Walkinshaw on his way to victory in the inagrual Silverstone 6hrs in 1976.Photo: Peter Collins While I have had a...
John Surtees Biography The eldest of three children, John was born on February 11, 1934 in Tatsfield, England. His father...
Masha Pasichnyk is a 23-year-old artist living and working in Kiev, Ukraine, who is presently visiting the USA. Masha’s interest in car art became aroused after painting a friend’s car. Automobile art dealer Steve Austin recognized a remarkable ability and asked Masha to visit his art display booth at the...
Victory in the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport on September 26, 1964, fell to Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team,...
Then. I must have called the guy dozens of times, year after year for more than a decade. It was...
Enco Tricks & Excalibur Transporters Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading the letter from Tom Schmidt in the current issue (July). He was with Enco and Mecom, and tells about the winning Mecom Ferrari running on Enco fuel rather than the track’s obligatory Union 76 fuel. I was at that race,...
Jules Goux John FitchPhoto: Mercedes 4 Jules Goux, driving a Ballot, wins the first Italian Grand Prix at Montichiari, near...
The Amazing Life of John Cooper Fitch, An American Hero by Art Evans John Fitch was an outstanding racer from...
The first Studebaker vehicle, a farm wagon, was built by brothers Henry and Clement Studebaker in South Bend, Indiana, in 1852. The first electric-powered Studebaker was introduced in 1902, and the production of gasoline-powered Studebakers began two years later. Although the electric line was discontinued in 1912, gasoline-engined Studebakers continued...
More than 200 classic cars from around Europe took over the streets of Vernasca in Piacenza, Italy, for a weekend...
Bertil Sollenskog, a popular and successful engine builder who produced winning engines for Super Vee, Formula Atlantic, Formula Three and...
Maserati has opened a dedicated exhibit, Maserati 100: A Century of Pure Italian Luxury Sports Cars, at the Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena, Italy. The major retrospective, curated by Adolfo Orsi, traces the marque’s 100-year history and is highlighted by a full-immersion, multi-media experience in the main museum hall that...
Actor James Garner, a favorite of racing fans worldwide for his portrayal of Pete Aron in John Frankenheimer’s seminal 1966...
Concours d’elegance winner Roy Powell Aston Martin DB2-4 Mk111.Photo: Mark Constanduros “Wonderful venue and fantastic people,” that was the comment from motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss when he visited Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb, near Worcester, mid July. Sir Stirling was guest of honor at the Midland Automobile Club’s “Classic...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 ...
Photo: Sean Smith It can be interesting to trace the genesis of a machine, taking note of the influences that...
Tazio Nuvolari chats with Eugenio Siena (left) and Baconin Borzacchini (right) during practice for the 1934 Grand Prix of Italy. Carlo Massola’s Diatto 20 made only one lap of the 1922 Targa Florio. The Maserati name meant nothing as the First World War began to wipe out the youth of...
Photo: Mike Jiggle It is almost safe to say that a Maserati saved the Grand Prix career of a promising...
With this entire issue—both Racecar and Roadcar—we join the rest of the motoring world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of...
Photo: John Zimmermann My first intro-duction to the Birdcage Maserati was at Riverside, California, in 1959. The car had been purchased by Joe Lubin and was driven by Bob Drake. I was very impressed by its light weight and balanced design, with engine in the front and transaxle in the...
Mark Knopfler driving his Maserati 300S in the Maserati Centenary Trophy race at Donington. Photo: Pete Austin As a boy,...
Mike Lawrence In 1957 Maserati was supreme. Fangio won the F1 Championship and the Maserati 450S came within an ace...
Captured by the innate beauty of Maserati’s 450S model, artist Matthew Stevens created this graphic impression of the car. Prints of this work are available for £65/$110 and can be ordered by visiting http://www.ukartstore.com Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
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Then After back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954, Bill Vukovich returned for the ’55 race with...
Gobbato’s Fate Dear Editor, In the article about Vittorio Jano, in your June issue, Robert Newman stated that the 1945 assassination of Alfa Romeo Managing Director Ugo Gobbato was the act of a disgruntled former employee. However, in Brock Yates’ 1990 biography of Enzo Ferrari he wrote that that was...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
