1958 Devin D Porsche Across the southern hills of the Dolomite Mountains of Italy, north of a line drawn between...
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Huffaker Engineering has been more successful, over a longer period of time, and in more forms of motorsport, than any...
Over the course of his life, Frank Gardner has been a boxer, a surfer and a motorcycle mechanic before moving on to motor racing in Australia, England and eventually, throughout the world. Our Patrick Quinn managed to catch up with Frank at his Australian driver-training facility and found him to...
Mario Andretti started the 1978 Formula One season in the Colin Chapman–designed Lotus 78. After winning the season opener in...
Virginia International Raceway, VA June 5-8, 2003 The rare 1933 MG L2 “monoposto” of George Chilberg. Photo: Gordon Jolley 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...
October 2003 Daytona 24 Hours By J.J. O’Malley In the world of professional sports car racing, only two events have...
While often overlooked in the annals of motorsport history, from 1963 to 1988 the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) provided...
The 10th edition of the Goodwood Festival of Speed continued its tradition of bringing huge crowds onto the grounds of Lord Charles March’s Sussex home, Goodwood House, though the large space devoted to modern F1 cars has begun to squeeze out some the historic machines. Goodwood Festival brought together some...
1968 Lotus 49 – Cosworth DFV Chassis 49/R4 There are few racing cars which have the reputation of scaring the...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part 2 In Part One of this story...
Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin are the founders of Cosworth, one of the longest surviving and most famous names in motorsport. Our Ed McDonough was able to sit down with both of them as they made plans for the 45th anniversary of Cosworth Engineering. VRJ: How did it all start?...
I drove for Colin Chapman for about four years because I was a junior driver in the Lotus team, so...
Le Mans, France June 14, 2003 Overall winner Willie Green at the wheel of his 1971 Ligier JS3.Photo: Greg P. Johnson 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...
Oran Park, Australia The 5.3-liter Chevy Nova SS of Ross Muller leads the way from the 3.7 slant-six Chrysler Valiant...
Few would argue with the fact that Scottish racing great Jim Clark ranks as one of the greatest Formula One...
The Automobile Club De L’Ouest (ACO) held it’s 2nd bi-annual Le Mans Legends race on June 14, this year featuring Le Mans veteran and Le Mans specification “sister cars” from the years 1959 to 1971. Qualifying was held for the 47 entered Legend cars on Thursday for one hour before...
Ex-Essex Wire 1965 Ford GT40 #1010 One hundred years of Ford! Where do you start? There are far too many...
The Life & Times of American Sports Car Racing Entrepreneur John Edgar, Part I John Edgar poses with his favorite...
Sir Jackie Stewart’s career started in 1963, and though he no longer competes, there is no end in sight to his continuing career in the higher echelons of motorsport. Today, he still plays a major role at Ford and the Jaguar Grand Prix team, serves as President of the British...
Luigi Villoresi John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra RS500 is homologated for Group A touring car racing (1987). 1 F1...
We aren’t timeless, but our artifacts can be, and the achievements they represent should live forever. That’s at least some comfort as I mourn the loss of a friend while simultaneously celebrating the rebirth of a car he did much to make immortal. My friend was Carroll Smith, author, engineer...
Donnington Park, U.K. May 4-5, 2003 The 1964 4.7-liter AC Cobra of James Lindsay/Bill Wykeham during the 40-minute Gentleman Drivers...
Road Atlanta, GA April 24-27, 2003 The 1968 Datsun 510 of William Stewart dives inside the 1970 Porsche 914-6 of...
Perhaps better known as a car and motorcycle constructor rather than a racer, Alejando De Tomaso, 74, died in Italy, at the end of May. The son of an Argentinean presidential candidate, De Tomaso settled in Modena, Italy in 1955, intent on a motor racing career. He drove for Maserati...
Renowned author, VRJ contributor, race engineer and team manager for the Le Mans-winning Shelby GT40 program, Carroll Smith succumbed to...
If you are even just slightly interested in Australian motor racing there are two Sundays of the year that are...
Vic Edelbrock In the late 1930s, Vic Edelbrock Senior started up his automotive business in a small way, in a small garage on Los Angeles’ 3rd and La Brea. He did tune-ups and general auto repair, and on the side, he raced various cars at the dry lakebeds just east...
