In an unlikely turn of events, the historic GTP cars brought by HSR to support this year’s 24 Hours of...
Sir Stirling Moss was recently reunited with the diminutive OSCA MT4 that he and Lloyd Ruby drove to an astounding...
The Monoposto racing organization has recently announced the expansion of their racing categories to accept Formula Fords manufactured between 1973 and 1981. This new class, to be called FF70, will include such cars as the Zink Z-10, the Caldwell DL9, the Reynard 78F and the Titan Mk8 & 9; as...
The first annual International Historic Motorsport Show, held Feb 19–21 at Stoneleigh Park near Coventry, proved to be a resounding...
Roy Woods, a competitor and team owner in the Trans-Am from 1969–1982, died January 29 due to complications from leukemia....
Cosworth Racing has announced that it is to remanufacture the most successful engine in the history of Formula One, the iconic DFV. Cylinder blocks, heads, sumps and front covers will all soon be readily available beginning in late spring/early summer. With the increased popularity and interest in historic race series...
The American historic racing community was shocked to learn of the untimely death of racer and car preparer Charlie Gibson...
The 28th running of the Baxter Auto Parts Portland Historic Races, to be held July 9–11, will feature racing legend...
Ex-Coppa Florio 1907 Wolsit Factory Racer A little-known aspect of the history of the British Wolseley firm was its Italian connection—a joint venture with the Banca di Legnano and the Macchi di Varese—in the formation of a new Italian company called Wolseley Italiana SA in 1907. The trade name of...
The 12-Hours of Sebring remains the oldest established sports car endurance race to be held in the United States, although...
John Cordts is a quiet, modest man, which is likely the reason why many fans of the sport are not familiar with this Canadian Hall of Fame driver. However, Cordts’ racing resume is impressive, including several decades racing everything from MGs and Corvettes to 65 starts in the Can-Am from...
As historic racing participants we often go to great lengths—and spend a great deal of time—attempting to recreate racing history....
The first Chaparral, the front-engine car, wasn’t my design, that was done by Dick Troutman and Tom Barnes. They came...
I once accepted a commission to write a book called AZ of Sports Cars. It was to cover the post-war period and I went through a few reference books and figured that would mean about 200 makes. In the end, I found nearly 900 makes and they included the Phoenix...
When Porsche decided to wage a complete assault on overall victory at Le Mans in 1970, they entered the French...
Walter Hayes Paddy Hopkirk 1 Count Eliot Zborowski is killed in an accident during La Turbie Hillclimb at Nice, France...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsport: the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. There was even a European...
Recent discussion in these pages about a supposed sixth Grand Sport racing Corvette rang two bells with me. First, I...
April 2004 From R to GT3R: The Racing Porsches 911 & 930 By John Starkey Hats off to John Starkey...
This month’s featured Web site was created by a British group of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving the U.K.’s motor racing heritage. The MRA collects and preserves various forms of motor racing history, including photographs, programs, movies, audio recordings and magazines, and is available to research various topics of interest for...
Grand opening festivities for Jim Hall’s Chaparral Gallery at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas, have been set for the...
Alan Brown, influential British racer and team owner, died of a heart attack on January 20 in Spain. Brown was...
On January 16, writer, former BRM chairman and Formula One safety advocate Louis Stanley passed away at the age of 92. Stanley came to Formula One through his wife, Jean Stanley, who was the sister of Lord Alfred Owen of the Owen Organization—owners of the BRM Formula One team. When...
Sebring International Raceway’s Hall of Fame Selection Committee has announced its 2004 inductees, which include Sir Stirling Moss; Mario Andretti;...
The Historic Formula Super Vee Register will hold its 2004 Reunion Event at the June 25–27 International Vintage Racing Festival...
After nearly 40 years since its last appearance in an International sports car race, Maserati has recently unveiled its new purpose-built racecar that will contest the FIA International GT Championship. Called the MCC (short for Maserati Corse Competizione), this new racecar is based on sibling Ferrari’s Enzo street car and...
1971 Datsun 240Z Photo: Peter Collins The aristocratically named Giuliano Musumeci rather boxy machines called the Cedric, believing these would...
Known more for his mercurial temper than his victories over the likes of Carraciola and Nuvolari, prewar Italian driving star...
This month we speak with one of the great behind-the-scenes players in open wheel racing cars, Ron Tauranac. If the name doesn’t mean much to you, the cars certainly will. Ron Tauranac is the “T” in all the Brabham BT racing cars, as well as the first and last initials...
