In the 1974 World Sportscar Championship for Makes at Kyalami, South Africa, a small racecar, built from the chassis of...
Relive the excitement of the 1978 Italian Grand Prix with this onboard footage of Jacques Laffite driving a Ligier-Matra JS9...
Head-to-head battle between a Jaguar XJR-5 and Porsche 962 at Daytona during HSR’s 24-hour vintage event....
May 2018 The first major car show I attended was the 1971 L.A. Auto Expo. As a wide-eyed nine-year-old, everything...
June 14–15 ,1952, 24 Hours of Le Mans This was a great idea that failed. Jaguar fitted special streamlined bodywork...
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...
Jeremy Houghton trained as an artist at the Slade School of Art and the University of Provence. His formative years...
1 The Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD is homologated for Group A rallying (1992). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to...
Witness Jay Leno as he takes a drive in one of the most legendary Bugattis ever created. The 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Atlantic stands as the epitome of beauty, solidifying the French marque’s esteemed reputation....
The Porsche Schuppan 962CR, when new, was one of the most expensive cars ever produced with an asking price of...
In a new video, Jay Leno showcased a 1963 Jaguar XKE found in a cluttered garage in Burbank, California. After...
In his newest video, Jay Leno explores a highly unconventional experimental race car powered by a helicopter turbine engine: the 1968 Howmet TX....
Jay Leno’s Garage featured the “Twenty Grand”, a car unveiled at the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and considered by many...
The 1936 Bugatti Type 57G was also known as “The Tank” and it won Le Mans in 1939, just weeks...
Experience the incredible and wild sound of Jean Ragnotti’s Renault 5 Maxi Turbo “Group B” rally car as it tears through the 1985 Tour de Corse Rally and won the race!...
Born to a Paris butcher and his wife in April 1937, the late Jean-Pierre Beltoise had won the incredible number...
The prize money for winning the 1972 Formula One “Race of Champions” at Brands Hatch in a BRM P160 allowed...
Enjoy the highlights of the rain-soaked 1972 Monaco Grand Prix which was won by Jean-Pierre Beltoise in his BRM P160....
On January 15, 2021, Jerry Wiegert passed away. If you struggle to recall that name or its significance in the...
Jim Rathmann’s career in motor racing is marked not only by a hard-fought win in the 1960 Indy 500 but also by an unusual name change with his brother Jim…or rather Dick. Jim was underage in 1943 and could not race legally. So, he and his brother exchanged identities, Jim...
Jim Rathmann, winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500, passed away just before Thanksgiving in Palm Bay, Florida, a week after...
The British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, July 20, 1968 Jochen Rindt drove a Brabham BT26-Repco, with the Repco 860 twin-cam...
Mike Lawrence Last December, the Mail Online ran a piece on turkey rearing that highlighted cruelty. Two farmers were singled out for praise for the way they treat their birds, and one was Jody Scheckter. Jody’s considerable achievements in another life were not mentioned. I found this refreshing. We live...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary...
John GrantPhoto: Kary Jiggle John Grant is the current Chairman of the British Racing Drivers Club, and since taking on that role has had to make many difficult and radical decisions to secure the future of Silverstone Racing Circuit—The Home of British Motor Racing. Some may ask who is John...
1964 World Champion Our Ed McDonough had the opportunity to interview John Surtees on a number of occasions, investigating how...
Watch Jules Gounon (a French professional driver) manhandle the 750 horsepower Greenwood Corvette at the Classic 24 at Daytona in...
1959 Old Yeller Mk II As with so many of the great racecars and specials of the ’50s, the success and genesis of the famed Old Yellers rests with a single talented individual, Max Balchowsky—or more properly, Max and his wife Ina. Max Balchowsky was born on January 15, 1924...
