The 2008 Alfa Romeo Owners Club Convention will be held Wednesday, June 18th – Sunday, June 22nd in Oak Brook,...
Rubens Barrichello Nigel Mansell 1 Al Holbert drives a Chevrolet-powered March to victory in the IMSA Camel GT race at Laguna Seca, California (1983). 5 The Targa Florio road race is won by Jo Bonnier and Carlos Abate in a 2-liter Porsche prototype (1963). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce Race Car For Sale Details: 1600 race engine built by Dan Marvin; Twin...
If I said to you the words “historic racing” and “green,” what comes immediately to mind? A British racing green...
If you ever see a photograph of Philippe Etancelin in action, chances are you will never forget him. Because he’s the one who raced cars wearing his cap back to front. Phi Phi, as Etancelin was nicknamed, was one of those monied gentleman drivers, a wool merchant who loved to...
Peter Collins Sir Stirling Moss 2 Stirling Moss drives a Maserati 250F to victory in the Glover Trophy Race at...
Over the years, Vintage Racecar has been fortunate to have been able to include the work of talented cutaway artist...
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 was a sports racing prototype raced by the Alfa Romeo works team between 1967 and 1977. These cars took part for Sport Cars World Championship, Nordic Challenge Cup, Interserie and Can-Am series. A small number of road going cars were derived from it in 1967,...
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula or Formula One was formed by the FIA (Federation...
A 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Spyder that competed in the Mille Miglia and was once owned by Benito Mussolini will be auctioned by H&H at The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse on February 27, 2008. Of historical importance, the stunning dark red two-seater carries an estimate of £600,000–800,000. Chassis 700635,...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
This is the sad tale of my first chance to own a sports car and how I blew it—the chance,...
December 2007 Alfa Romeo Argentina By Christián Bertschi & Estanislao Iacona With nearly a 100-year continuous history, it may come as no surprise that the Alfa Romeo marque has established a long and unique racing history in most corners of the world. In “Alfa Romeo Argentina,” Argentine enthusiasts Bertschi and...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be...
The Can-Am Porsche 917 The Can-Am Race Series, held from 1966 to 1974, helped propel professional sports car racing to...
Antonio Brivio Mario Andretti 1 A.J. Foyt wins the USAC Championship race on the dirt track at Sacramento, California (1967). 5 Graeme Bailey and Allan Grice drive a Holden Commodore to victory in the James Hardie 1000 at Mount Panarama in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia (1986). Become a Member...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
September 2007 Graham Hill Scrapbook, 1929–1966 By Philip Porter Over the past couple of years, we’ve brought you reviews of...
Vincenzo Lancia Keith Duckworth 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). 3 Graham Hill drives a Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 330LM to victory in the 133-mile Guards Trophy Race at Brand Hatch, England (1964). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
The under-2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Jacques Laffite has enjoyed a reputation for many years as an open and straightforward person, willing to talk seriously about...
July 2007 Surtees Choice Dear Editor: Like John Surtees [Greatest Racecars, VR May ’07], I also feel privileged to have raced the Mercedes Benz W-125. Indeed, I have now driven most of the 750 KG formula cars, yet the W-125 stands head and shoulders above the rest. Become a Member...
Louis Chiron Biography Born in August 1899, the son of a French hotelier in Monaco he became that principalities most...
The H-Modified class in American road racing was derived from the FIA small-displacement sports racing machines popularized in Italy and...
Hardly a month goes by without some bygone marque being resurrected. The majority, thank the Lord Harry, sink with barely a ripple. News that Fiat finally intends to do something with Abarth made my day more pleasant. Initially, the new Abarths will be variations of Fiat models, as often they...
Dark clouds begin to gather in my mind every spring as I park my car in Brescia and walk to...
The noise! It took my breath away. A BMW M12 4-cylinder or Honda V-6 at around 10,000 rpm. Totally ear-splitting...
Achille Varzi was the opposite of his capricious nemesis Tazio Nuvolari, who was steeped in instinctive talent. Varzi was a controlled, calculating driver, a ruthless opponent, ferocious in exploiting his adversaries’ weaknesses and was, of course, immensely fast. As a man, he could be charming, had a sardonic sense of...
