Just how far will a fanatical collector go to capture the racecar of his obsessions? Would he carry a satchel...
Six cars from the Ford Performance Collection of megadealer Jim Click will be offered for sale by RM Sotheby’s at...
In retrospect, the end of the 1973 Can-Am championship was the pinnacle of the series. Porsche’s turbocharged “Panzer” 917/30 had...
I grew up designing on a drawing board, right to the end of my time in motor racing, and I’m...
Jacky Ickx reset the lap record for the Circuit de la Sarthe multiple times during his virtuoso night stints in the Martini-sponsored factory Porsche 936 at Le Mans in 1977. Ickx was joined by Jürgen Barth and Hurley Haywood in securing victory for Porsche in that year’s 24-hour classic. The...
What was Jud Phillips thinking? This has been the question that’s tormented Bill Fester for nearly a decade. Fester, from...
Lifting an inside wheel around a right-hand sweeper, the Rover gets its racing legs stretched despite the test day’s chilly...
At the Ferrari Factory in Maranello, Italy in February of 1967, the Ferrari 330/P4s that had just returned from finishing 1st and 2nd in the Daytona 24 Hours are rolled out for a celebratory photo shoot. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...
We all love to be gob-smacked. It’s part of what keeps the hobby fresh and exciting. You know what I’m...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 became an International...
For the past 65 years, Formula One motor racing teams have relentlessly chased the dream of perfection that concludes with them winning a World Championship. In the early years of the modern Grand Prix series it was the Italian Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Ferrari teams—with occasional intrusions by the German...
I worked for Jaguar from 1952 to 1986 as Chief Test and Development Engineer. Throughout that time I drove some...
Jackie Stewart leads the way during the 1973 Monaco GP in the iconic Tyrrell 006, followed by his close friend...
During the Monaco Grand Prix, in Monte Carlo, on May 10, 1970, Pedro Rodriquez looks for the apex before turning his BRM P153 into the Station Hairpin. He would ultimately finish 6th. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
There is no hidden racecar in this story, but there are four treasures, one mechanical and three human. I love...
The name of Noel Macklin is writ large in the history of British sporting cars. Marques such as Eric-Campbell, Silver Hawk, Invicta, Railton and Fairmile all owe their very existence to Macklin. Back in the March 2013 issue of Vintage Roadcar we looked closely at a very delectable 1929 Invicta...
This is the debut showing of Reed Railton’s land speed record car, its tire fairings here removed, in front of...
It’s confession time again. For my entire automotive collecting career, now entering its third decade, I’ve been both intrigued and...
During the European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch on October 6, 1985, Nigel Mansell leaves a shower of sparks from his Williams FW10-Honda as he passes the pits on his way to victory. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
This is the story of two men, born 45 years apart, each completely obsessed with the automobile, and both hopelessly...
The theme for Goodwood’s 2016 Festival of Speed, set for the weekend of June 23-26, will be “Full Throttle—The Endless...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African could become a Formula One World Champion. Not even their crystal ball, though, could have predicted how: it was when driving a Ferrari 312T4 at Monza, the holiest of holies...
To recognize the respect with which drivers would approach racing through the Masta Kink on the old Spa-Francorchamps Grand Prix...
Morgans were regularly used in England before World War II in Rallies, Trials and Speed Tests. This is a Morgan...
Can you imagine two cars chained together, nose to nose, engines thundering on the infield of the 1930 Indianapolis 500? In one corner, wearing black coachwork with gray interior weighing in at 3,650 pounds, the 1929 Ruxton factory special known as the Muller Front Drive Special. And in the other...
Continuing the tradition of bringing together the former employees of Shelby American from the 1960s, this 17th edition of the...
With its revised and corrected rear suspension, the car is a blast to drive especially when steered with the throttle. Photo:...
The late 1960s brought a host of changes to the famed 24 Hours of Le Mans. The wave of “professionalism” that was sweeping across other forms of motorsport began to exert its influence at Le Mans. With increased money and prestige now flowing through professional racing, the caliber of teams...
