1939 2-Liter Monoposto Speed Model Back in 1966 I bought the second serious car I ever owned, a 1958 Aston...
A shortish, miserable-looking man with a square moustache strutted into the room, his face non-committal, his uniform vaguely operatic. He...
From an Austin A30 sedan to the wheel of a Formula One car is quite a journey. When growing up, Australian driver Tim Schenken had a burning passion to be a Formula One driver. It was this passion that proved successful with 34 Grand Prix starts and has kept him...
On a recent sunny Sunday afternoon, my wife walked into the kitchen to find me elbow deep in racing books,...
I first raced at Monaco in 1955, a famous year for the Grand Prix, when Ascari went into the water....
The new Bentley Continental has been such a success that there is to be a four-door model, the Flying Spur. Fine, except that it may be made in Germany along with other Volkswagen products. Some British newspapers have gone into shock! Horror! So far as I am concerned, Bentley ceased...
Briggs Swift Cunningham: one of the greatest racing figures, car engineers and team owners in America. Racing from the ’40s...
Vic Elford Lucien Bianchi 1 Derek Bell, Hans Stuck and Al Holbert drive a Porsche 962 to victory in the...
The over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as the...
Sebring, Florida March 3–6, 2005 John Cloud finished 2nd in the Anglo-American GT race in his 1967 Camaro. Photo: Chuck...
PIR, Phoenix, Arizona February 19–20, 2005 The 1993 Chevy Lumina of Steve Schoellhorn was one of 20 historic stock cars making up the Group 6 grid.Photo: Wayne Kitano Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
Donington, UK March 27, 2005 A Lotus Elan gets it all wong in the Miller Oils Classic Sports Car race....
Sebring, Florida March 16–19, 2005 The Alfa Romeo Giulietta of Steve Piantieri is chased by the Lister Knobbley of Howard...
Daytona Beach, Florida February 5, 2005 The 1979 Ferrari 512BBLM of Kurt Schultz. 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...
June 2005 Pebble Beach Remembered By Art Evans Shortly after World War II, road racing returned to the United States,...
Most commonly known among the general populace for its oil-squirting, rocket-launching DB5 of the ’60s James Bond movies, the Aston...
French Formula One racing legends Alain Prost and Jean-Pierre Jabouille recently made their respective returns to active competition when the pair teamed up to drive a Dodge Viper GTS-R in the Nogaro round of the French GT championship on March 28. The duo finished a creditable 5th overall. Could a...
Veteran Cobra and sports car racer Ed Leslie passed away in early April after complications from a series of strokes....
Roger Penske and Porsche North America recently announced that the two companies have agreed to run an all-new Porsche prototype...
RM Auctions’ Vintage Motor Cars at Amelia Island sale saw a total of $13.7 million worth of cars change hands with a total sell-through rate of nearly 95 percent. Of particular interest were two racing Ferraris which each broke the $1 million mark. The auction’s top seller was a 1972...
To promote the Goodwood Festival of Speed, to be held June 24–26, 2005, a preview was staged in mid-March, attended...
It is sadly poignant to have to report the unexpected death of Cliff Allison at the age of 73. Allison...
The 2005 edition of VIRginia International Raceway’s signature vintage racing event, the sixth annual Gold Cup Historic Races, will feature The Italian Challenge and the International Healey Challenge, sponsored by Moss Motors. Perhaps no nation on earth has generated such a passion for racing automobiles as Italy, and the marques...
Britain’s Historic Sports Car Club held its season opener on Easter Day at Donington Park with a nine-race program. The...
Remember the American Fastmasters Series, sometimes affectionately known as the “Crashmasters” Series? The concept was to take a select group...
