This large, domineering man invented the job of motor racing team manager and in doing so changed the way the...
Alfred Neubauer Biography He was born on 29 March 1891 in Novy Jicin, near Ostrava, in what is now the...
Like so many great automobiles of our time, the Mercedes-Benz SL series can trace its origins directly to the racetrack. With the rebuilding and recovery of Europe ongoing six years after the end of World War II, Mercedes competition boss Alfred Neubauer was told that the resources for a resumption...
It was 11 in the morning. A 25-year-old German pastry cook was sleeping after a hard night’s baking. Until the...
It may be irrelevant to ascribe beauty to a racing car designed expressly for its function. But the 1938 W154...
John Fitch lived a life filled with adventure and invention that is difficult to capture in a brief such as this. For starters, his namesake ancestor built the first successful steamboat 11 years after the Declaration of Independence severed the bond between colonial America and Mother England. In his own...
In remembering and memorializing John Fitch upon the occasion of his death, Vintage Racecar has produced this brief photographic summary...
Louis Chiron Biography Born in August 1899, the son of a French hotelier in Monaco he became that principalities most...
Quit Scraping the Paint! Photo: Roger Dixon Dear Editor, I would like to point out one quibble and one major error in the September 2012 issue of Vintage Racecar. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited...
Michael Andretti Al UnserPhoto: Jim Hatfield 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Ford-powered Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
Jim Clark Frank Williams Photo: Williams F1 1 Jody Scheckter drives a Tyrrell 007 to victory in the South African...
Frank Williams Erik Carlsson 3 The Intrepid, with Wayne Taylor driving, makes its IMSA GTP racing debut with a 2nd place finish at West Palm Beach, Florida (1991). 5 Rally champion Erik Carlsson is born in Trollhattan, Sweden (1929). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport...
A shortish, miserable-looking man with a square moustache strutted into the room, his face non-committal, his uniform vaguely operatic. He...
Pavel Kasik recently bid farewell to his beloved Tatra T77 only days after completing its 20-year restoration. The Tatra started its overseas journey of 4,279 miles from the Czech Republic to the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, which will host an exclusive feature of streamlined Tatra automobiles for the first...
The 48 Best Grand Prix Drivers in Formula One History This website since its inception has covered The history of...