Heavy Duty Lightweights 1961 Jaguar XKE “Coombs Lightweight” & 1963 Jaguar XKE “Qvale Lightweight” Photo: Pete Austin The year 2011 marks 50...
Automobile manufacturers have long used racing as a tool for both exploring new technologies and advancing marketing agendas, and one...
John Coombs was literally born into the motoring business, as his multi-talented craftsman father was already working with automobiles when John appeared on the scene. As John grew up he eventually began racing, soon moving successfully into 500-cc Formula Three. Eventually, the family firm, Coombs & Sons, Ltd., became known for...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
A million clichés come to mind. Giant killer is probably the worst, pummelled to death by a thousand newspaper hacks,...
During my mid-teens a particular photograph in Motor Sport caught my eye. It was of an old Aston Martin racing at Silverstone, and there was something about it that somehow encapsulated the excitement of motor racing and what it could be about. Peter SutcliffePhoto: Mike Jiggle Upon leaving school I...
I was involved with the E-Type Jaguar right from its inception, initially as an employee under the wing of Lofty...
The successor to Jaguar’s iconic E-Type was not scheduled to debut until the 1976 model year, and before this happened Jaguar needed to move its remaining stocks of the V12-engined E-Type. “Race on Sunday, sell on Monday” had always been a favorite American axiom, so in 1974 Jaguar U.S. sales chief Michael Dale...
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in June 1963. Americans Briggs Cunningham and Bob Grossman drove this Cunningham-entered, works-supported...
The year was 1980; the place, Road Atlanta. During the parade lap, Motor Racing Network’s sportscaster Mike Joy set the...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at a rainy Speedway [Indy]. This issue’s even better than normal, well done to everybody involved, please pass on my thanks to the team there. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
A.J. Foyt Giuseppi Campari 1 A.J. Foyt, driving a Coyote-Foyt, wins the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Pete Lyons Have you ever crushed an aluminum can, then found yourself wondering, “Could I straighten it back out, like new?” Of course you couldn’t … unless you’re a metalsmithing sorcerer like those at Classic Motor Cars Ltd. (CMC), one of those fabled restoration shops in the dear old UK,...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN May 13, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI May 13–15, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT May 5–6, 2011 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 on...
Donington Park, Castle Donington/UK April 30–May 1, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA April 29–May 1, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Mallala Motorsports Park, South Australia April 23–24, 2011 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 on...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants/UK April 23–24, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA April 9–10, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe & Convertible In this the 50th year of the hallowed E-Type, it seemed only too fitting to take a turn behind the wheel of the current spiritual descendant of the XKE—the XKR. The XKR, is distinguished from the standard XK model, ostensibly by its 510-hp supercharged V8 engine, which...
This month we bring you another You Tube link, one featuring this issue’s focus on Jaguar, Group 44 and Mazda...
A pair of Americans with roots in the historic community have joined forces with an English engineer to try to...
The documentary film Senna, which won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is set for release in the United States this August, with debuts in New York and Los Angeles scheduled for August 12, and a more general release to follow. First shown in...
Sir Stirling Moss, 81, came in from practice for the Le Mans Legends race on June 8, and said, “That...
As one of only 16 ever produced, the 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” that headlines Mecum Auctions’ offerings during this...
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is going through a metamorphosis. The Museum Foundation, headed by chairman Steven E. Young, has recently received a gift from the foundation of founder Robert E. Petersen that has been valued at a stratospheric $100 million. Included are the 300,000 sq. ft. building...
