Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
For five years, the Monaco Grand Prix played host to the cut-throat world of Formula Junior racing. The Grand Prix...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent Bain Vintage Racing Services (203) 377-1658 Jack Boxstrom RM Auctions (613) 476-9132 Lance Coren Certified Appraiser (310) 370-4114 Chris Christansen Fantasy Junction (510) 653-7555 These prices are suggested guidelines, they...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
Huffaker Engineering has been more successful, over a longer period of time, and in more forms of motorsport, than any other American racecar manufacturer. Who else has built winning sports racers, production cars, Trans-Am sedans, Formula cars and Indy racers besides Joe Huffaker and his son, Joe. Their engines powered...
In Part 1, we took a look at the beginnings of the Huffaker legend, with the ferocious Formula Juniors and...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an International Formula. Shortly thereafter, in 1960, the British began to take a serious interest in the category, thus starting the rivalry between British and Italian cars. The original FIA Formula...
From 1964–1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and...
Frank Williams Erik Carlsson 3 The Intrepid, with Wayne Taylor driving, makes its IMSA GTP racing debut with a 2nd...
A group representing U.S. owners of Formula Juniors have announced a series of Formula Junior-only races to be held in 2006. Three dedicated Formula Junior grids will be fielded in conjunction with CSRG races at Thunderhill (May 12–14), Laguna Seca Raceway (September, TBD) and Infineon Raceway (13–15). Other Formula Junior...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number...
This month’s Racecar Profile is really interesting to me because I think it typifies the diversity and general accessibility of...
1960 Jolus Formula Junior “Fair Dinkum?” Was my response to the question. Fortunate would be a good way of describing it. “Bloody lucky” would be another way. Writing about older racing cars is enjoyable enough but being asked to have a run in someone’s pride and joy is even better...
The Formula Junior category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959 it became an...
Classic Sports Racing Group (CSRG) has confirmed that it is committed to featuring Formula Junior run groups at three of...
In the early 1980s, the Marlboro British F3 Championship was reckoned the most desirable to be in. The top three in the series received a run in a Marlboro McLaren. I attended some of these sessions and they were proper tests, but 25 years ago that meant three mechanics and...
Richard Attwood started his racing career in 1960 driving a Triumph TR3, but by 1963 had won the Monaco Formula...
The Formula Junior Category was introduced in Italy in 1958 by Count Giovanni Lurani, and in 1959, it became an...
The Vintage Sports Car Club of America is proud to announce that “Formula Juniors” will be featured at their “Fall Finale” races this October 5-6 at Lime Rock Park, CT. A large turnout of front and rear-engine FJ’s are expected, and will enjoy their own race groups. Although this is usually a closed...
I was born in Capetown, South Africa, a very long way from the epicenter of motor racing, Central Europe. Motorsport,...
He was known as “the Silver Fox,” “the Racing Grandfather,” and “Merle the Magician.” These nicknames might indicate a gentlemanly...
At the end of 1969, during the height of the Ferrari-Porsche World Sports Car Championship “wars,” Jo Siffert was wined and dined at Maranello by Enzo Ferrari, who offered him a deal for 1970. But it was not only the bravura of the Swiss in a racing car that interested...
1935 Sulman Singer We all have defining moments in our lives that remain with us. Moments that leave an indelible...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
From 1964 to 1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Junior. However, with that category’s demise at the end of 1963,...
The Formula Junior Historic Racing Association has unveiled a special, international series of 10 events to commemorate this year’s golden...
The ex–Geoghegan 1960 Lotus Elite The ex–Chamberlain 1960 Lotus Elite The 1967 Lotus Elite Twin Cam No matter what year...
April 2008 Sister Speaks Dear Editor, Thought you might like to hear from the sister who owned the beautiful blue MGA, which was the subject of Pete’s excellent-as-usual “Fast Lines” article in your December issue. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
