On 14 June 1970, Porsche claimed the first of what would become 16 overall victories in the world’s most prestigious...
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The Heacock Classic SVRA Gold Cup Historic Races were held June 4-6, 2010 at the historic 3.27 mile Virginia International...
Legends of Motorsports, a Bobby Rahal Signature Event, held the second round of its inaugural season at historic Watkins Glen International in upstate New York on June 13-13, 2010. Legends of Motorsports called the weekend a “celebration of all things 1970s,” as it featured live music, disco dance parties, autograph...
Report and photos by Rick Carey, Auction Editor Mecum Auctions held its Original Spring Classic Auction 2010 on May 19-23...
Story and photos by Dennis Gray The Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival took place the weekend of June 4-6, 2010, at...
RM Auctions held the Pate Museum Collection sale on Saturday, June 5th in Texas, resulting in more than $1.9 million in total sales. Held in Cresson, just south of Forth Worth, the single-day auction marked the end of an era for the well-known museum as 43 vehicles and over 170...
Story and Photos by Leigh Dorrington It’s not for me to write about the men and women Tom Brokaw described...
1973 Porsche Carrera RS This could be an opera in several parts. It might have been written by Verdi or...
Alfa Romeo will be 100 years old on June 24 and its motor sport pedigree almost 99—one of only a handful of companies that can trace their motor racing heritage back to the start of the 20th century. But Alfa’s is a kind of pear-shaped pedigree, in which the Italian...
Sportsman, dilettante, racer, comedian are all words that have been used at some point in time to describe the irascible...
From time to time, event organizers make the mistake of asking me to speak or MC at their event. You...
This is the story of a hero who was more heroic than most. You may not have heard of Archie Scott-Brown, but that shrewd judge of racing driver talent Juan Manuel Fangio, who won the Formula One World Championship five times, called this diminutive Scot phenomenal, and said he showed...
Unlike many racing drivers, none of my family was associated with motor sport or the motor trade. Spain, my country,...
When Japanese cars first came on the scene, although practical, most were somewhat stodgy. In the mid-’60s, however, Toyota decided...
June 2010 Le Mans, France, June 16–17, 1939. Shown here rounding Tetre Rouge, this Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Special...
In the March 2009 VRJ I wrote about Don Blenderman’s Kurtis obsession and his wonderful Sutton-bodied 500KK. What I failed...
June 2010 Ode to Briggs Dear Editor, Vintage Racecar’s April article celebrating the 60th anniversary of Briggs Cunningham’s Le Mans effort was excellent! Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes...
Paul Tracy James Hunt Photo: Maureen Magee 1 Ronnie Peterson drives a Tecno to victory in the F3 race on...
Long before he became famous for designing and building Indianapolis racers that won the 500-mile race five times, Los Angeles...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of International Motorsport; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, and the International Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included racing in the great endurance races such as the...
There was a summer of my life when I often walked back home from an evening ramble in a European...
Charles Randolph “Chuck” McCain, whose Alfa Romeo “Keenan Wynn Special” was featured on the cover of VR’s October 2009 issue,...
A strong line-up of classic Pontiacs, including 17 GTOs from a private Southern California collection, are part of the RM Auctions Classic Muscle & Modern Performance sale, held June 19, 2010 in San Diego, California. Leading the charge for the single-day sale are two examples of the iconic and unmistakable...
Die Silberpfeile – The Silver Arrows Teams The Fuhrer has spoken. The 1934 Grand Prix formula shall and must be...
Report and photos by Marcel Hundscheid Once a year the Royal Motor Union Liege organises the RMU Classic at the...
Mecum Auction held its Original Spring Classic Auction 2010 on May 19-23 in Indianapolis, Indiana, resulting in total gross sales (excluding buyer’s premium) of $41.7 million and a 66% sales rate. Among the more than 1,000 cars sold at the 23rd annual Original Spring Classic Auction, top sale went to...
Report and photos by Simon Wright The Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) organised the International Trophy meeting on the classic...
Report and photos by Marshall Autry Vintage racing in the Pacific Northwest kicked off the season with the Society of...
Legends of Motorsports, a Bobby Rahal Signature Event, celebrated its inaugural race weekend at the picturesque and challenging 2.38 mile Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama on May 21-23, 2010. The first event weekend saw a field of approximately 75 entrants grouped into six races, including Historic Grand Prix, Can-Am/USRRC, IMSA...
