How many of you would journey 500 miles across country to race a freshly built car whose engine had never...
During the late 1920s changes in automobile design began to be seen. After the stock market crash, even Henry Ford...
As the 39th annual vintage racecar festival on California’s Monterey Peninsula, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, unfolded this past August, more than 500 historic racing cars crowded into the paddock at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on a warm and sunny weekend to take part in the show. Included among them...
Henry Ford was truly one of a kind: egotistical yet compassionate; rich yet thrifty; genius yet ignorant. No man— industrialist,...
Gilles Villeneuve Carroll Shelby 2 The first South Africa Grand Prix, held on the Kyalami track near Johannesburg, is won by Pedro Rodriguez at the wheel of a Cooper-Maserati (1967). 5 Trevers Walkett, one of four brothers who formed Ginetta Cars, dies at age 76 (2000). Become a Member &...
Bobby Rahal A.J. Foyt 1 Sports car racer James “Hap” Sharp is born (1928). 6 Indy 500 winner Pat Flaherty...
The Henry Ford Museum’s newly restored Lotus 38, the first rear-engined car to win the Indianapolis 500, made its North...
April 2018 Kanzler and the Ti22 Photo: Craig R. Edwards Dear Editor, Regarding the Ti22 (VR Jan. 2018), Ernie Kanzler’s mother is/was a daughter of Henry Ford, and his father was successful in his own right, and might even have been the sponsor of the car with his titanium company,...
January 2011 Mark Donohue: His Life in Photographs By Michael Argetsinger In our review of Argetsinger’s previous book, Mark Donohue:...
Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans By Preston Lerner and Dave Friedman The...
One of the most successful relationships in motor sports during the sixties was between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. It resulted in transforming Cobras into world-class automobiles, not only on tracks, but also on roads. The relationship between the two was not just a business one, it was also very...
Even after almost 40 years of following Formula One, I’m amazed that there are still aspects of the sport that...
A wide range of opulent Isotta Fraschini automobiles, including the very first and very last cars to wear that badge, will be showcased at next month’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, set for August 20. The luxurious Italian cars will be accommodated with three separate concours classes. One of the featured...