The Grand Prix formula changed at the end of 1937 limiting engines to 3-liters (supercharged) or 4.5-liter (unblown) so the...
Italians do some great things with cars. Well, to be fair, they pretty much do everything with a great deal...
I’ve written in these pages before about my belief that the steering wheel holds a special place in our automotive lives. More than just the nexus between man and machine, the steering wheel is both the visual and tactile focus of our automotive experience. A never-ending circle—symbolically eternal like a...
Then. In a tiny village of 100 houses in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium, lives a man grinning from ear...
Bahamas Half-Pint Dear Editor, Hugh Dibley’s splendid piece on racing a Formula Junior Lola at Bahamas Speed Week (Legends Speak,...
Then. Nardi of Torino, Italy, did not manufacture only steering wheels. They also built wonderful automobiles for use on both the street and the racetrack. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only....
Hans-Joachim Stuck leads a pack of FVs and FSVs at the Daytona Golden Anniversary celebration.Photo: Bruce Lancaster Formula Vee celebrated...
The Don Dear Editor, These days I tend to read Vintage Racecar from the back forward, in as much as...
It has been three and a half years since Bernard Cahier passed away, but my memories of him still linger...
In the days when racing’s regulations were somewhat less restrictive than perhaps they are now, designers occasionally looked beyond current...
You’d swear Christmas came in October, as I rushed home with my newest acquisition. I was almost giddy as I pulled into the driveway, grabbed my new toy, and headed for the garage. Pulling the cover off of my slowly reemerging racecar, I clambered into the bucket seat (Whoa! Still...
As evidenced in VR’s recent two-part feature, the diminutive under-1-liter Italian sports car affectionately known as “Etceterini” encompasses a broad,...
American sports car racing in the 1950s is perhaps best known for the titanic battles between Italian-built Ferraris and Maseratis...
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...
February 2003 Formula A and Formula 5000 in America By Wolfgang Klopfer From 1968 to 1976, open-wheeled road racing was...
