Heavens To Murgatroyd! – Big surprise at the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona Story by Louis Galanos; photos by Louis...
The amazing 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans produced the closest race finish ever, as Jacky Ickx and Jackie Oliver’s...
Alfa Romeo has designed and built many desirable automobiles, in-house, during its century-plus existence, but some of its most interesting cars have been designed by independent coachbuilders—the 1931 6C 1750 by Zagato, Touring-bodied 8C 2900B of the late ’30s, several lovely Pininfarina Spider designs from the ’50s to the mid-’90s,...
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It was not my intention for this story to be all about motorhomes. Alas, I may have failed you in...
A 1969 Gulf Porsche 917, chassis 017/004, will be shown at several events during the 2014 Monterey Classic Car Week. This special Porsche 917 will be shown at the Carmel Concours on the Avenue on Tuesday, August 12, McCall Motorworks Revival on Wednesday, August 13th and in the Porsche Pavilion...
The story of Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica, in many ways parallels that of fellow Italian small constructor Abarth. Intermeccanica was founded...
During the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz offered a series of convertible and coupe sedans based on its W111 chassis platform. Early variants...
A special era in the history of the Porsche 917 stems from a private conversation held between Porsche team manager Rico Steinemann and the legendary John Wyer the night before the running of the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1969. Steinemann had been authorized by Porsche management to offer J.W....
The 1970 12 Hours of Sebring is judged by many to be the greatest Sebring race of all time. The...
Steve McQueen may have actually won the 1970 12 Hours of Sebring. By Louis Galanos The response to my story...
1970 24 Hours of Daytona – Opening Round of the World Sportscar Championship By Louis Galanos | Photos as credited The ninth running of international sports car endurance racing at the Daytona International Speedway was historic as the new group 5 Porsche 917s and Ferrari 512s met for the first...
1970 Alfa Romeo GTAm Autodelta built around 40 examples of the GTAm (Alleggerita Maggiorata – “lightened enlarged”), with 1750 and...
The 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup season was the fifth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. The season began only...
Enzo Ferrari probably didn’t care much for his 365 GT 2+2. He didn’t care much for any of his road cars – they were a means to an end. You can’t have a world class race team without a lot of money, and it was the road cars that provided...
Photo: Pete Austin At the Goodwood Festival of Speed just a few months ago a Mercedes Benz W196, once driven...
The Iso Grifo automobile emerged from the visionary collaboration between engineer Giotto Bizzarrini and entrepreneur Renzo Rivolta. Its inception in...
Background Lamborghini’s Miura S, an iconic masterpiece of automotive design, was conceived by Marcello Gandini of Bertone. Gandini’s genius is evident in the Miura S’s aesthetics and non-traditional drivetrain layout. Introduced in 1968, the Miura S represents a significant evolution from its predecessor, the Miura P400, both in terms of...
I have driven numerous racing cars over my 30 years and many eras of motor sport. I drove in several...
My greatest racecar would have to be a choice between my first F5000 car, the 1969 McLaren, or, the 1970...
Nearly a decade after it had stunned the world with the original 300 SL, Mercedes-Benz faced the daunting task of replacing the world’s first supercar. Instead of constructing another pure sports car, with performance as the ultimate goal, Mercedes decided to turn the SL quest in a different direction, designing...
The Mid-Ohio Grand Prix, Mid-Ohio, September 27, 1970 John Eiteljorge with his Brabham BT21F (#74) leads the field to the...
The Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo; May 10, 1970 After the start and up St. Devote hill to Casino Square....
1970 Monaco Grand Prix – The Stuff of Champions By Dennis David The unsuccessful attempt to produce a competitive four-wheel drive car for Formula 1 had finally run its course, Lotus reluctantly abandoned the effort and set about designing a car that would return them to the top. That car...
A special class of 1970 Muscle Cars will celebrate the pinnacle of Detroit’s fast and loud Muscle Car era at...
There is an entire world of exotic vintage Japanese racing machinery that is rarely, if ever, written about or discussed...
The Nürburgring 1000 km Race; May 31, 1970. Airborne! A Dechent-team Porsche 908/2 driven by Rudi Lins and Willy Kauhsen takes off at Flugplatz. They finished 6th overall behind two factory Porsche 908/3s, two Ferrari 512S spiders and the other 908/2 from the Dechent team. Photo by Yves Debraine. Photo...
The 908/03 used the know-how from the super lightweight 909 Bergspyder. The 3-litre 908/03 was just 4″/10 cm longer than...
Just a few years into the life of the 911, Porsche was already looking ahead. In their minds, to have...
By Leigh Dorrington World Rally Champion Sebastian Ogier’s victory in the 2014 Monte Carlo Rally in a Volkswagen Polo R was Ogier’s first at Monte Carlo and the first for Volkswagen. First victories in the world’s oldest and most famous rally have lifted countless drivers to prominence—and presaged record-breaking motorsport...
