In hindsight, I’m sure Alfa Romeo is very happy that Expo ’67 was based in Montreal. If the exposition was...
Pete Lyons Hail the “Mod Scot!” Such a thought must have flickered through many minds as 27 Group 7 machines...
Watch this footage of a Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Capri, driven by Emile Breittmayer, taking a few qualifying laps around the Mugello Circuit in the Classic Endurance Racing 2 series. ...
Leading historic race organizer, Motor Racing Legends, has launched an all-new race series for Groups 1 and 2, and Group...
Relive the exhilarating moments of the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours race, where Graham Hill and Henri Pescarolo emerged victorious...
The tragic death earlier this year of Jules Bianchi has reignited an on-again, off-again discussion of whether Formula One cars should move to a closed-cockpit configuration. While it may seem a minor—or perhaps even obvious—decision, it is not without controversy. Looking over just the last 30 or so years of...
The 1977 Spanish Grand Prix was held at the Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, Spain. Relive all the best moments...
The 1971 season saw the arrival of the BRM P160. It won the Austrian and Italian Grands Prix in the...
The BMW 3.0 CSL from the 1970s was a touring car superstar and the heroic piece of machinery which put BMW back among the all-time racing greats. 19Bozzy92 YouTube channel managed to film two BMW 3.0 CSL Group 2 Touring Cars showing off at the Monza Circuit!...
The 908/3 prototype was built for the sole purpose of winning the Targa Florio and Nürburgring legs of the world...
For the past 65 years, Formula One motor racing teams have relentlessly chased the dream of perfection that concludes with...
1972 Lotus 72D and 1986 Lotus 98T Emerson Fittipaldi drove Lotus 72 chassis 72/5 in no less than 39 races from 1970 to 1973. Ayrton Senna drove 98T/4 in eight races and several test sessions in 1986. These cars were the very first and the very last John Player Specials…they...
The Stratos is considered one of the most successful rally cars of all time. Watch it in action as it...
During the 1978 season, Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson dominated the FIA’s Formula One World Championship. From its introduction at...
Watch the story of how Lancia created the iconic Stratos rally car while overcoming financial struggles and internal political challenges at the time....
The Porsche 908/3 Spyder was basically conceived for tight twisty circuits that demanded high levels of maneuverability. See it in...
Photo: Ian Welsh When you look at any listing of Lotus competition cars built from the first Lotus VI of...
In my era as a race and rally driver, we were expected to assist in both the general and technical development of the particular car we were working with. It was long before the days of computer data logging and evaluation which is so prevalent today. So, a driver was...
This BMW 3.0 CSL is the first of BMW’s world-famous Art Cars. Created in 1975, it was one of the...
1976 Holden Torana L34 A month or so back, Vintage Racecar interviewed Leo Geoghegan, a true icon of Australian motorsport....
The 1970 Le Mans 24 hours is immortalized in the the Steve McQueen film Le Mans, with much of the film’s footage taken from that race. Rain fell heavily throughout the night, and this was the first time the traditional “Le Mans start,” in which drivers ran across the track...
When Jim Gehkre returned from his tour in Vietnam, in January of 1970, the first thing he needed was a...
The 934, introduced for the 1976 racing season, utilized the production 930 as its foundation. It incorporated a front spoiler...
1970 Porsche 908/3 The author puts the 908/3 through its paces on Pierre Bardinon’s private Mas Du Clos circuit in central France.Photo: Peter Collins In the early 1980s, Andrea de Cesaris was taking journalists around Silverstone in a turbocharged Group C Lancia, asking if you wanted a “medium or fast”...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the...
At the Paris Auto Show in October 1968, Ferrari introduced the 365 GTB/4 as their V12 flagship. The press informally...
The Beta Montecarlo was Lancia’s range-topping production model, powered by a 2.0-liter, twin-cam, four-cylinder unit designed by Aurelio Lampredi. The car was stripped down and rebuilt with a steel monocoque and subframe. A turbocharged version of the Lampredi engine was created by Abarth to compete in Group 5 under the...
Formula Ford, as unlikely as it may seem now, brought me closer to being on the inside of professional motor...
Watch Jules Gounon (a French professional driver) manhandle the 750 horsepower Greenwood Corvette at the Classic 24 at Daytona in...
1972 Lola T290-Tecno Here is your first question for 10 points: How many racing car manufacturers have been going nonstop for 50 years? Answer: two. Let me refine the question a bit. How many manufacturers of only racing cars have been going for 50 years and are still in international...
