This year’s Bonhams & Butterfields sale at Quail Lodge (August 18) will feature 17 cars from the world renowned Rosso...
Russo and Steele will feature several rare and collectible automobiles form the Jim Foust Collection at their August 18–19 Sports...
Shock waves reverberated through the Italian vintage motor racing world at the end of May, after the surprise announcement that the proceeds from organizing and running the Mille Miglia would leave Brescia for the first time in 90 years. Marva srl, a Brescia-based company had lost the right to put...
“The best motoring all-rounder in the world,” So opened John Sprinzel’s Autosport reports of the 1963 and ‘64 Tour de...
The vintage motor racing world of northern Italy mobilized itself impressively on June 11 to commemorate Enzo Ferrari’s last victory...
Gooding & Company announced it has been chosen to conduct the sale of the Otis Chandler Collection of classic automobiles, motorcycles and automotive memorabilia. The auction will take place October 21 at the Vintage Museum of Transportation and Wildlife in Oxnard, California. The collection encompasses approximately 50 classic cars, 40...
After reading this issue, and re-discovering the breadth and significance of Cooper racing cars to the history and progression of...
August 2006 Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 By Stirling Moss and Philip Porter This book is the second in a series...
Thunderhill, CA May 12–14, 2006 Fred Cziska in his 1971 Shadow Can-Am.Photo: Jim Williams 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 to all our...
Road Atlanta, Braeselton, GA April 26–30, 2006 A sinister pair of Mazda GTP Cars.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco Become a Member &...
Indianapolis, IN May 27, 2006 Jess Kinder driving the 1935 Evans Miller-Ford.Photo: Jim Hatfield Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Brands Hatch, England May 6–7, 2006 The Ligier JS2 of Paul Knapfield.Photo: Peter Collins 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 to all our...
Interview most any racecar designer and you’ll likely hear a beautifully turned tale of insight, and enlightenment, and clever science...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
Ignazio Giunti Jackie Oliver 4 Count Agusta buys O.S.C.A. from the Maserati brothers (1963). 8 F1 and CART champion Nigel...
Until Sir Jack Brabham won the Times Grand Prix in 1961, the Ken Miles-driven, John Von Neumann-owned Porsche-Cooper was the...
I’ve been asked to write a description of how to drive through a corner. Not any corner, a corner of my choice. Wow! There are so many to choose from. I could write about the corkscrew at Laguna Seca, Turn Two at Sears Point; the Festival turns at Portland, Turn...
The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 10, 1959. Stirling Moss turning into the old Gasworks Hairpin at the...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
My first visit to Donington Park motor racing circuit was as an 11 year old lad, with my father. It...
The British are usually all for the underdog and just love a giant killer. Well, they certainly got their money’s...
There are a number of names synonymous with Cooper. Charles and John Cooper, of course, but there is one other. Without him perhaps the English manufacturer would not have reached the heights of success that it did. We are talking, of course, about Australian Sir Jack Brabham who arrived on...
The Resurrection of an Indy Icon John Cooper sits at the wheel of the Kimberly Cooper prior to Tech inspection...
1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key...
Waiting the two years before the Monaco Historique rolls around is always worth it. There is always a sensational array of cars, there are great added attractions, it’s full of interesting people and it’s…Monaco. This year’s event, held May 20–21, was again well-organized and very entertaining. Denis Welch achieved his...
On Saturday, June 10, 2006, the Canadian Motorsport Museum and Hall of Fame officially opened at their new premises on...
A new scrutineering bay and VIP center was recently opened at Snetterton race circuit. Jonathon Palmer head of Motor Sport...
The Manilla Sports Car Club is the top classic car association in the Philippines. The Mercedes Benz SL Register, MG T-Series Register, Miata Club of the Philippines, Porsche Club of the Philippines, TR Register and BMW Z Club all operate under its umbrella. Each year the club holds a series...
