Without doubt, I have to say my greatest racecar is the Jaguar XJR-9 LM that took me, Jan Lammers and...
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have a different date in mind; maybe a few will feel as I do. Pete Lyons The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing coupe is—for me—the first GT car of our contemporary era....
A coveted pair of GT40s, including a 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight (chassis P/1074), and a strikingly authentic, unrestored 1967...
Just days after his 1959 Le Mans-winning teammate, Carroll Shelby, and a matter of weeks since Ted Cutting, designer of...
The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill, the number one driver of the Ferrari works team and 1961 Formula One World Champion. Born in Miami, Florida, on April 20, 1927, the Santa Monica, California, resident had joined...
Carroll ShelbyPhoto: Jim Williams In observance of Carroll Shelby’s recent passing, VR is presenting an edited combination of the interviews...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Pete Lyons You’d need a piece of paper the size of Texas to write down all that should be said about Carroll Shelby, so I’ll fall short here. But I’d like to share a few personal recollections. Years ago, during a supposedly formal banquet at the auto museum in San...
David Scotney was, for many years, the face of Lola Cars at motor racing events around the world. Born and...
Ted Cutting, the man who designed the Aston Martin DBR1 that took Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori to victory at Le Mans over 50 years ago, has died. It is little known, but due to a fact-finding visit to Maserati, initiated by John Wyer, he didn’t see his cars cross...
Lola Cars, the world’s oldest racing car constructor announced in mid-May that it was entering financial administration due to cash-flow...
The second Historic Festival took place at Donington Park in the English Midlands over the weekend of May 5–6. The...
Delahaye, for those who recognize the name, conjures up a mixed vision of large and long French Grand Prix, sports and touring cars of the late 1930s and a variety of extraordinary coach-built luxury machines constructed in the post-war decade of the late 1940s through the middle of the 1950s....
1957 Lotus Eleven LM 150Photo: Shifting Focus It was still very early days for the small, but growing firm of Lotus...
Although my home was near to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland, my family had nothing to do with the motor...
Canadian Big Healey Dear Editor, I enjoyed the article “Big Healey” in the March 2012 issue of Vintage Racecar. In reference to the Healey referred to as CAN 171 (pg. 39) I can perhaps add something to the author’s history of this car. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
Cale Yarborough Juan Manuel Fangio 1 Jo Siffert and Brian Redman, sharing a Porsche 908 Spyder, win the 1000-kilometer sports...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced that this year’s class of inductees will include Indy 500 winner and U.S. National Champion Danny Sullivan, legendary engine builder Ed Pink, five-time Le Mans winner and two-time Sportscar World Champion Derek Bell, famed hot rodder Vic Edelbrock, motocross great Ricky...
• The ninth annual Classy Chassis Concours d’Elegance will return to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, Saturday and Sunday, June...
The aristocracy of automobile marques in the days before the Great Depression was comprised almost exclusively of products from European...
Formula One – All the Races By Roger Smith This mighty 600 page-tome is the Formula One race version of Steve Small’s Grand Prix Who’s Who, where Small provides a cameo of each and every Grand Prix driver’s career, where Roger Smith does the same for each of the 858...
The stars are beginning to align in preparation for the 2012 Donington Historic Festival on May 5–6, with early entrants...
Terror Over Brussels Dear Editor, I must urge you to reconsider the excellent winter vegetable the “brussel sprout” and draw your attention to the fact that it is spelt with a single “l” [First Turn, Feb, 2012]. The humble brussel sprout, and other vegetables, were served by my mother to our...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
