Alfredo Brioschi buys a supposedly new, never raced, Alfa Romeo 2900A. In reality, it is that year’s Mille Miglia-winning car with a new body (1936).
Time Capsule

December in Racing History

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1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long-distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967).

2 Peter Arundell wins a one-car “race” at Monza, Italy. Journalist Richard von Frankenberg had accused Lotus of using an illegal engine in Arundell’s car in a race there a few months earlier. He challenged them to match their race speed in an “inspected, standard” Lotus 22. Arundell bested his race average by 2.5 mph (1962).

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Michael Stucker wrote the monthly Time Capsule column for Vintage Racecar from 2000 to 2023, compiling notable dates and anniversaries in motor racing history, from Grand Prix and sports car racing to rallying and American oval racing. More than 250 of his columns appear in the Sports Car Digest archive. In the Sports Car Digest archive: 258 stories, 2000–2023.
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