Porsche’s Spyders stole the limelight, but in the 1950s they had serious rivals in both BMW and EMW, who produced...
Say what you will about Bernie Ecclestone, but you cannot deny the fact that he has an eye for a...
Wealthy Belgian aristocrat Olivier Gendebien has the unique distinction of being Ferrari’s most successful GT and sports car racer. He won 24 top endurance classics, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans four years out of five, the Targa Florio, 12 Hours of Sebring, and Tour de France Automobile three...
I spent the greater part of my Formula One career with Alfa Romeo, joining them in 1979 and leaving at...
Jim Clark Peter Revson 1 Mercedes-Benz publishes a press release officially describing their W25 Grand Prix race cars as “Silver Arrows” (1934). 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in a Ferrari 312T4 (1979). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was created by the Federation Internationale...
March 2010 The Toleman Story By Christopher Hilton After Ayrton Senna dominated British Formula Three, he tested for four F1 teams. Only one owner offered him a contract, however, Ted Toleman. It was a brilliant move, but apart from Senna’s single season of emerging brilliance in its cars, Team Toleman...
Rumblings of discontent have turned into a pandemonium of protest in the offices of the Province of Monza. Formula One...
All the living Formula One World Champions are expected to participate in F1’s 60th Anniversary celebrations over the weekend of...
Ken Tyrrell once said that, contrary to what had been written about him, he had no special talent for spotting good racing drivers. “If they’re quick, they’re good,” he growled. So was that all there was to it? Lap times? Whatever it was, he ended up employing the likes of...
Both my father and my grandfather had raced, so racing was in my genes. Like most modern drivers my early...
Bobby Unser François Cevert 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive the Löwenbrau Porsche 962 to victory in the 24 Hours of Daytona (1987). 2 Mark Donohue and Chuck Parsons drive the Chevrolet-powered Penske Sunoco Lola T70 MkIIIB to victory in the 24 Hours of...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula...
Billing itself as “the largest selection of vintage racing photos on the Internet,” Dale LaFollette’s Vintage Motorphoto is a resource...
1974 Matra M670B The name Matra became familiar to thousands of motor racing fans from the mid-1960s through the 1970s. However, for a long time, only the French knew anything about Matra except for their racing endeavors. Braking hard for a sharp left-hander, the author tries to keep the Matra...
Lancia. Ever heard of them? If not, it’s not surprising. Their cars are not exactly sold all over the world....
Mike Jiggle speaks with the Australian legend about his long career, his tough guy approach and the red underpants that...
When I first talked with Vintage Racecar editor Casey Annis in 2005, the conversation revolved around the subject of me writing about the fifties, the fabulous fifties as it were. After all, this was what I was known for. I had written seven books about the decade. One of my...
Keith Duckworth Biography Since the partnership was formed in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth along with Bill Brown...
This painting depicts Graham Hill and the BRM 261, which he drove to victory in the 1964 U.S. Grand Prix...
January 2010 Bruce Kessler Photo: Albert Wong Dear Editor: As a quick little add-on to your two-parter on racing legend Bruce Kessler, I’m sending you a shot of him receiving the 500-cc Club of America Harry Morrow Award at the annual Legends of Riverside event this past March. Become a...
When I were but a lad, my notion of a perfect Saturday was to walk down to the train station...
Most readers should be familiar with the work of Bernard Cahier and his son Paul-Henri as chroniclers of the Formula...
The new Historic Motorsports Productions organization has scheduled three events for its inaugural 2010 season. Watkins Glen International was the first track to announce its affiliation with the new organization, but it won’t be hosting the first event, as that honor will go to Barber Motorsports Park. The Alabama track...
It wasn’t the fact that Roy Lane won four British Hillclimb Championships, it was the timing of the wins. His...
Holiday Gift Guide 2009 Oyster Perpetual Datejust II $7,525 41mm, stainless steel case, 18kt white gold fluted bezel, 31 jewel...
“Once upon a time”— is the way most children’s fairytales start, but this is no French fairytale. Although it is not unlike Jean Rédélé’s (the father of Alpine) dream of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans outright. Just as with that story, this dream may yet become reality. The...
