The Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan is a one-off Ferrari based on a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB with...
A special era in the history of the Porsche 917 stems from a private conversation held between Porsche team manager...
The ‘Evening with Aston Martin’ sale in Monterey, curated by auction house RM Sotheby’s as part of their annual Monterey sale, has sold one of the most iconic movie cars from the James Bond franchise for a record $6.385 million. This event to remember witnessed an incomparable list of the...
Prepare to be mesmerized by the power, elegance, and exclusivity of the 1-of-1 Ferrari 250 GT Drogo as we get...
In this month’s Racecar Profile [“Bound by Fate”], you’ll read that I recently had the opportunity to test drive the...
Moss at His Best When it was announced in 1958 that the capacity limit for Formula One would change from 2.5 liters to 1.5 liters for the 1961 season, many constructors thought the changes would never be implemented and that the “lack of power” from smaller engines would not be...
The Porsche 910, also known as the Carrera 10, was introduced during the summer of 1966 and raced through 1967,...
1968 Fiat-Abarth 1000 TCR Variations on a theme – that’s the one-liner which always comes to mind when encountering an...
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...
Touring Car fans are in for an absolute treat at this year’s Donington Historic Festival (April 29-30), with five spectacular...
Earls Court, London, England. October 1960. Battista Farina (second from right) pictured with the Farina-Bodied Chevrolet Corvair. Photo courtesy of: LAT Photographic Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 9BE UK, Tel: +44 (0) 20 8267 3000, Fax: 020 8267 3001 Email: [email protected] www.latphoto.co.uk...
1964 Porsche Bergspyder In the current era of Grand Prix and sports car racing, there is virtually no such thing...
This Uli Ehret painting displays the Eau Rouge corner at Spa-Francorchamps back in 1967. The setting is exactly as it...
If you were going to build an 850-cc sports racer in the 1960s, which engine would you choose? Larry Kropp answered that question with a Deutsch Bonnet air-cooled two-cylinder, and to this day he remains steadfast that his decision was spot on. In the ’60s Kropp was a toolmaker living...
1965 Ford Cortina GT500 First used as a motor racing circuit back in 1938, for the Australian Grand Prix of...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobiles’ inaugural Newport Beach sale, held June 20-22, attracted 10,000 attendees and posted an impressive $6.5...
Lola boldly called the MkII version of their T70 the most successful sports car of 1966. And rightly so since it won some of the most important UK races, as well as the USSRC and Can-Am Championships in North America. Eric Broadley’s T70 sports prototype was upgraded from the same successful...
In a chance partnership, Shelby American and the Hertz Corporation devised a plan to provide motorists with the ability to...
The 1968 Ford Mustang offered incredible engine options and safety features that made it a stand-out Pony car from the rest of the crowd in the 1960s. With the 1968 model year’s introduction of the mighty 428 V8 engines, one might think that the car had shifted more towards power...
Photo: Casey Annis History is a curious thing, we tend to think of it as fixed and absolute, when in...
Mecum Auctions’ record-setting 10-day auction, held January 18-27, broke the record for the largest collector car auction, based on the...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical illusions can be. Only three Mirage M2s were ever built. They showed potential in the World Sports Car series, but their development was cut short when Porsche came knocking at...
The 400 Superamerica Aerodinamico, derived from a Pinin Farina show car, is highly regarded as the most exceptional model in...
The Corvette Rondine concept was built by Pinanfarina and introduced at the 1963 Paris Motor Show. The car started life...
Italy’s remarkable GT cars have surprising origins, with Iso’s inception standing out as unconventional. The company, initially focused on manufacturing household appliances—specifically, refrigerators—ventured into producing the Isetta microcar. Despite these unexpected beginnings, Iso exceeded expectations by creating an exceptional driver’s machine. It seamlessly blended elegant Italian design by Bertone with...
Pete Lyons Stirling Moss deliberately steering his Lotus into rain puddles around the Nürburgring—reading about that may have been the...
1964 Elva-Porsche One of the most important characteristics of a performance or racing car is the power-to-weight ratio. The goal...
Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, passed away just before Thanksgiving in Palm Bay, Florida, a week after suffering a stroke. He was 83. Rathmann was one of racing’s true Speed Demons. The faster the competition the better he seemed to like it. At Indianapolis, where he won...
