Photo: David Gooley I know the engine is running only when I rev it. I pull the gearshift lever into...
This is a little-known story, but the real father of Riverside Raceway was Jim Peterson. I thought this would be...
Prepare to be mesmerized by the power, elegance, and exclusivity of the 1-of-1 Ferrari 250 GT Drogo as we get to see it driven as it should be in the video below!...
Dark clouds begin to gather in my mind every spring as I park my car in Brescia and walk to...
1956 Ferrari 500 TR Prototype I have to confess that we sometimes get very carried away by some of the...
Photo: Chris Wynne Despite heading further north for this year’s Flying Scotsman Rally, it was a team from the south of the UK that went on to win the three-day 600-mile event, after a ferocious battle for the lead. Driver William Medcalf from Liss, West Sussex, and navigator David Kirkham...
As you’ll read in this month’s Racecar Profile, I had the good fortune to be given the opportunity to drive...
Delahaye, for those who recognize the name, conjures up a mixed vision of large and long French Grand Prix, sports...
We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down the spark lever on the big Lincoln open tourer’s steering wheel hub and then eases out the choke, flicks the key, and steps on the starter pedal. The starter spools...
History lauds volumes of praise to those who are first. Thinking back to 1964, many will recall a short wheelbase,...
Privateer Bruce Halford took part in the epic 1957 German Grand Prix, finishing 11th in his Maserati 250F. It was...
2018 Indochina Road Classic Route What are the ingredients for a good rally? Breathtaking scenic roads, unique cars and great people, but also some surprises and the “Wow”effect! The Indochina Road Classic had it all. The variety of vehicles made it a real cruising museum, with 21 cars and two...
Sexual debauchery, a regime’s imminent downfall and a kidnapping fit for a gentleman were some of the highlights of the...
When I was a college student, some friends told me about a woman who ran a hair salon in her...
If you visited a car show in 1963 or 1964, you would have seen concept cars on display from many different manufactures, just as you do today. Concept cars are built to showcase new and futuristic designs and to capture the imagination of the public. The public’s response to these...
March Cars was created in 1969 by a quartet of Englishmen with a shared vision to construct racing cars for...
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Back in the free-and-easy days when you still could cozy up to naked racecars right out in plain sight, some of us journos enjoyed the challenge of trying to figure out new speed technology on our own, without asking the team for explanations. And anyway, when the team was Penske-cum-Porsche...
Would you trade a front-engine 12-cylinder Ferrari for a Devin SS in boxes? That’s what Harold Pace did—are you with...
Back in 1982, I bought a 1940 Packard coupe and spent the next couple of years restoring it. Once I...
The Bugatti Type 35 may be the most successful racer ever, having secured more than 2,500 race victories during its active time. Its beauty, technical ingenuity and driving brilliance remain just as appealing a century later. To understand the Bugatti Type 35, one must first understand its creator, Ettore Arco...
Checkout the cool story behind this particular Lola T70 which was driven by Ewen Sergison into battle at the Surtees...
Fitting that a classic car show is staged at a classic venue and with its move from London’s Millennium Excel...
1958 Lola Mk1 The Broadley cousins were racing enthusiasts from an early age. Both built and raced Austin specials before setting about in 1956 to construct something to compete with the new Lotus VI, being built and raced by one Colin Chapman. Their original idea had been to buy a...
Featuring state-of-the-art components and a robust 6.9-litre V8 engine generating over 600 horsepower, Marcos Mantara LM600 is a sight to...
When McLaren first produced the F1, their intention was that it be exclusively sold as a road car with no...
1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had a winner, and orders came in a rush on the heels of almost completely positive reviews of the car. This was in spite of the fact that it was not...
Relive the moment when Kevin Harvick stole the victory from Mick Martin at the 2007 Daytona 500 right before the...
To celebrate Hans Hermann’s 95th birthday, we look back at one of the most spectacular crashes in F1 history. At...
The Napier-Bentley was created as a one-off special, built in 1968 by original owner Peter Morley on a Sunbeam Chassis. However, after a huge crash, the car was rebuilt on a 1929 8-L Bentley chassis. This unique racecar always draws a huge crowd with its sweeping lines of red bodywork...
