A hardy group owning 32 cars made the sojourn to Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia, for the running of the...
It may be hard to imagine, but some vintage events are now becoming vintage themselves, and SVRA’s vintage Collier Cup...
Tony Marsh left nothing to chance during his long motor racing career. Indeed, he tried the whole gamut the sport had to offer from trials to sprints, rallies to racing. In fact, all forms of 4-wheeled competition came under his radar at some time during his career. He excelled, however,...
The familiar trademark Marlboro Stetson was bobbing about in the pit lane at the Mores circuit in Sardinia, Italy, in...
The 14th annual Concours d’Elegance at Amelia Island drew an estimated 20,000 onlookers to the fairways of the Ritz Carlton...
Aston Martin entered the1959 sports car season targeting just a single race, Le Mans, but walked away the deserving winner of an almost accidental Championship Away at the drop of the flag, Moss has already exited stage right to lead the early going, while the eventual winner (#5) can be seen...
Tall, handsome, and charming, Roy Salvadori was everything Hollywood ever wanted a racing driver to be. He was a ’50s–’60s...
One of South Africa’s most recognizable motor sports personalities, Jackie Pretorius, died March 30, succumbing to injuries received during a home-invasion robbery. That incident was a virtual repeat of a similar break-in five years ago that took the life of Jackie’s wife, Shirley, and is thought to have been committed...
This year’s 12th annual Quail Lodge Classic Auto Auction, to be organized by Bonhams & Butterfields in Carmel, California, on...
THE STORY OF MALAYA’S RACING SPECIALS The Malayan-built Special has always been an integral part of the racing movement in that part of the world, yet it is an aspect of the motoring scene that is least understood and often neglected. Initially, these Specials were simply “cobbled” together using bits...
A short time after we went to press last month, it was announced that a new American Formula One team...
With no fewer than 32 world championship victories to his credit, Jochen Mass is one of the most successful sports...
There is a man who is not only unknown to the general public but also to much of the racing community. He was, however, of vital importance to modern American road racing. With the exception of those who organize races, he is virtually anonymous. Jim Haynes, however, is my own...
The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix had a dramatic ending when leader Jack Brabham made a mistake at the last corner—the...
May 2009 At the Donington Grand Prix in England on October 22, 1938, Silver Arrows pilot Dick Seaman applies the...
Mark Donohue Jean-Pierre Beltoise 2 Juan Pablo Montoya wins the CART Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix at Nazareth Speedway in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (1999). 3 Klaus Ludwig wins the IMSA Camel GT race at Laguna Seca, California, driving a Bayside Porsche 962 (1987). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Dan Gurney, as American as we make ’em, was once proposed to be President, and I still think our conflicted...
May 2009 Peter Collins: All About the Boy! By Ed McDonough Along with Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn, Peter Collins was one of the “Golden Boys” of British motor racing in the 1950s. The trio may have shared common interests and obsessions, but they were not necessarily alike otherwise. While...
The Vintage Sports Car Club of America has announced the creation of its first official VSCCA Triple Crown, formal recognition...
To celebrate the rich heritage of BMW, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association and the Allegheny Chapter of the BMW...
1954 Fiat 8V Zagato If you lived through the ’60s and ’70s, then Sunset Boulevard, in Southern California, likely holds some meaning for you. Whether through your own experiences or through the words of Jan and Dean’s famous “Dead Man’s Curve,” cruising Sunset Boulevard conjures images of the California car...
The Lotus 19 took sports car racing to a whole new level upon its debut in 1960, rendering rivals such...
Bill Milliken has had an interesting life. As an engineer in both the aviation industry and later consultant to the...
Some time ago, Vintage Racecar published ”Absent Friends,” my story of astonishing heroism of another kind. It involved three motor racing greats, Robert Benoist, William Grover-Williams and, to a lesser extent, Jean-Pierre Wimille. The story told of their selfless devotion to their country, their indignation at the theft of their...
Unquestionably, one of the most dominating racing cars was the Mercedes W196, particularly with drivers such as Fangio and Moss...
This painting depicts Mike Hawthorn, winner of the 1954 Spanish Grand Prix at Pedralbes, Barcelona, in the Ferrari 553 “Squalo” followed by Harry Schell, No. 24 Maserati, an early leader on half-full tanks. Alberto Ascari, No. 34, Lancia D50 was the fastest, but retired with oil in the clutch. The...
