• Paris’ famed Retromobile automobile exhibition has announced that its next event, February 6–10, 2013, will pay tribute to the...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from the April 10–14, 2021, running of the Copperstate 1000 in Arizona. 59 Porsche 356A-Eli Kogan 61 Porsche 356 Super 90 Cab-Jon and Joan Wactor-Sedona 73 Ferrari 365GTB-4 Daytona-Brad & Lisa Tank 73 Porsche 911-Tomas Papadopoulos 55 Arnolt Bristol Competition Bolide-Marc and Lorraine Weiland 58 Jaguar...
Raoul “Sonny” Balcaen may not be a name with which everyone is familiar, but he grew up in Southern California...
Photo: Pete Austin I have many memories of competing in rallies across Europe, but one that really sticks in my...
Back in the June 2008 issue of Vintage Racecar we announced that two special 4-cylinder Austin-Healeys were being prepared in Australia for the purpose of retracing the steps made by the Donald Healey Motor Company at Bonneville in 1954. Back then, with the likes of Carroll Shelby, Roy Jackson-Moore, and...
The Aston Martin Owners Club has announced its competitions schedule for 2008 which includes five key race meetings and eight...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the return of the Le Mans Legend historic support race to next year’s Le Mans...
Whether you read about it in Vintage Racecar—or almost any other automotive publication—over the past year, chances are good that you’ve already heard about our Associate Editor John Nikas and the remarkable Austin-Healey named Grace. Last year—as a fairly last-minute, “wild hair” idea—John decided that he would take a friend’s...
Donald Healey and his small team at the Donald Healey Motor Company in Warwick, England, were on a roll. Late...
The Sprite made its debut before the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix as an inexpensive motor “a chap could keep in...
The 12 Hours of Sebring, March 25, 1961, featured heavy traffic in the Webster Turns. Shown leading this group is the factory-entered Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite of Ed Leavens and John Colgate, followed by the N.A.R.T. Ferrari 250GT California driven by Gus Andrey, Allen Newman and Bob Publicker. Behind them are...
Over 2-liter Grand Touring cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports: the...
It was irresistible and I just had to have it. Back in 1976, my friend Keith had learnt the whereabouts...
On his way to 5th place overall in the 1955 East London Winter Handicap, John Hanning (Aston-Nash) leads Roy Humphreys (#7 Consul Special) around Weavers’ Hotel corner on the dangerous Esplanade Circuit. South Africa has a rich motor racing history, and during the 1930s a number of International Grands Prix...
During 2016 the UK’s Historic Sports Car Club celebrates 50 years since it’s founding. Looked upon by many as “Mr....
After a 15-year hiatus, organizers have recently announced a four-race Healey Challenge series will take pace in 2005, pitting American...
We walk through Don Murray’s spectacular classic and exotic car collection and dealership called Mesa Concours Cars in southern California, past Ferraris, Porsches, Aston Martins and other automotive masterworks, to arrive at a tiny blue Bug Eye roadster parked at the far end, in the corner, in the dark. This...
Pete Lyons You know how someone’s opposing opinion, one that seems inconsequential enough to let slide at the time, can...
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The largest collection of Aston Martin racing cars ever to gather on a single track will meet at Brands Hatch...
When the world got back to normal life, after World War II, there was so much pent up demand for...
Two-time Canadian Formula B champion Craig Hill has died at the age of 78. Hill was an outgoing character who clearly enjoyed his life while making invaluable contributions to Canadian motorsports. After commencing his competition career on local oval tracks Hill eventually moved into road racing, first with production cars...
RM Sotheby’s will hold its biennial Villa Erba sale, this Saturday, May 23, on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como....
Visitors to the 9th annual Put-in-Bay Road Races Reunion, scheduled for August 27-30, 2017, will discover a decidedly Italian flavor at this year’s event as it celebrates racers of vintage Alfa Romeos, Fiats and (who knows?… perhaps even a few Isettas and Siatas). Beyond the tribute to Italy, the event...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Coker’s Lines Dear Editor, Your story about the recreated 1953 Austin-Healey 100S Record Car was interesting. The caption notes how “sleek and slippery” the 100’s lines are. The image of the 1954 “Streamliner” also demonstrates the beauty of the design of this Austin-Healey. The story might have included credit for...