950 to 1956. In 1950, the San Francisco chapter of the Sports Car Club of...
Sam Posey and his 1967 Caldwell D-7 were reunited for demonstration laps at the Rolex Vintage Festival Presented by BMW...
The rolling celebration of the 40th anniversary since Derek Bennett created the Chevron marque pitched up at its spiritual home...
The Donington Grand Prix Collection put their first works Renault Formula 1 car on show during the “World Series by Renault” meeting at the Donington Park circuit in early September. The 1984 Renault RE50 Turbo Grand Prix car, as driven by Patrick Tambay and Derek Warwick, was handed over to...
Now in its third year, “The Quail” has quickly risen to become one of the highlights of the Monterey Historics...
With six auctions over a long four-day weekend, the Monterey weekend has in recent years become the benchmark and focal...
The 32nd running of the Monterey Historics on Aug. 19–21, paid tribute to the engineering and ingenuity of American road racing specials, with a particular emphasis on the fantastic Chaparrals of Jim Hall. In general, this year’s event featured 403 entries that included everything from turn-of-the-century veteran racecars to Can-Am...
November 2005 Vukovich By Bob Gates With wins at Indianapolis in 1953 and 1954, it looked as if Bill Vukovich...
Monterey, California August 19–21, 2005 The 1971 Chevron B-19 of Jonathan Feiber. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get...
Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA July 16–17, 2005 The 1963 Daimler SP250 of Charles Magby. Photo: 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 subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access...
Monza, Italy July 9, 2005 Claude Ruiz-Picasso in the Porsche 908/2 that finished 3rd overall in the 1969 Paris 1000-kms....
Brands Hatch, England July 23–24, 2005 David Bennet’s Aston Martin DB4 leads Matthew Newman’s Alfa Romeo Giulia GTV and Robert...
Racing lays down rich strata of history with every passing season, but even though their glory days mostly lie four decades in the past, Carroll Shelby and his Cobras are at no risk of sinking into the fossilizing ooze of obscurity. Both names are true icons in American motorsports lore,...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Carlo Abarth Tazio Nuvolari 1 American sports-car builder Bill Devin dies (2000). 5 Roy Thomas, designer of Titan formula racers,...
The 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps; Spa-Francorchamps, May 9, 1971. The Ferrari 312PB driven by Jackie Ickx and Clay Regazzoni rounds La Source before plunging down the hill to Eau Rouge, here with “Regga” at the wheel. Photo by Nigel Snowdon. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High...
Sports car racing in the U.S. during the ’50s was unique. It was very different from the American circle-track or drag racing of the time. It was also different from previous decades or those that came after. First of all, it was an amateur sport. But unlike most amateur sports—except...
