November 2000 Dan Gurney—The Ultimate Racer By Karl Ludvigsen Mention the name Dan Gurney and what comes to mind? The...
For the last 50 years, the road to Formula One has usually led through one form or another of Formula...
Britain’s Rover Motor Group recently announced that it has contracted with Lola Cars International to develop an MG sportsracer to compete in the 2001 24-Hours of Le Mans. MG chose Lola to run the project following the British racecar manufacturer’s impressive performance at the French classic earlier this year. One...
One of only three Lola Mk 6 sports cars, used as the development prototype for the Ford GT40 program, will...
The recent British “fuel crisis” failed to stop the third edition of Lord Charles March’s Goodwood Revival Meeting, though the...
The newly formed Vintage Sedan Racers Group (VSRG) and HSR-West have announced the creation of the Magnaflow 2.5 Challenge for 2001. The series is intended for those cars which qualified for the 1970-1972 Trans-Am 2.5-liter Championship. Some of the cars eligible for competition include: Alfa Romeo 1600-2000 GTV; BMW 2002,...
1935 Maserati 4CS Photo: Peter Collins Ken Painter’s 1935 Maserati 4CS has had a highly active and dramatic existence, and...
To me, and all of us who knew him and worked with him at Shelby American, Dave MacDonald was much...
New Zealander Howden Ganley competed in 35 Grand Prix events between 1971 and 1974, raced in a number of major sports car events, and has not been off the motor racing scene since his first encounter with it in 1955. VRJ’s European Editor Ed McDonough competed against him in the...
Salt. Since the earliest days of recorded history, salt has in one form or another shaped the course of human...
RM Auctions at Fisherman’s Wharf 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe $4,000,000 1964 Fiat Abarth Racer Replica $8,000 1972 Shadow Mk...
I see that Sylvester Stallone has given up the idea of making a movie about Formula One and is looking at ChampCar instead. After a year of hanging around pit and paddock, he decided he couldn’t get a handle on F1. Got some great passes, though. The world needs another...
In 1966 Ford made good on the early promise of the GT40, winning both LeMans and the Constructor’s Championship for...
It is regarded as the classic 1950s Grand Prix car. It was never the fastest; never the most powerful. Two...
If you have been watching the value of the US dollar against the British pound, and against the other major European currencies, you have probably observed the relevant strength of the dollar. A number of my legal clients have made that observation, and this situation, coupled with their own particular...
John Surtees Barney Oldfield 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, New York, this time driving...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Jack...
For all its color and commotion, which I do enjoy, I also like vintage racing for the moments of quiet reflection it offers. It’s Monday after the Monterey Historics, and as I review kaleidoscopic mental images from a long, action-crammed weekend, I find what stand out brightest now are sights...
Bonneville, UT Aug. 12-18 George Carlson’s Nash (called “Salt n’ Peppers”) holds the Fuel Comp. Coupe Record of 161.699 mph.Photo:...
Elkhart Lake, WI July 20-23 The 1967 Corvette of Steve Prewitt chases the flame-belching 1966 Corvette of Ray Mulacek.Photo: Walt...
Seattle, WA July 1-3 Ted Boskovitch in his 1960 Lotus 18 F.Jr. does his part to keep the infield neat and trimmed.Photo: Bob Dunsmore 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...
October 2000 A French Kiss With Death By Michael Keyser with Jonathan Williams If you’re a fan of Steve McQueen...
Considered by many to be one of the greatest periods in motor racing history, the late ’30s saw epic battles...
If the recent Monterey auctions are any indication, ’80s-like record prices are back, and racecars are leading the way. Over the course of the three-day Monterey Historics weekend, Christie’s, RM Auctions and Brooks each held their premiere North American auctions with significant racecars dominating each auction and record sales figures...
Maserati was the honored marque at the August Monterey Historic Automobile Races for the second time since 1988, and the...
While the entry for the July 21-23 running of the Coys Historic Festival at Silverstone was not up to previous...
Cisitalia’s back, and we’re not kidding. The prestigious marque, whose cars so nearly won the Mille Miglia at its first attempt in 1947, is to come back again in 2000, thanks to the four Argentine-born children of the late Piero Dusio, racing driver and Cisitalia founder. Dusio’s children have decided...
One of the last surviving men who helped forge the so-called Golden Age of motor racing has passed away. 1950s...
1972 Giannini Gruppo 2 Corse The story of Giannini is the tale of the Italian car tuners, the specialists who...
Mercedes-Benz’ incredibly successful first half of the 20th century was going to be a really tough act to follow. Ritter von Stern immediately set the Stuttgart firm on the road to untold glory in 1900 by winning the touring car class of a race at Semmering, Austria, in a 28...
