Watch this footage of a Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Capri, driven by Emile Breittmayer, taking a few qualifying laps around the...
Watch two Porsche 908/3 Group 6 Prototypes racing around a track....
Watch the story of how Lancia created the iconic Stratos rally car while overcoming financial struggles and internal political challenges at the time....
During the 1950s, Bizzarrini played a crucial role in developing the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa and the 250 GTO. However,...
One sunny spring day in Spain, twenty-three Grand Prix drivers shut themselves into a van in a race paddock, refusing...
In the L&M F5000 Championship race at Michigan International Speedway on May 20, 1973, Peter Gethin raced for Marathon/Shierson Racing in a Chevron B24-Chevrolet, claiming 3rd place. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
By 1969 Formula Vee had become the most popular racing class on the planet. The cars were relatively economical to...
French Grand Prix; Dijon-Prenois, July 1,1979. Mario Andretti with the unhappy Lotus 80. It was not a success, and the team subsequently reverted to the Lotus 79. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203) 461-9804 • Fax: (203)...
The Porsche 908/3 Spyder was basically conceived for tight twisty circuits that demanded high levels of maneuverability. See it in...
The International Motor Sports Association Camel Six-Hour GT; Mid-Ohio, July 9, 1972. Jim Greendyke and Denny Long finished 2nd in...
Relive the excitement of the 1977 Argentine Grand Prix held at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina....
In 1977, Porsche’s “improvised” Type 936/77 took on the full-court press of four Renaults at Le Mans. Retirements and technical...
The Bricklin SV-1 was supposed to embody the safe car of the future; the name stands for “Safety Vehicle 1.”...
The 24 Hours of Daytona was won in both 1970 and 1971 by the Porsche 917. The race was for many years the season’s opener for the Manufacturers Championship but in 1971 it was the second race following the 1000 km of Buenos Aires. With a lead of 43 laps...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
The Toad Hall Racing Porsche 911 S/T as driven by Jürgen Barth and Michael Keyser at the 1972 1000km Nürburgring...
1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm There is a slight inclination here to refer you to Tony Adriaensen’s remarkable tome Alleggerita and let myself off a complex historical hook. Explaining the evolution of Alfa Romeo’s competition models is challenging at best and maddening most of the time. After about 25 years working...
The author found the Amon AF101 quite enjoyable to drive at Donington, now that it has been extensively developed—note particularly...
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the...
llan and Richard Jensen started business manufacturing auto bodies under contract for Austin. The firm also made bodies for the Volvo P1800, Sunbeam Tiger and Austin-Healey in addition to the first Interceptor built from 1950 to 1957 with various engines under an attractive glass fiber body. The second iteration of...
Bruce Canepa takes out one of Porsche’s most legendary race cars for a quick spin on public streets!...
Enjoy the raw flat-12 sound coming from a Ferrari 512 BB LM as it roars around Spa-Francorchamps!...
1971 Trans-Am Javelin AMX When the typical automotive enthusiast thinks of American Motors, usually the images that are conjured are of some of the greatest mistakes in American automotive history—the Gremlin, the Matador and, of course, the Pacer. However, fans of Trans-Am racing history undoubtedly think back to the halcyon...
Relive the exhilarating moments of the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours race, where Graham Hill and Henri Pescarolo emerged victorious...
The author rides the iconically liveried Mirage up onto the curb while negotiating a left-hander at Silverstone. Photo: Pete Austin The...
The 1971 season saw the arrival of the BRM P160. It won the Austrian and Italian Grands Prix in the hands of Siffert and Gethin respectively. Pedro Rodriguez drove the number 8 car seen here in the Dutch Grand Prix that year. The race was wet—very wet—and the track was...
In hindsight, I’m sure Alfa Romeo is very happy that Expo ’67 was based in Montreal. If the exposition was...
After claiming two Le Mans victories with the iconic 917 Kurzheck, Porsche’s Weissach engineers converted it into a Group 7...
At the rain-soaked Österreichring on August 13, 1978, Ronnie Peterson tops the rise after the pits trailing a sheet of spray from his Lotus 79 on his way to an excellent wet weather win. Sadly it would be his last. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member &...
