At the end of 1969, during the height of the Ferrari-Porsche World Sports Car Championship “wars,” Jo Siffert was wined...
He was known as “the Silver Fox,” “the Racing Grandfather,” and “Merle the Magician.” These nicknames might indicate a gentlemanly racer, older than most of his peers, who raced for fun. His silver hair, glasses and relaxed demeanor fit the nicknames, but underneath that calm exterior beat the heart of...
Alistair Caldwell joined the McLaren team in their early days as a cleaner and ended up as team manager, winning...
Bruce Leslie McLaren won the first-ever Grand Prix of the United States in 1959, but really established his life’s legacy...
Vincenzo Lancia Keith Duckworth 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). 3 Graham Hill drives a Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 330LM to victory in the 133-mile Guards Trophy Race at Brand Hatch, England (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
“Dinosaurs,” we called them, ridiculing their bulk, their weight, their mindless loyalty to outmoded dogma. Indy Roadsters; they were rife...
In April 1964, a new Gran Turismo racer 40-inches high rolled out of the Ford Advanced Vehicles factory in Slough,...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about his career and motor racing in general. He was very helpful when VR’s European Editor asked him to contribute to his Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 book, and he was just...
1976 Holden Torana L34 A month or so back, Vintage Racecar interviewed Leo Geoghegan, a true icon of Australian motorsport....
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International Motorsports;...
The H-Modified class in American road racing was derived from the FIA small-displacement sports racing machines popularized in Italy and France. In the fifties, it was dominated by cars derived from the Italian National Racing classes, which were in force from 1937 to 1965. Development of the 750-cc class in...
The Formula Junior Category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula...
Jochen Rindt Richard Attwood 2 Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough drive a Jaguar XJS from the U.S. Atlantic Coast to the Pacific Coast in a record 32 hours and 51 minutes to win the fifth and final Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash (1979). 3 Vern Schuppan and Naohiro Fujita...
March 2007 Racing in the Rain By John Horsman The name John Horsman may not be a household name in...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the eligible years for Le Mans Legend 2007, the historic support race to the modern...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the eligible years for Le Mans Legend 2007, the historic support race to the modern Le Mans 24 Hours. On the morning of Saturday, June 16, 2007, a few hours before the start of the world’s greatest endurance race, a grid of 61 Le Mans...
The FIA (Federation International Automobile) sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed...
The over two-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of International...
Just after 4:00 pm on the rainy Sunday of June 19, 1966, a trio of squat, massive, 427-engined American coupes splashed by a Frenchman waving a giant, sodden checkered flag, and thereby rumbled into international immortality. Pete Lyons We mark several towering milestones this year, but one of the tallest...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born...
After their famous 1-2-3 victory in 1966, 1967’s Le Mans saw continued success for Ford, with the MkIV of Gurney/Grant coming home to overall victory. McLaren and Donohue’s MkIV finished 4th, while the Andretti/Bianchi MkIV crashed at 3:34 a.m. at the Esses. The No. 15 car, the Gulf Mirage of...
The FIA (Federation International Automobile) sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed...
Racing lays down rich strata of history with every passing season, but even though their glory days mostly lie four...
Le Mans, 1967. Giddy as a couple of kids, Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt are spraying champagne on everyone within range—race officials, photographers, crew members, even Henry Ford II. The calendar says June 11, but it’s really the Fourth of July and waving the Stars-and-Stripes is in high fashion. Driving...
The 1965 Le Mans ended with all six Ford GT40s retiring while 1966 brought the famous three-car finish where Ford...
Homebuilt or custom-made racecars were not new to America’s racetracks as they had been appearing for decades on dirt ovals,...
Tazio Nuvolari John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987). 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
