Sydney pharmacist John Hallihan is the man who brought a rare D-Type to Australia, in very interesting circumstances. During the...
He crashed numerous cars and aeroplanes, did his best to drown an admiral, and his dog delayed a critical wartime...
Major Anthony Peter Roylance Rolt, Military Cross and Bar, had a philosophy. After surviving the Second World War, in which he almost died several times and won two Military Crosses, one of Britain’s highest awards for bravery, he reasoned that the rest of his life would be a bonus. So,...
As expected, Alberto Ascari impressed everyone with his driving of the 340 hp Ferrari 375MM in the 1953 24 Hours...
1988 Jaguar XJR9 & 1991 Jaguar XJR12 Almost all of Jaguar’s competition effort in the post-war period became directed at a...
September 2010 A great idea that failed. Jaguar created special streamlined bodywork for its C-Types for the 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours in an effort to increase top speed. Unfortunately, the new shape did not allow sufficient engine cooling and all three entries retired. While they were still running, Tony Rolt...
The Jaguar D-Type that won the Reims 12-hour race in 1956 with Duncan Hamilton and Ivor Bueb driving, made a...
James Duncan Hamilton was the epitome of the 1950s racing driver, fast and full of joie de vivre. A fighter...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1 racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born (1940). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to...
