I recently beheld a holy icon of auto racing called the Bothwell Peugeot. Why it is called that I will...
As you’ll read in this issue’s news, the much-revered Lyndley Bothwell collection was recently sold by Bonhams. Of particular interest...
You could have been forgiven if you thought the racing world were coming to an end on April 12th. That was the day it was announced that two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso would be forgoing this year’s Monaco Grand Prix, to make an attempt at the Indy 500,...
Jimmy Murphy Biography Jimmy Murphy was born in 1894 but tragedy soon struck the Murphy family when his mother died...
Jules Goux John FitchPhoto: Mercedes 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near...
A rule change intended to draw more European entries to the third annual Indy 500 in 1913 opened the door for Peugeot to bring two cars powered by its 160 hp four-cylinder engine with dual overhead cams, four valves per cylinder and domed combustion chambers, one of which Goux drove...
1925 Bugatti Type 39. Photo: Mike Jiggle There is something very special about a Bugatti, and this example is very special...
The most famous race on earth may have a checkered past as part of the World Championship, but foreign flavor...
John Fitch Bob Tullius 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near Brescia (1921). 5 Jochen Rindt, at the wheel of a Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT23, wins the F2 race on the Ahvenisto race circuit in Hameenlinna, Finland (1967). Become a Member...
Not for the first time, one of motor sport’s most successful cars was a huge flop when it made its...
Georges Louis Frederic Boillot Biography Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was born in Valentigney, France on August 3rd, 1884 A mechanic...
