John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on...
The tragic death earlier this year of Jules Bianchi has reignited an on-again, off-again discussion of whether Formula One cars...
Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number of 11 French national motorcycle racing championships, in three years, by the time he was 28. After that, he made a profession out of being a champion of many forms...
The 1987 season was my first year in Formula One. I had sponsorship from Lois jeans and Mr. Minardi offered...
For the Brands Hatch Six Hours on July 30, 1967, Mike Spence is at the wheel of the winning Chaparral...
I love Italian sports cars, and if they were built in the 1950s or 1960s, even better. At the top of my personal list are those constructed in small numbers, with bodies hand-crafted from aluminum. And, if the coachwork was executed by Carrozzeria Zagato, all the more glorious. This month’s...
Coker’s Lines Dear Editor, Your story about the recreated 1953 Austin-Healey 100S Record Car was interesting. The caption notes how...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup was an “unlimited” racing series co-sanctioned by the SCCA in America and the CASC in Canada....
The author’s primary impression of the car is of the need to keep the revs up so that the boost, though limited for our test drive, is still available to pump out extremely usable power.Photo: Pete Austin When taking a first look at the subject car for a Profile feature...
Primarily, my racing with BMW was through Teddy Mayer and McLaren, as BMW and McLaren had been partners in a...
As a team manager my experience of driving racing cars is limited, although at the start of my motor racing...
The Gunnar Nilsson Trophy was a non-championship BMW Procar Series event held at Donington Park on June 4, 1979, where Toine Hezemans finished 5th in the Alimpo BMW M1. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to...
Sex, infidelity, theft, intrigue, a lightly raced car, a tragic airplane crash and a pack of lifelong friends…some famous, some...
Formula 1 in Camera, 1960-69: Volume 2 By Paul Parker Thankfully, renown motor racing photographer Paul Parker has found a...
During the Sebring 12 Hours on March 25, 1961, heavy traffic in the Webster Turns finds the factory-entered Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite of Ed Leavens and John Colgate leading, followed by the N.A.R.T. Ferrari 250GT California driven by Gus Audrey, Allen Newman and Bob Publicker. Behind them is the works Ferrari...
Then. Etceterini.com is the place to be if you’re obsessed with small displacement Italian wizardry of the 1950s. If it’s...
Photo: Steve Oom “Flat out like a lizard drinking!” Came the response from Andrew Woodall when I asked him how he...
At the 1975 edition of the fabled 24 Heures du Mans, Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell teamed to take thhis Gulf Mirage GR8 to overall victory, Bell’s first of five and the second of six for Ickx. In creating this work of art, Chenard employed pen and ink and markers...
During the French Grand Prix at Rouen-les Essarts on July 8, 1962, John Surtees aims the Bowmaker Lola Mk4-Climax into...
Then. I love Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) automobiles. These were cars built specifically for the Japanese market, and the best...
1966 Shelby GT350H When Ford introduced its new Mustang in 1964, it was an immediate sensation. By itself, it created an entire new class of automobiles. It wasn’t a muscle car, and it wasn’t a sports car; it became known as a “Pony Car.” Still, some called it a “secretary’s...
In the L&M F5000 Championship race at Michigan International Speedway on May 20, 1973, Peter Gethin raced for Marathon/Shierson Racing...
Then. I’ve been hiding something from you. I’m not proud of it, and it’s been going on for way too...
• The UK’s world famous Pre-war Aston Martin preparation and restoration specialists, Ecurie Bertelli of Olney, celebrated the completion of their newly renovated showroom and facilities by inviting customers and guests to an open day where many brought their own particular Aston to enhance the display of historic cars. Mr....
This piece was created by mixed media artist Jonathan Carter to commemorate Maserati’s centennial. The painting depicts Juan Manuel Fangio...
At the Prescott Hillclimb on May 9, 1948, a truly momentous career began with the first hillclimb run (in a...
Then. Aristotle Socrates Onassis was a Greek shipping magnate with enormous wealth, an iconic style and a passion for objects of beauty. He is, however, most widely remembered for marrying Jacqueline Kennedy in 1968. Five years ago, Onassis would have been the only Greek shipping magnate I could have named...
A special era in the history of the Porsche 917 stems from a private conversation held between Porsche team manager...
Pictured is the Jaguar Mk X being introduced at the London International Motor Show, in October 1961, at Earls Court....
Another great American sports car driver of the fifties has left us. Dick Irish passed away March 19, 2015, of congestive heart failure at the age of 85 Several highlights illuminated his driving career. In 1951, he traded his aluminum-bodied Jaguar XK-120 for a Norton-engined Kieft Formula III and a...
