1966 Eagle-Weslake, Chassis 1G-102 We have had the discussion many times before…What is the greatest racecar of all time?…so we...
We raced the car with the V-12 for the first time at Brands Hatch, at the Race of Champions.I remember...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
1979 Ferrari 512 BB LM Here’s a little competition for you: How many sets of rules have governed international sports...
1962 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans British motor manufacturers and wealthy private entrants have always been entranced with the Le Mans 24-Hour Race. Bentley started it all with their wins in 1924 and the four consecutive victories between 1927 and 1930. Lagonda inherited the crown in 1935, and then, of course,...
1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key...
Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
1955 Crowfoot Holden Special The author opens up the wailing Crowfoot Special onto Wakefield Park’s front straight. Photo: Casey Annis Now I understand why Australia was put where it is. When world geography was organized, it was recognized that motor racing would get everywhere, but in places where it would...
July 2006 Speed, Frozen in Time : Vintage Racecar Images By Jamie Hankin Readers of Vintage Raecar will be familiar...
1971 Alfa Romeo GTAm There is a slight inclination here to refer you to Tony Adriaensen’s remarkable tome Alleggerita and...
1954 Alvis Grey Lady At the 2004 Goodwood Revival, a most unlikely machine quickly became the large crowd’s favorite as Ivan Dutton and the late Gerry Marshall pedaled Dutton’s rather majestic 1954 Alvis Grey Lady to a 2nd and 4th in the two heats of the St. Mary’s Trophy race....
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing...
1955 Le Mans-Winning Jaguar D-type Chassis XKD 505 The temptation is to dissolve into a wave of superlatives…that would not...
1969 Lola T70 Mk3B Forget, for a minute, the origins of the Lola GT, the Mk6, the connections with the GT40, the Spyder, the Lola-Aston, and the differences between an Mk3 and 3B. We’ll get to some of that shortly. First, let’s get down to basics. When I first arrived...
Round Sainte-Devote depicts the start of the 1970 Monaco Grand Prix with Jackie Stewart and Chris Amon leading the field...
February 2006 BMC Competition Department Secrets With Marcus Chambers, Stuart Turner, and Peter Browning While the name of the book...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO There will be no cliches, euphemisms, over-emotional exaggerations, or use of the word “icon” in this article. Right, got that out of the way. We are rational, objective and cool car people—we don’t dribble. With that said, the Ferrari 250 GTO has a predictable influence on...
1949 Gordini 23S Anyone who has ever listened to Peter Ustinov’s fabulous motor racing spoof of the 1950s, “The Grand...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
1972 Surtees TS9B The relationship between money and success in an F1 team has always been a subject of interest and debate. There have been teams with very little money, in real and relative terms, that manage to do reasonably well—Minardi is perhaps a good example of that at present....
Sports car racing in the U.S. during the ’50s was unique. It was very different from the American circle-track or...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples. Monaco. Ardmore. Wigram. Invercargill. Johannesburg. Salisbury. Limpopo. Rafaella. El Pinar. Buenos Aires. Interlagos. Montevideo. Cordoba. This is the pedigree of the car you see in front of you. It was...
Whether or not most of us realize it, a most unusual man is among us. Until the late ’50s, he...
During the FIA World Championship of 1965, the Ford Cobra Coupes competed in the Monza 1000 Km. The two-car team, run by Alan Mann, finished 1st and 2nd in class. Although not an overall win, the team was focused on the World GT Championship, which the team succeeded in winning...
1968 Austin-Healey Sprite Prototype Many individuals and companies have an enviable record at Le Mans. However not many can match...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring...
1970 Porsche 908/3 The author puts the 908/3 through its paces on Pierre Bardinon’s private Mas Du Clos circuit in central France.Photo: Peter Collins In the early 1980s, Andrea de Cesaris was taking journalists around Silverstone in a turbocharged Group C Lancia, asking if you wanted a “medium or fast”...
