It was a hell of a party, part Mexican fiesta, part class reunion, part a gathering of the VFW, all...
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Sadler MkV Charles and John Cooper may have started the mid-engined revolution, but it was a maverick Canadian named Bill...
Thanks to the Ice Age, we were given the Bonneville Salt Flats upon which thousands of land speed racers have enjoyed nearly a century of high-speed, record-setting fun and excitement. The world’s biggest racetrack, some 4,214 feet above sea level, is also the world’s largest natural “dynamometer.” Located immediately east...
Tom Wheatcroft is a man with a lot of energy and drive. Though in his seventies, he still goes to...
How much “stuff” is enough? A seemingly simple question that historically has never been easy to answer. If you look...
Hi there. I am your new back-page columnist. I would like you to think of me as a friend, a special friend. How can I make you like me? I could start by telling you that I live just over a mile from the Goodwood Circuit, and what a pain...
Cadillac is gonna do what?! I’m sure I’m not the only one who said that after hearing that Cadillac was...
Jackie Stewart Skip Hudson 1 Indy car driver Tom Sneva is born (1948). 2 F1 and endurance racer Jan Lammers...
Sonoma, CA Mar. 17-19 The 1973 Lola T-294 of Jamey Mazzota leads the 1974 Lola T-294 of Brad Krause. Photo: Jim Williams 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...
MG-N Monoposto Back in late 1934, a rather proud and reasonably affluent father decided his son should have something special...
Before paved roads became common and state highways were still an unrealized dream, driving from Southern to Northern California was...
In this final installment of Casey Annis’ interview with Dan Gurney, Dan discusses his “second” career as a constructor and team owner. Click here to read the first installment where Dan Gurney discusses his days as a driver. VRJ: What has been more satisfying for you – your career as...
I have an old friend that works in law enforcement. I’m not talking about the local PD. Serious law enforcement,...
Ronnie Bucknum Jim Clark 2 Mike Hailwood is born (1940). 3 Mario Andretti becomes the first American to win a...
Phoenix International Raceway, AZ Feb. 18-20 The 1971 Titan Mk6A of Bob Sawyer (#7) dices with the 1972 Royale RP-16 of Robert Brown.Photo: Susan Myers 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....
Moroso Motorsports Park, FL Feb. 17-20 The 1965 Porsche 911S of Joe Policastro is pursued by the 1965 911 of...
Maserati 300S The modern era in motor racing began shortly after the end of WWII, when there was a huge...
Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to NASCAR, Gurney can also lay claim to a long and successful career as a team owner, car constructor and truly one of racing’s nicest and most approachable individuals. In this...
Throughout the history of man and machine there have been inextricable links between automobiles and airplanes. Henry Ford’s corrugated Trimotor...
Janet Guthrie Carlos Pace 1 NASCAR racer Dave Marcis is born (1941). 2 Sports car racer Nino Vacarella is born...
Savannah, Georgia Dec. 10-12 The 1966 Trans-Am Mustang of Tim Holland leads the 1971 Datsun 510 of Larry Edwards.Photo: Art Eastman 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...
Trevers Walkett, one of four Walkett brothers that formed Ginetta Cars, passed away on January 5th at the age of...
BMW CSL In the world of production sedans – touring cars, as they are known in Europe – few if any...
Click here to read Part 1 of Something Special One of the chief complaints about early sports racers is that they cost too much, with RS Porsches, Jaguar D-Types and Ferraris going for $500K to over $1 million. Here are some suggestions that will get you into vintage sports racer...
We posed the question two issues back, “Who are the two Americans who would have been most likely to succeed...
The last time we spoke, we talked about the importance of having the correct fastner for a given application. This...
Las Vegas, Nevada Nov. 6-7 The 1967 Ford Cortina of Monica Escandon. Photo: David Yoshimura 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...
Holman & Moody This is the official web site of this venerable Ford racing and tuning specialist. This site features...
American Customer Sports Racing Cars of the 1950s Everyone has heard of the scandalously beautiful Scarabs, the ground-pounding Cunninghams and...
Ever since my VRJ colleague, Pete Lyons, reminisced about his early trips to and ‘round the Nurburgring in the March 1999 issue, I’ve been waiting for the chance to indulge myself in a little bit of similar nostalgia – maybe with a touch of one-upmanship mixed in! In early November,...
