Last October, I was in the paddock at Indianapolis where all the historic racers were assembled. I found myself in...
Tazio Nuvolari was truly a pure racer. Although he initially raced motorcycles, he eventually migrated over to four-wheeled machinery. Nuvolari...
Jackie Stewart Gilles Villeneuve 1 Ayrton Senna dies in a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy (1994). 1 Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson win the Mille Miglia in just over 10 hours, a record never to be broken (1955). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
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We have a winner! Just as we hoped, a VRJ reader has recognized one of the “Mystery Cars” shown in...
Monaco Jan. 25-30 The Plymouth Barracuda “S” of Canadian Tom Jones and American Ralph Beckman at Lachamp Rafael.Photo: Ed McDonough 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,...
Oran Park, Australia Jan. 26-27 Les Wright in his Brabham Buick V8 cutting it a little fine over the rumble...
Paris, France Feb. 8-17 A 1954 Pegaso Z-102 on the Classic Car Associates stand. Photo: Thierry Lesparre Become a Member...
May 2002 Sixties Motor Racing By Michael Cooper Over the past few years there have been a number of large format, high quality photo essays devoted to the history of motorsport – all attempting to capture the essence of motorsport during a given period. In the case of Michael Cooper’s...
Internaional Speedway Corporation’s California Speedway has announced that it has chosen HSR-West as the sanctioning body for its upcoming Historic...
This year’s 5th running of the Monte Carlo Rally Historique featured 300 competitors in rally cars built up until the early 1970s. This event has rapidly gained prominence on the historic rally scene, drawing well-known names from the rally and racing world. Unlike the new-style World Championship event for modern...
Skip Barber, owner of Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park racecourse, has recently announced a partnership with Steve Earle and General Racing,...
Paris is always a great place to visit, and one of the best off-season events every February is Europe’s most...
The Petroleum Museum of Midland, Texas, has begun construction of a 19,000 sq.ft. Transportation Wing that, when completed in early 2003, will become the permament home for seven of Jim Hall’s innovative Chaparral racecars. When completed, the Chaparral Gallery will display all seven Chapparal racecars including the 2J “Sucker Car”...
On September 20-22, the Sarthe will play host to the Le Mans Classic, a 24-Hour race event for historic sports...
1959 Abarth Allemano Spyder The Abarth Allemano Spyder is about as curiously 1950s Italian as you can get. Carlo Abarth,...
In the first of a two-part series, Robert Newman explores the amazing life and career of “The Flying Mantuan” – Tazio Nuvolari Warm sun, drivers in short-sleeved shirts, jacketless officials, some spectators in shorts: the amiable warmth of midsummer had already eased its way over to Mantua, northern Italy. It...
Paddy Hopkirk’s name is almost synonymous with the rise of the rallying Mini Cooper. His win in the Monte Carlo...
While you may not yet realize it, the historic racing community has lost one of its greatest champions. By the...
Targa Florio – The Ultimate Guide The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the Kingdom of Sicily, which was subsequently ruled by the Hohenstaufen, the Capetian House of Anjou, Spain, the House of Habsburg, and then finally unified under the House of Bourbon with the Kingdom...
Is Renault French? Is the Pope a Catholic? I ask because Renault has bought the Benetton team and has renamed...
Dr. Guiseppe Farina—we also know him as “Nino,” “Il Dottore,” “The Great Farina” and countless unmentionable names used by competitors...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1 racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
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Apparently the new Euro is a success. Friends from overseas tell me the changeover to a single, common currency in...
Best of 2001 Photo: Walt Pietrowicz Photo: Jim Williams 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 premium content, and offers you awesome discounts...
April 2002 The Fabulous Fifties—Sports Car Races in Southern California By Art Evans In the first line of this book’s...
There’s a fantastic trend building on the Internet: it is individuals creating Web sites to showcase their old amateur racing...
You may recall that last year we brought you the bizarre saga of the lost Daytona Coupe, CSX2287. One of eight Daytona Coupes built by Carrol Shelby, CSX2287 raced at Le Mans and Daytona, finished first in class at the 1964 12-Hours of Sebring and set 23 national and international...
