In this month’s Racecar Profile [“Bound by Fate”], you’ll read that I recently had the opportunity to test drive the...
Alpine founder Jean Rédélé was very keen to ensure his cars enjoyed great success in competition, with the A110 being...
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In honor of the recent passing of Alpine founder Jean Rédélé, Renault has unveiled an exposition of Alpine history, at...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Ben Collins takes a thrilling ride in the 1967 Alpine A210, a legendary race car that made its mark in...
Inspired by the iconic Alpine A110 that won the 1973 Sanremo Rally, this new limited edition features a modern and...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there isare plenty of period pieces from which to glean information, but with little research material available and certainly no books on the subject, celebrated author Roy Smith has had the...
As explored in this month’s “Racecar Profile,” the Sunbeam Alpine was developed by the Rootes Group as a way of...
Groupe Renault displayed four historic endurance racing prototypes (above, photo courtesy of Renault) at this year’s Retromobile Show in Paris,...
1962 Sunbeam Alpine Le Mans British motor manufacturers and wealthy private entrants have always been entranced with the Le Mans 24-Hour Race. Bentley started it all with their wins in 1924 and the four consecutive victories between 1927 and 1930. Lagonda inherited the crown in 1935, and then, of course,...
Georges Lemaître actually finished 2nd in the 1894 Paris-Rouen Horseless Carriage Competition in this Peugeot 3hp, but was awarded victory...
One of the most successful relationships in motor sports during the sixties was between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. It...
With this month’s main feature story looking at the Alpine Renaults that played a prominent role in the World Rally Championship during the early 1970s, we thought a good rally-based site might be of interest. This one, based in the Netherlands, allows you access to results and clarifications from the...
During October 26th-30th, Gooding & Company will be hosting its second Geared Online auction, where a collection of staggering exotic...
May 2009 Peter Collins: All About the Boy! By Ed McDonough Along with Stirling Moss and Mike Hawthorn, Peter Collins...
Two heroes and a heroine. What unites them? The Audi Quattro, rallying’s first four-wheel-drive, turbocharged car. Hannu and Stig each...
Quadruple Monte Carlo Rallye winner Walter Röhrl dominated December’s FIA European Rally Championship for Historical Cars event in the Spanish...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
This unique 1938 Mercedes-Benz Gelandesport 170VS is the only remaining example of 10 specially built by the factory to compete...
What kind of racing driver is it who forgets how many times he’s won? One of the most successful, of...
Vintage Racecar’s European team will be out in full force at the 10th Race Retro, at Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry, Warwickshire, from the 22nd to the 24th of February. In deference of the show’s chosen marque, Lotus, the Vintage Racecar stand (E40 Hall 2) will be exhibiting the JPS Lotus...
Automobile manufacturers consistently look to various sources of inspiration when designing their cars. A current trend or future direction in...
The Sunbeam Alpine has always had a slight stigma regarding its competition career. Early on it was labeled the “British...
Alpine and Renault – the Sports Prototypes Vols. 1 & 2 By Roy Smith Originally published in 2010, the story of Alpine and Renault is a culmination of a Sherlock Homes style of research, study and investigative interviews with those luminaries who designed, built, tested, raced and had “hands on”...
There are so many great racecars. I have always liked the Cobra, and I would be very pleased for someone...
“Once upon a time”— is the way most children’s fairytales start, but this is no French fairytale. Although it is...
On May 26–27, the Bugatti Owners’ Club staged their all-French “La Vie en Bleu” speed hillclimb event at the UK’s famous Prescott Hill, near Cheltenham. Among the 50 Alpine Renaults invited was Club Alpine Renault–member Rob Gibson who invited famed British racer Barry “Whizzo” Williams to co-drive his A110. Williams...