Spring Carlisle Auction April 26–27, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
6,210 results for
ford
Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, North Waikato, NZ January 27–29, 2012 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
Sydenham Trophy Race, Crystal Palace, May 20, 1939. Prince Bira in his E.R.A. chases Hans Ruesch’s Alfa Romeo 8C35 up the hill to South Tower corner. Ruesch won his preliminary heat from Bira, but the “eight stone of dynamite from Siam” (as the program called him) won the final at...
Bruce Bromme Sr. was born in 1917, and shortly thereafter was thrust into the world of racing. His father,...
Niki Lauda Richard Petty 1 Willy Grover, better known as “W. Williams,” wins the ACF Grand Prix for sports cars...
Two races at this year’s Silverstone Classic, scheduled for the weekend of July 20–22, will be dedicated to the memory of two of motorsport’s most respected personalities, both of whom recently passed away. The Peter Gethin Memorial Trophy will be run for Formula Two and Formula 5000 machinery. In addition...
Ted Cutting, the man who designed the Aston Martin DBR1 that took Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori to victory at...
The Austin Seven motor car celebrates its 90th birthday this year and the occasion is being marked by a major...
In a world where the value of words is often diminished by over-use and misapplication, there is absolutely no doubt that the word “icon” applies to Carroll Shelby, who passed away on May 10. The charismatic Texan may be known primarily as the chicken farmer who created the Cobra, but...
• At H&H auctions, April 9 Duxford Sale, the UK auction house managed a near record price for a 1970...
The Windsor Castle Concours of Elegance will be staged September 7-9, 2012, in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. With...
The Mid-Ohio Vintage Grand Prix 2012 was held June 22-24 at the 13-turn, 2.258 mile Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Sanctioned by Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) and sponsored by Mechanics Bank, the 30th annual historic races at Mid-Ohio offered a snapshot from many eras of motorsports. “SVRA...
Mecum Auctions, Salmon Brothers Collection, North Little Rock, Arkansas, June 16, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor...
Sports Car Digest has been running a series of photo retrospectives drawn from the film archive of Bob Harmeyer. The...
American racing history was made at the 1967 24 Hour of Le Mans, and thus far has never been matched again. With the 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend, the Henry Ford Museum reflected on the 45th anniversary of the Ford Mark IV claiming the second of four...
Report by Marco Zanello and photos by Giacomo Zanello The Monza Coppa Intereuropa 2012 was held 1-3 June at the...
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 2012 will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Shelby Cobra when it returns August 17-19th...
The RM Auctions Dingman Collection 2012 auction was held June 9-10 in Hampton, New Hampshire, resulting in more than $9.88 million in sales with 100 percent of all lots sold. The collection is the result of many years of acquisition by Michael Dingman, a former Ford Motor Company director for...
The Classics at the Castle Porsche Concours 2012 will be held Sunday, September 2nd on the grounds of Hedingham Castle,...
The Historic Motors Sports Association (HMSA) held the LSR Invitational event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on June 5-6, 2012....
A pair of GT40s, including a 1968 Ford GT40 Gulf/Mirage Lightweight Racing Car, chassis P/1074, and an unrestored 1967 Ford GT40 MK I, chassis P/1059, are the latest headline consignments confirmed for the 2012 RM Auctions Monterey sale, scheduled for August 17–18 in California. The GT40 succeeded the Shelby Daytona...
By Dennis Gray | Photos as credited Bob Bondurant has done a few things. The winner of a world championship...
The 2012 Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (15-17 June) will include a new timed category – the Supercar Class. The latest...
Mecum Auctions, Spring Classic, Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 15-20, 2012 Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Since moving from the fields north of Belvidere, Illinois to Indianapolis, Mecum Auctions’ Spring Classic has grown nearly exponentially. Even though the 2012 Spring Classic didn’t replace Mecum’s January Kissimmee...
Report and photos by Dennis Gray The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival 2012 was held the weekend of June 1-3, at...
Report and photos by Marshall Autry Vintage racing returned to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend of May 5-6, 2012....
Racing car engineering firm Lola Cars was founded in 1958 by Eric Broadley on the success of front-engined sports cars like the Mk I, before creating various single-seaters, the iconic T70 and many other notable race cars. Based in Huntingdon, England, the company eventually diversified into one of the oldest...
1957 Lotus Eleven LM 150Photo: Shifting Focus It was still very early days for the small, but growing firm of Lotus...
Is 263.4 kph, or 163.7 mph, the maximum speed of a new twin-turbo V12 people-carrier? The speed of a motorcyclist...
“MAYA –Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable”– was the acronym industrial designer Raymond Loewy used to describe his design philosophy. To catch the eye of the consumer, he believed a design had to be the “most advanced,” but too advanced could mean failure, since the design might not be widely accepted. There...
