I don’t usually spend too much time on preamble prior to getting into the nitty-gritty of the subject car. However,...
Great cars from across motorsport history will gather at Shelsley Walsh for the Classic Nostalgia meeting on July 17-18. This year...
The Albi Grand Prix; Albi, France, July 16, 1939 Arthur Dobson in the very fast E.R.A. E-type which set pole position time in practice. His race was not so fortunate, for although he set the fastest lap during the first heat—an improvement of 5 seconds under his practice time—his engine...
There is a small town in Lincolnshire, England, which became the home of not one, not two, but three major...
Chateau Impney Hill Climb will return on Saturday and Sunday July 7-8, and at the recent Press Day launch of...
While not the greatest racecar of all time, the Cooper 86B-Maserati was that for me, as it gave me a good start in Grand Prix motor racing. Initially, I thought I’d make a great single-seater driver in the various club events that existed. I was studying Autosport magazine one day...
It was seeing Raymond Mays’ ERA that first drew a young John Sismey to mechanical engineering. After a grammar school...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men with a passion for speed and technology built cars to compete. These...
Over the coming months we will have a series of three interviews with former BRM mechanics who worked with the team during the beginning, middle and end of the marque’s history in Grand Prix motor racing. The first of these interviews is with Richard “Dick” Salmon, now in his 92nd...
The winners of the Endurance Rally Association’s first Alpine Trial have reclaimed their trophy after winning the pre-war rally for...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
ERA claimed an expected victory at the Vintage Sports Car Club’s Autumn Sprint at Goodwood last Saturday, but in something of a surprise result Ben Fidler set Fastest Time of Day while guest-driving Nick Topliss’ R4A, topping the car’s owner who was competing in the much-fancied R4D, which is owned...
The Endurance Rally Association (ERA) has launched an exciting new addition to its 2017 calendar. The Baltic Classic is a...
For the past 65 years, Formula One motor racing teams have relentlessly chased the dream of perfection that concludes with...
Hermann Lang Vittorio Jano 1 The first Ford GT40 is completed, 11 months after pencil was first put to paper (1964). 3 Peter Bryant, designer of the Ti22, Shadow MkII and Shadow MkIII Can-Am cars, born in London, England (1937). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Chairman, Endurance Rally Association Fred Gallagher Fred Gallagher grew up in a part of Northern Ireland where those noted for...
On the weekend of May 28-29, 2016, the tenth annual pageant of French motoring excellence – La Vie en Bleu...
The name of Noel Macklin is writ large in the history of British sporting cars. Marques such as Eric-Campbell, Silver Hawk, Invicta, Railton and Fairmile all owe their very existence to Macklin. Back in the March 2013 issue of Vintage Roadcar we looked closely at a very delectable 1929 Invicta...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle After a very successful year in 1935, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, who financed Prince Birabongse’s racing, decided...
On his way to 5th place overall in the 1955 East London Winter Handicap, John Hanning (Aston-Nash) leads Roy Humphreys...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle As a small boy my love of cars and motor sport meant I went to every race meeting my late Father could afford to take me to. The books written by Prince Chula Chakrabongse made fascinating reading for a small boy and they covered his recollections...
From the very beginning of the automobile man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Philip Young: Founder and GM of the Endurance Rally Association The second part of our interview with Philip Young, head of...
The winner of the Classics division of the inaugural Road to Mandalay Rally was decided on the final day with just one second difference, giving 1st place to the 1965 Porsche 911 of the UK’s Peter and Zoe Lovett. Peter and Zoe finished the 24-day rally, organized by the...
Rick Hall Photo: Kary Jiggle If you look around many of the historic racing paddocks today, especially those series that...
Tim ParnellPhoto: Pete Austin It was my father, Reg Parnell, who first went to Donington Park in 1934. Living near...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport for only a handful of years, and for three of those he was employed as a factory driver for Mercedes-Benz. This alone makes it extremely difficult to “get your hands”...
The 80th anniversary of the first car race at Donington Park in 1933 is to be celebrated with exclusive races...
Raymond Mays demonstrates the BRM V16 during an “Ancien Pilotes” demonstration race in the late 1960s. Photo: J Pearson Archive Aspiration...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly but don’t make it to the grid, and then they disappear. Thanks to historic racing and car collecting fever, however, a number have managed to rise from the ashes. VR...
