These are days of confusion. As I write this, there are either three days left in the Millennium or, depending...
“…several thousands of blue eyes stared incredulously at the remains of the red racing car… they searched in vain among...
We posed the question two issues back, “Who are the two Americans who would have been most likely to succeed in Formula One, but never tried?” We gave early-1950s Cunningham ace Phil Walters as our first choice and asked you to guess the other. Well, here are the results. Rick...
The last time we spoke, we talked about the importance of having the correct fastner for a given application. This...
John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its...
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One of the side benefits of the race reporter trade is getting to hobnob with motor racing’s glitterati at their...
Summit Point Raceway, Virginia Nov. 11-26 The 1963 Daimler SP250 of Charles Magby holds off the 1953 MG TD of...
Las Vegas, Nevada Nov. 6-7 The 1967 Ford Cortina of Monica Escandon. Photo: David Yoshimura 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...
February 2000 Modena Racing Memories By Graham Gauld In the 1950s and early 1960s, Modena was at the center of...
Holman & Moody This is the official web site of this venerable Ford racing and tuning specialist. This site features...
As of December 30, Stirling Moss will now be known as Sir Stirling Moss. Sir Moss was knighted in the Queen’s New Year’s Honors List in recognition of his long-term contribution to motorsport. Moss spoke to VRJ upon hearing the news: “To me, it’s greater than all the victories I...
Organizers of the 2000 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have announced that this year’s event, to be held March 9-12, will...
HSR-West recently announced the creation of a four-race Challenge Series for 2-Liter Sports Racers. According to HSR-West President Ed Swart,...
On January 15, 2000, the Vintage Racecar Journal in cooperation with the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA), were proud to present the First Annual Vintage Racecar Show & Concours. This new event, which was open to any vintage racecar, was held at the new Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale, California. At...
The Second Annual “Race at the Base” will be held May 5-7 at the Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach,...
Ferrari 250 SWB The combination of Stirling Moss and the Rob Walker Ferrari 250 SWB were near unstoppable in British...
American Customer Sports Racing Cars of the 1950s Everyone has heard of the scandalously beautiful Scarabs, the ground-pounding Cunninghams and the tantalizing Corvette Monza SS. These cars and others were the products of companies determined to win at any cost… which was a good thing since Lance Reventlow, Briggs Cunningham...
Ever since my VRJ colleague, Pete Lyons, reminisced about his early trips to and ‘round the Nurburgring in the March...
Two names have become synonymous with Corvette over the years – Zora Arkus-Duntov and Dick Guldstrand. From the airport circuits...
What could be more refreshing on a warm, Saturday afternoon than opening up the fridge? Recently, I had the opportunity to do just that. “Boring” you say, “a refrigerator, is a refrigerator, is a refrigerator. “Not so” I say, because the refrigerator in this case is not a Whirlpool or...
Superstitious? Not even a little bit? Are you one of those ritualistic types that won’t (or can’t) climb into your...
“I find Richie Ginther interesting. Good, competent, intelligent and safe. He can drive big cars and small cars and it...
Gilles Villeneuve Jean-Pierre Wimille 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 11 American John Walter Christie, free-lance...
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Hello, Posterity. This is the past calling. Writers and readers being separated by the editor’s deadlines, it’s still 1999 for...
Daytona Beach, Florida Nov. 4-7 Indy car champion Bobby Rahal rockets his 1965 GT40 MkI through the Daytona high-banking.Photo: Art...
San Diego, CA Oct. 22-24 Some people came to San Diego for a cruise… some people didn’t.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 membership removes most ads, lets you...
