The most dramatic Austin Healeys ever made are to live again on the Bonneville salt flats. After years scouring the...
While rally legend Pat Moss Carlsson was in the hospital, just after the New Year, someone broke into her home...
I can think of very few businesses—aside from magazine publishing—where the odds are more stacked against you than being a racecar manufacturer. Your product is multifaceted and technologically complicated, yet you have usually less than 12 months available to go from new design to finished product. Production requires expensive and...
Nelson Piquet Biography Nelson Piquet was born on August 17, 1952 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The son of a...
Jack was born on April 2, 1926, and I think it’s appropriate that we all wish him a happy birthday....
Rubens Barrichello Nigel Mansell 1 Al Holbert drives a Chevrolet-powered March to victory in the IMSA Camel GT race at...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Wakefield Park, Australia November 7, 2007 It’s lonely out front! Chris Farrell in his 1982 Spirit Honda/BMW.Photo: Jeremy Dale 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...
Adelaide, Australia November 22–25, 2007 The Mercedes Benz factory museum’s 300 SLS driven by Peter Speith.Photo: John Lemm Become a...
May 2008 Blood, Sweat, and Turnips By John Cordts John Cordts drove a variety of racecars over his career, but...
Started in 1968 as Formula A in the United States, Formula 5000, as it became known, featured open-wheeled “Formula One–style” cars powered by 5-liter, normally aspirated, V-8 engines. In its heyday, in the mid-1970s, F5000 attracted big-name drivers like Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Sr., Jody Scheckter, and Brian Redman, piloting...
The Australian National Motor Museum is currently featuring an exhibition devoted to Australia’s famed Elfin Sports Cars. Elfin Sports Cars...
One of the enduring aspects of vintage racing is the camaraderie that develops between racers. With cars and racing as...
Jim Clark is remembered for his ability to drive and win in all types of cars and series, Formula 1,...
Peter Collins Sir Stirling Moss 2 Stirling Moss drives a Maserati 250F to victory in the Glover Trophy Race at Goodwood, England (1956). 5 Jim Clark wins the unlimited sports car race and the Formula Libre race at Full Sutton, England (1958). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motor sports: the...
Pete Lyons Did you hear about the diesel backhoe that did 350 mph at Bonneville? Yes, really…sort of. Become a...
Vintage Racecar has always been very fortunate to work with some of the most talented motor sport photographers from around the world. Month in and month out, these dedicated and creative souls trudge the tracks of the world—braving everything from scorching heat to freezing, cold rain—to bring us the best...
April 2008 Carlo Demand In Motion and Color By Gary Doyle Due to the volume and prevalence of racing photography...
Over the years, Vintage Racecar has been fortunate to have been able to include the work of talented cutaway artist...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year it is, there is always a celebration of something or other. Each month through Vintage Racecar’s Time Capsule page, we are reminded of significant events that have occurred throughout the...
OK, see if any of this sounds familiar: I have a racecar in the garage. Well, let me clarify that,...
Bugattis have a devoted following due to the exquisite engineering, sound, and capabilities of cars like the Type 51. The...
March 2008 Market Madness Dear Editor, The reason Sotheby’s share prices dropped so suddenly is that the art they were selling was at “guaranteed reserve,” i.e., when they couldn’t sell it, they were obliged to buy it themselves. I wonder if this sort of arrangement ever happens at a car...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Fuji Speedway, Japan November 10–11, 2007 Close action with Takashi Morita’s Porsche 356 A leading from the Alfa Romeo TZ of Toshiyasu Shinka, Hayao Ashikawa’s Porsche 356 Speedster and Masami Fujita’s Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA.Photo: Masatoshi Shimazaki Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
