Environment affects evolution. Case in point: racing sedans. European sedans, contending with high fuel costs and operating on winding and...
Vintage Racecar was immensely saddened to hear of the passing of “Gentleman” Jack Sears following a long fight with cancer....
I didn’t think it was a very good thing for a woman to drive those open and powerful cars of the 1960s. I was quite happy in my Mini—a great car for both road and racing. I felt it gave better protection from a safety point of view. Colin Chapman...
More than 30 vintage cars raced across farmyards, cornfields and even came under fire at a Stubble Racing Revival held...
The Ferrari Owners Club of Great Britain’s 2015 National Event last moth produced a stunning display of high-quality cars for...
Tony Robinson: The Biography of a Race Mechanic By Ian Wagstaff Everyone knows that the best racing stories are those told by the mechanics, and here is a book full of them, from a man who has assisted some of the great names of the sport. Become a Member &...
For three short years, in the early 1960s, Christabel Carlisle, now Lady Watson, was the name on the lips of...
My recollection of getting to know Archie was that my father went to Cambridge University and was a member of...
Heavy Duty Lightweights 1961 Jaguar XKE “Coombs Lightweight” & 1963 Jaguar XKE “Qvale Lightweight” Photo: Pete Austin The year 2011 marks 50 years of the E-Type Jaguar or, as some of you know it better, the XKE. It’s a bit unsettling to find myself being unphased by remembering things that happened 50...
Our South Pacific Editor, Patrick Quinn, recently caught up with ex-British Motor Corporation works driver John Sprinzel in Sydney, while...
July 2008 Gentleman Jack By Graham Gauld If you know who Jack Sears is, this book will fill in all...
The Molyslip Trophy Race B; Brands Hatch, August 3, 1963. In 1963 the Ford Galaxies appeared in British Saloon car racing. One of the best was the Willment car driven by Jack Sears, here at Druids. Jack had some real competition on this weekend when Alan Brown put World Champion...
The International Britax Touring Car Race; Silverstone, July 10, 1965. Oversteer and understeer. Jack Sears and Sir John Whitmore with their...
“Gentleman” racers Jack Sears and Peter Riley were BMC works drivers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Jack drove...
