1966 Eagle-Weslake, Chassis 1G-102 We have had the discussion many times before…What is the greatest racecar of all time?…so we...
We raced the car with the V-12 for the first time at Brands Hatch, at the Race of Champions.I remember...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key moments in the evolution of Grand Prix racing. From the beginning of the Drivers’ Championship in 1950, front-engine cars were the norm. Through the years of the 2.5-liter engine formula,...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
July 2006 Speed, Frozen in Time : Vintage Racecar Images By Jamie Hankin Readers of Vintage Raecar will be familiar...
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing it. “Bloody lucky” would be another way. Writing about older racing cars is enjoyable enough but being asked to have a run in someone’s pride and joy is even better...
1969 Lola T70 Mk3B Forget, for a minute, the origins of the Lola GT, the Mk6, the connections with the...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO There will be no cliches, euphemisms, over-emotional exaggerations, or use of the word “icon” in this...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
During the FIA World Championship of 1965, the Ford Cobra Coupes competed in the Monza 1000 Km. The two-car team,...
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Prototype Many individuals and companies have an enviable record at Le Mans. However not many can match...
Francis Bradley, the 1962 Canadian Road-Racing Champion, was born in Germany and raised in England, and served during the Second World War as a motorcycle dispatch driver. He made his way to Canada, as many others did in the early 1950s, to discover a burgeoning motorsport scene. As so many...
1967 BRM H-16 The author opens the H-16 up on the banking of England’s Rockingham Motor Speedway. Photo: Peter Collins...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had a winner, and orders came in a rush on the heels of almost completely positive reviews of the car. This was in spite of the fact that it was not...
1967 Ferrari 312 Chassis 0007 After the smaller 1.5-liter Grand Prix cars of 1961–’65, the return to a larger engine...
The Qvale Sebring MGBs By 1959, the MG Car Company was looking to update the somewhat dated and underpowered MGA...
1968 Lotus 49 – Cosworth DFV Chassis 49/R4 There are few racing cars which have the reputation of scaring the living daylights out of the entire opposition. Pre-war there was the Auto Union and the Mercedes-Benz W163. After the war came the all-conquering Alfa Romeo ‘Alfetta’ 158 and 159, the...
Ex-Essex Wire 1965 Ford GT40 #1010 One hundred years of Ford! Where do you start? There are far too many...
1968 Fiat-Abarth 1000 TCR Variations on a theme – that’s the one-liner which always comes to mind when encountering an...
1964 Porsche Bergspyder In the current era of Grand Prix and sports car racing, there is virtually no such thing as a new model racing car from a team or manufacturer and, at least on the surface, the 2003 F1 Ferrari looks like the 2002, which looks like the 2001,...
1967 Lola T70 Spyder 1967 Lola T70 Spyder. Photo: Casey Annis The names Roger Penske and Mark Donohue are almost...
1964 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA Ti SUPER Not too long ago, I had the chance to take part in one of...
Ex-Scuderia Filipinetti 1968 L-88 Corvette As the only sports car model to be in continuous production for more than 50 years, the Chevrolet Corvette holds a very special place in world, as well as American, automotive history. Like the story of so many classic sports cars, a significant portion of...
The Lola T70 certainly had a rich and storied racing career. This ex-Foyt T70 is seen here doing battle during...
1961 Ferrari 156 F1 Ricardo Rodriguez at the wheel of the Ferrari 156, during the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix at...
I am often asked what was my “greatest race,” and that is not an easy question. The Mille Miglia in 1955 was a great one because of the endurance it required, and there have been some races that I didn’t finish which had some of the qualities that make an...
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