From the 24 Hours of Le Mans, June 20-21, 1964, here’s Andy Hedges in the special works MGB that he...
Considered as the first supercar in the world, the Lamborghini Miura definitely stood out in looks, technology, and performance. The...
When you think of hot rods, you think of ’32 Fords and ’40 Mercs, but what about a Mk 10 Jaguar as the starting point? Not an obvious choice to most, but it was in Paul Child’s mind. The Mark X was the top of the line saloon car built...
1967 Ferrari 312 Chassis 0007 After the smaller 1.5-liter Grand Prix cars of 1961–’65, the return to a larger engine...
Fiat, OSCA, Pininfarina…an interesting equation. The Fiat 1200 was not a very quick machine, in fact, you couldn’t really call...
Maserati 250 F Car: Maserati 250 F / Engine: 6-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Maserati / Bore X Stroke: 84 mm X 75 mm / Year: 1957 / Capacity: 2,490 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 270 bhp at 8,000 rpm / Wheelbase: 89.8 inches / Track: 51.2 inches Front, 49.2 inches Rear...
Several months ago I received an irate email from a VR reader with one simple, albeit piercing, question; “Mark, why...
Few cars in the history of the automobile can be viewed as more revolutionary than the Mini. Designed by Sir...
It’s a simple fact that the most popular form of motor racing in Australia today is sedan racing. Of course, this is much to the chagrin of the purist who would walk over hot coals to watch open-wheelers or sports racing cars. It was quite the opposite during the 1960s...
The Aston Martin DB5 was made famous in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, and from then on it has...
Ever wonder what it must’ve been like way back when during those early shade-tree mechanic days when racers would vanish...
Charles Kettering, one time head of research at General Motors, once said: “People are very open-minded about new things – so long as they are exactly like the old ones.” Studebaker tried to prove him wrong but lacked the capacity to make an impression. Then came the Mustang. Ford’s Pony...
No racing car exemplified and exploited the admirable freedom of the Can-Am series rules more than the 1966 Chaparral 2E....
The assembled gladiators, left to right: Alain Mahé, Jean-Francois Piot, Jacques Jauber, Jean Ragnotti, Jean-Louis Marnat, Michele “Biche” Petit, Jean...
The D.B.-Panhard LM of Howard Hanna and Frank Manley is prepared in the pits before the start. The unlucky duo was however the second car to retire with valve failure. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PO Box 8204, Stamford, CT 06905 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203) 968-2970...
Using his pioneering style of “photo realism,” Dutch-born artist Arthur Benjamins created this commemorative print of Tony Adamowicz and the...
In Monte Carlo on May 10, 1964, Jackie Stewart made one of his early international drives in this Cooper Formula...
The Napier-Bentley was created as a one-off special, built in 1968 by original owner Peter Morley on a Sunbeam Chassis. However, after a huge crash, the car was rebuilt on a 1929 8-L Bentley chassis. This unique racecar always draws a huge crowd with its sweeping lines of red bodywork...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen and brake lights and meet various...
The ‘Evening with Aston Martin’ sale in Monterey, curated by auction house RM Sotheby’s as part of their annual Monterey...
1969 Chevron B8-BMW In my book, 2006 was a good year. Got my pensioner’s bus pass, had two cataract operations,...
Onboard video of a Ford GT40 making some laps around the Spa Francorchamps ahead of the 6 hour endurance race....
I love Italian sports cars, and if they were built in the 1950s or 1960s, even better. At the top...
1959 was a great year for Aston Martin Racing as they secured a one-two finish at the grueling Le Mans 24 Hours with Shelby/Salvadori and Trintignant/Frére. Unfortunately, the sport was deemed too expensive to maintain so David Brown decided to withdraw and let the private teams defend the marque with the DBR1. John Wyer, Aston Martin’s competitions...
February 2018 The Crystal Palace Trophy, Crystal Palace, June 11, 1962. At the start, it’s Roy Salvadori on pole in...
That sound! A wild shriek spearing out of the new Japanese F1 sliced like a samurai sword through the dronings...
During the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz offered a series of convertible and coupe sedans based on its W111 chassis platform. Early variants of this model are collectively known as “Fin-backs” as a result of Mercedes-Benz building these sedans with prominent tail fins, in a misguided effort to appeal to what the Stuttgart...