San Francisco businessman Kjell Qvale has been a big wheel in the automotive industry for more than six decades. Qvale,...
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A rare, record-breaking 1954 Dodge Firearrow III Sport Concept by Ghia and a one-of-a-kind 1950 Saturn ‘Bob Hope Special’ will take...
A 1963 Shelby AC Cobra 289 factory race car will be featured at Russo and Steele’s upcoming “Sports and Muscle in Scottsdale” auction on January 14-18, 2009. Shelby AC Cobra CSX 2009, one of the first Shelby American/Holman Moody/Ford factory team cars,...
The latest look at old classified advertisements features a Ferrari 196 S race car offered for sale in the April...
An opportunistic mix of Group 5 endurance racers and Group 7 thundercars enlivened Watkins Glen’s 1970 Can-Am Text and Photos...
The more in-depth summaries of the life and career of Phil Hill have focussed on three significant aspects: the racing accomplishments, the complex nature of the man, and the fact that he was an underrated driver. Phil died of respiratory complications due to Parkinson’s disease on August 28, 2008. He...
On August 28, we lost our great and good champion, Phil Hill. The entire world of motor sports is saddened....
November 2008 The Nürburgring 1000-km Race; Nürburgring, June 1, 1958. Phil Hill in the Ferrari 250TR which he drove with Luigi Musso to 5th place. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article...
Andre Boillot Rex Mays 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese GP and his first Formula One world title at Suzuka...
Schenly Park, Pittsburgh, PA July 19–20,2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Oran Park Raceway, Narellan, Australia June 28–29, 2008 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 most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, CO July 16–20, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France July 11–13, 2008 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
November 2008 Can-Am Thunder DVD By Duke Video As highlighted in this month’s feature on the 1970 Can-Am event at Watkins Glen, the original Canadian-American Challenge Cup series was one of the most unique and awe-inspiring racing championships ever to grace the world motor sport stage. Part of the series’...
Need a change of pace from the usual closed-course vintage race events? Bored with the same corners on all-too-familiar tracks?...
It is with sadness that we report the loss of British Le Mans–winner, Peter Jopp. Jopp began racing in the...
The Jaguar XK series made its first public debut at the 1948 London Motor Show in the shape of the 130-mph XK120, and its grace and pace caused a sensation. With the road car staying in production for the next thirteen years and racing models taking five Le Mans victories,...
For the 35th renewal of the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, organizer Steve Earle decided...
Set against the San Diego Bay, the 2008 Coronado Speed Festival was held September 27th – 28th on a 1.7...
RM Auctions will mark their 10th anniversary Automobiles of Arizona auction event in Phoenix, Arizona with the sale of one the rarest and most valuable Corvettes in history – an all mighty 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (chassis no. 002). Often referred to as one of the most fascinating enigmas...
Driver, team owner and motorsports legend Roger Penske joined racers Pete Lovely, Wayne Rainey, Bobby Rahal, Dan Gurney, Eddie Lawson...
The 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance included competitors from 27 states and 12 countries, all hoping that their prized automobiles...
Sportscar Vintage Racing Association returned to Virginia International Raceway on September 27-28 for the annual VIR Fall Festival. The 2008 VIR Fall Festival attracted over 200 entries from all across the spectrum, including a McLaren M6B Can-Am car, a classic-era 1928 Frazer-Nash, a Lister...
1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” Across the annals of automotive history, few families can lay claim to more engineering genius...
I write this month’s column from Monterey, as myself, most of our staff, and about 3,000-pounds of magazines are here...
I was intrigued by the letter from Rob Connearney in the August issue of Vintage Racecar. Crosley Hot Shots were, indeed, fitted with Goodyear-Hawley “spot” disc brakes for a spell, but these were prone to bind and were replaced by Bendix drum brakes. Crosley was the first, but the system...
October 2008 The Japanese Grand Prix; Fuji, October 17, 1976. Jody Scheckter dances with the 6-wheel Tyrrell P34 in streaming...
The origins of the Packwood Special can be traced to California aerospace engineer Steve Mulholland, who gathered components over a...
October 2008 Tiger Tales Dear Editor, I saw Art’s letter in your August issue about the Sunbeam Tiger. In 1964, I did a shoot for the California Sports Car magazine, the continuation magazine that Art and Dick Sherwin started in the ’50s. We were at the Roots Group showroom on Pico...
