Having a father interested in motorsport, and him taking me to watch Tazio Nuvolari race at the 1938 Donington Grand...
With the recent passings of Carroll Shelby, Roy Salvadori and Ted Cutting, all key players for Aston Martin’s World Sportscar...
Richard Petty Antonio Ascari 3 Mark Donohue wins the USAC Champ Car race at Pocono, Pennsylvania, for Team Penske’s first Champ Car victory (1971). 4 Frank Verbeck wins $50,000 when he drives a Fiat to victory in the 444-mile Pan-Pacific Road Race from Los Angeles to Sacramento. Longest race on...
1959 OSCA | 1960 Lotus 18 | 1963 Brabham BT6 Regular readers of VR will know that we have a fondness for...
It’s amazing how some of the names forged into the history of motorsport were first introduced to it. Some have...
Conception, a friend of mine used to say, “is the biggest word in the English language.” His aphorism came to mind when I learned of the recent passing of John Cooper. It was never my privilege to meet Cooper, but the cars he and his father, Charles, created were central...
Frankly, I was surprised at how easily it drove after some previous experiences I had with other open-wheelers. Owner Ed...
Famed car builder John Cooper passed away on Christmas eve after losing his battle with cancer, he was 77. John...
1968 Lolita MkI & the 1969 Lolita MkII My first car was a British Motor Corporation Mini. I had just turned 17 and, with $200 burning a hole in my pocket, I just had to have a car. I didn’t need one, of course, but fired with the impetuosity of youth...
1964 Cooper T70 For a youthful 26 year old, the lure of winning your own country’s premier motor race in...
As a result of my 1967 win in the Kyalami Nine Hours, in South Africa with Jacky Ickx in the...
Carlo Chiti Emerson Fittipaldi 1 Scuderia Ferrari is formed as the Alfa Romeo factory racing team (1929). 2 Peter Gethin drives a Chevron B26 to victory in the sports car race at Welkom, South Africa (1972). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Photo: BRDC Archive My greatest racecar is not a car I actually drove, but it represents a missed opportunity I...
1972 Lola T290-Tecno Here is your first question for 10 points: How many racing car manufacturers have been going nonstop...
Since the very beginning of motorsports competition, a common thread has run through the sport: It takes money to go fast. An old joke goes something like, “You know how to make a million dollars at racing? Start with five million!” In this day of Formula One teams spending half...
The author puts his back into steering the Trimax through a left hander at Mallory Park.Photo: Andy Thorpe Was Alvin...
1960 Kieft Formula Junior The history of British motorsport is rife with postwar racecar manufacturers that saw their genesis in...
As you’ll read in this month’s news, Bette Hill, wife of World Champion Graham and mother of World Champion Damon, has passed away at the age of 91. After meeting future husband Graham, at a rowing club function in 1950, Bette would four years later be swept up into the...
The most famous race on earth may have a checkered past as part of the World Championship, but foreign flavor...
“Boy’s Own” Racer Personally speaking, I’m not an advocate of racing specials, especially those cars built that have little, or...
I was going through a pile of papers when I found the order of service for John Cooper’s funeral. I...
Mike Lawrence One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer...
Among this year’s anniversaries is that of the Mini Cooper. John Cooper and Alec Issigonis became pals while competing in British hillclimbs in the immediate postwar era. Issigonis had resurrected his Austin-powered Lightweight Special, a single-seater with a monocoque and rubber suspension, while Cooper was developing his 500-cc cars. Issigonis...
