George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the...
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Brands Hatch, England July 21-22 Plinio Haas leads Carlo Vogele, both in Ferrari 250 Tour de Frances. Photo: Peter Collins...
Monterey, CA August 17-19 The 1920 Bugatti 13/22 of Leo Keushian. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Lime Rock, Connecticut July 27-29 Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the F2 Porsche 718. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz 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,...
November 2001 Circuito Del Garda Quindici Volte Via! By Giancarlo Cavallini This is the fascinating story of a small, obscure...
When the subject of discussion turns to French racecars, the famed name of Delage always features prominently. Though Louis Delage...
Sales figures were dramatically down this year on the Monterey Peninsula at the Brooks, Christie’s and RM auctions compared to last year’s record numbers. Interestingly, while racecars led the way last year, racecar sales at this year’s auctions were stunningly cold, despite a broad selection of excellent cars with (on...
Bentley shined on center stage as this year’s featured marque at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races on August 17-19. According...
Brands Hatch played host to the international Shell Ferrrari-Maserati Challenge on July 21-22, with a series of hotly contested races....
On August 11-16, a small band of vintage racers left the Chicago area on a mission – to break several class speed records at Bonneville and, in the process, lay claim to the title “World’s Fastest Alfa Romeo” (see this month’s First Turn). The two cars brought for the task...
The Formula One community lost one of its finest on August 25th, when former team owner Ken Tyrrell lost his...
A number of sources, including AutoWeek, are reporting that a battle is brewing over control of the famed Monterey Historic...
Lotus 30 The Lotus 30 was built for all the wrong reasons. Colin Chapman designed it basically to get even with Eric Broadley for “stealing” the Ford prototype program. Even the premise – light weight and low frontal area at any cost – proved to be fatally flawed. Instead of...
In the first of a two-part series Michael Oliver examines the history of turbine-powered racecars. With the emergence of jet...
Nino Vaccarella won the Targa Florio three times, and for this alone he remains a Sicilian national hero. His name...
In the end of May, I had the good fortune to make my way up to the Wine Country Classic at Sears Point Raceway. This is always a real treat – great weather, a wonderful rolling track nestled in the hills of Northern California’s famed Napa Valley, and of course,...
Aston Martin was one of the cars and teams I had a relationship with for quite a long part of...
Two more intelligent partners would be hard to imagine – Roger Penske and Mark Donohue. Obsessive in their search for the “unfair advantage,” these two THOUGHT their way to the front as few have before or since. Nice guys don’t always finish last. For commissions contact: Walter Thomason Studios, 125...
Wilbur Shaw Denny Hulme 1 Jim Clark wins his third straight USGP at Watkins Glen, this time driving a Lotus-Ford...
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Exciting; that’s how Jackie Stewart stands in my memory. There’s a lot more to be said of the three-time World Champion from Scotland (and it’s all been said!), but bring it down to a single word and I still think Stewart is one of the most exciting racers I’ve ever...
Elkhart Lake, WI July 20-22 George Follmer celebrates his win in the Can-Am Reunion race and announces his retirement from...
Chichester, England July 6-8 The 1973-1975 Interseries Can-Am Porsche 917/10 of Ottocar von Jacobs launches from the Goodwood starting line.Photo:...
March 2001 The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend By Mike Lawrence You can’t say he didn’t warn you. Several months ago, our intrepid “Last Lap” columnist, Mike Lawrence, alluded to (read mercilessly plugged) the fact that there would be a new and expanded edition of his acclaimed...
One of the many wonderful things about the internet is that it provides the ability for people from around the...
The pundits say every year that Lord Charles March won’t be able to repeat his motorized extravaganza of a garden...
On September 25, the Petersen Automotive Museum will play host to a gala dinner celebrating the history of the famed Can-Am race series. Guests of honor will include Dan Gurney, Lothar Motschenbacher, Parnelli Jones, Chic Vandagriff, Dick Guldstrand and many others. Additionally, a wide range of historic Can-Am cars will...
