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In a world where the value of words is often diminished by over-use and misapplication, there is absolutely no doubt...
“Gregg, Peter (FA),” was filed between “Greenwood, John” and “Gregory, Masten.” The file, dog-eared and stained with the outline of a coffee cup, showed its age; it dated back to 1970. I recognized the handwriting, it was mine; the (FA) did not stand for Formula Atlantic. This brought a smile...
A million clichés come to mind. Giant killer is probably the worst, pummelled to death by a thousand newspaper hacks,...
Parnelli Jones was honored at the third annual Legends of Riverside, held at the Riverside International Automotive Museum on the last weekend of March, joining Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby as the third such honoree. The event also spotlighted the effort to raise awareness of traumatic brain injuries with an...
The original Trans-Am was part and parcel of one of the things that made the Golden Age golden. Many of...
A Personal Recollection of Der Nürburgring by a young English Lad Who Grew Up to Become a Motorsports Photojournalist Later...
By honoring 45 years of Carroll Shelby’s Mustangs and a full century of Alfa Romeos, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, celebrated its eighth renewal during this year’s Monterey Classic Car Week. Crowds once again flocked onto the grounds of the Quail Lodge golf course in Carmel Valley to soak in...
Still racers, after all these years. That’s what I was thinking as one veteran driver after another mounted the stage...
Today almost exclusively remembered as the genius behind the competition cars named for a road-running bird in the southwest, Jim...
My column in the October 2006 edition of Vintage Racecar was titled, “Shelby, the Early Years.” For the most part, it was about Carroll Shelby’s racing career that culminated in winning Le Mans in 1959. I followed up on the column with the publication of my book, Shelby, the Race...
As everyone knows, after the 1960 racing season, Carroll Shelby retired as a driver and became even better known for...
The Petersen Automotive Museum and Checkered Flag 200, the museum’s premier membership group, will present another gala tribute this November...
When you first meet Walt MacKay, you are struck by what a quiet, modest man he is. Currently, he runs a shop repairing, restoring, and preparing vintage racecars, usually Porsches. Once you dig a little deeper into his background, however, you find a more than merely competent racecar driver, one...
Two months before the end of WWII, an American P-51 Mustang was shot down over Germany. The pilot was Captain...
Nearly 12 years ago, Parker Johnstone walked away from a strong career as a professional Indy car driver with 2 years left on a lucrative contract. Why? Frankly, he had turned to “almost despising”—his words—the sport he once loved. Pete Lyons But vintage racing has made him a fan again....
December 2008 La Carrera Panamericana By Johnny Tipler Among the many over-the-road races that spread or rekindled enthusiasm for auto...
November 2008 Can-Am Thunder DVD By Duke Video As highlighted in this month’s feature on the 1970 Can-Am event at...
We seem to hear more and more these days about the sorry state of the media. I’d say I have to agree, after a formerly reputable automotive radio talk show, Drivers Talk Radio, recently asked me to be a guest. Jeez, how low will these people sink for material? The...
Over-2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports; the...
The greatest racecar has to be the Ford Mustang, no question. I helped homologate it in the first place, and...
Bobby Allison Bill Kraus 1 Stefan Bellof dies from injuries sustained in the crash of his Porsche 956 during the World Endurance Championship race at Spa, Belgium. The Martini LC2 of Bob Wolleck, Mauro Baldi, and Ricardo Patrese is awarded the win after the race is stopped (1985). 2 Bill...
Ignazio Giunti Jackie Oliver 4 Count Agusta buys O.S.C.A. from the Maserati brothers (1963). 8 F1 and CART champion Nigel...
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association and the Vintage Racer Group have announced that the Ford Mustang will be the...
The two-car historic Mustang GTP effort of Americans Richard and Benton Bryan made their European debut at the Group C/GTP organization’s May 7–9 race at Spa Francorchamps. The Bryans, of Knoxville, Tennessee have been ardent supporters and competitiors of the Group C/GTP group, having run many races with them in...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
The inaugural 1966 Trans-Am season turned out to be a great success for the S.C.C.A, and for American road racing...
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