Grover-Williams Louis Stanley 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be held on the Kayalami track near Johannesburg is won...
The FIA (Federation International Automobile) sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed...
Republic of San Marino October 7–8, 2005 The Martini 037 Lancia of Furlan and Clescovich.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member...
Tsukuba Motorsport Complex, Japan Ferocious “F” class battle—the Mazda 1200GX of Masami Kageyama tries a late, outside pass of Masami...
Homestead, FL October 1–2, 2005 The 1964 TVR Griffith 200 of Timothy Douglas.Photo: Chuck Andersen 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. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our...
VIR, Alton, VA September 28–October 2, 2005 The1972 BMW 2002 of Bob Breed is chased by the1962 Lotus Super 7...
Silverstone, England October 15, 2005 Alan Mann remains an active driver, bringing out his 4.7 Mustang for the HSCC Historic...
San Diego, CA October 8–9, 2005 Leland Osborn’s unique 1955 Shannon Crosley.Photo: Bob Krueger 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. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our...
Sebring, FL October 13–16, 2005 Eventual winner Tim Lewis, Jr., driving a 1971 Porsche 914/6 GT, leads the opening lap...
January 2006 The Paddy Hopkirk Story By Bill Price From humble beginnings with an Austin 7 in his native Northern...
After World War II, Welsh aircraft engineer Jack Turner began building his own hill climb and racecar “Specials,” which by 1950 resulted in the construction of his first sports car for the street. Turner’s premise was that there was a market in postwar Britain for a very simple, inexpensive sports...
One of the things that comes up is a little record I am very proud of that there are only...
In terms of greatest racecars of all time, clearly, Mercedes had some extremely innovative cars like the one Moss drove...
This Fangio stained glass window is one of my earlier pieces. I did this artwork to commemorate Fangio being the featured “person” at the 1991 Monterey Historics. Tom Wheatcroft, of the Donington Collection, purchased the window at The Historics and it now resides at his museum in England. The window...
Practice—the Peco Trophy Race; Brands Hatch, August 5, 1962. John Surtees practicing at Brands Hatch in the Bowmaker Ferrari 250GTO for...
Garrie Cooper Keke Rosberg 1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long-distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967)....
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
Racing transcends venue. I’ve done my time at grungy old bullrings, squalid street courses, insipid parking lots, sterile speedways, a...
Watkins Glen, New York September 8–11, 2005 The 1975 Chevrolet Monza of Garry Lefever leads a pack of Group 10...
Chichester, England September 16–18 Sir Stirling Moss’s driving style was as smooth as ever in this Ferrari 250 SWB. Photo: Keith Booker 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. Our membership removes...
Few individuals could better be thought of to embody the spirit of the American sportsman than Briggs Swift Cunningham. Born...
Tim Schenken I came from the Brabham team in 1971 into the Surtees team for 1972 to partner Mike Hailwood....
In my era, the greatest car was definitely that Lancia Fulvia…the HF. I remember driving one and thinking, “Oh goodness, if we only had one of these, it would be much easier!” That was in the mid-1960s, and those cars had a lot of success in 1966 and 1967. I...
The 1000 km of Spa-Francorchamps; Spa-Francorchamps, May 9, 1971. The Ferrari 312PB driven by Jackie Ickx and Clay Regazzoni rounds La...
Carlo Abarth Tazio Nuvolari 1 American sports-car builder Bill Devin dies (2000). 5 Roy Thomas, designer of Titan formula racers, dies of complications from lung cancer (2001). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
Racing lays down rich strata of history with every passing season, but even though their glory days mostly lie four...
Brands Hatch, England July 23–24, 2005 David Bennet’s Aston Martin DB4 leads Matthew Newman’s Alfa Romeo Giulia GTV and Robert Barrie’s Porsche 911S into Stirling’s. Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
