The 35th Carrera Panamericana will be held October 14–20, 2022, launching from Veracruz, Mexico and then making its way 3,610...
Carrera Panamericana; November 22, 1952 This is the factory-entered Ferrari 250 Sport driven by Giovanni Bracco and Gino Bronzoni to...
In addition to being a world-class powerboat racer, Lou Fageol was passionate about cars and racing. His twin-Porsche creations were among the most sensational automobiles ever invented. While the early years of Porsche cars attracted some flamboyant characters, none outshone Lou Fageol for sheer spectacular sensation. Though not long on...
An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man...
The chaotic scene just after the #88 car of Huhn/Schwarz crashed at the Nürburgring in 1970. Photo: Porsche Werk Motor...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary of his racing career. John FitchPhoto: Mercedes-Benz Before, after and during that career, however, John Fitch was much more than a racing driver. He served as pilot of both Light...
John Fitch lived a life filled with adventure and invention that is difficult to capture in a brief such as...
Quit Scraping the Paint! Photo: Roger Dixon Dear Editor, I would like to point out one quibble and one major...
Inclement weather had battered and bruised England during the early summer months, leaving people wondering how Goodwood’s Festival of Speed would be affected. Although heavy dark clouds brought rain and gusting wind on Friday morning, almost on cue for the Red Arrows aerial display the grey sky cleared—as if commanded...
The story of the production model 300 SL really picks up where our story about the W194 Le Mans racecar...
Karl Kling was born too late to join Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred Von Brauchitsch and Hermann Lang in their rampage through...
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have a different date in mind; maybe a few will feel as I do. Pete Lyons The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing coupe is—for me—the first GT car of our contemporary era....
Carrera Panamericana 1950–1954 As covered several months ago in our “Lost McAfee Tapes” feature, the running of the Carrera Panamericana...
As a racecar driver, Jack McAfee needs no introduction. He was one of the greats of early sports car racing...
The title of my column reads: “The Fabulous Fifties.” The era is one I know something about. During that time, I raced, rallied, officiated, and was an SCCA Regional Board member. In addition, I shot photos, wrote articles, and had a wide friendship that included some of you. Also, I...
Like many other sports during WWII, automobile racing experienced a hiatus. Soon thereafter, however, competition resumed. The Formula One World...
There was the time I went to the Targa Florio and was strolling by a restaurant in the night-dark streets...
Few early American racers did more than Ak Miller. He was a well-known hot rodder, successful long-distance racer, had more than one legendary run in The Carrera Panamericana in the 1950s, was a frequent winner at the hillclimbs at Pikes Peak, tried his hand at road racing, and even roared...
David’s repeated defeats of Goliath this summer—American Le Mans Series victories by Porsche’s RS Spyder over Audi’s much bigger and...
For the last 20 years or so of his life, Rodger Ward and I were friends. Even though I had...
Derek Bell Gaston Chevrolet 2 The Mercury division of the Ford Motor Company holds a press conference in Carmel, California, to announce the formation of the Bud Moore Mercury Cougar Trans-Am series racing team (1966). 3 F1 and sports car racer Derek Daly is born (1953). Become a Member &...
George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the...
The Conclusion of Boyd Harnell’s First-Hand Look at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana Mexico City-Leon, Leon-Durango: November 21, 1954 The carnage...
A First-Hand Look at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana Photos and Story By Boyd Harnell A white Jaguar convertible hurtled out of a turn I was approaching near the southern Mexican town of Tehuantepec; before the sports car shot past, the passenger and driver waved at me, and in seconds the...
The 1954 Carrera Panamericana developed immediately into a fight between two Ferraris: the year-old 375MM of Phil Hill and Richie...
It was a hell of a party, part Mexican fiesta, part class reunion, part a gathering of the VFW, all...
