This year is the 60th anniversary of the Morris Mini-Minor and Austin Se7en, and the Goodwood Revival will feature some...
We are frequently told that Formula One is at the cutting edge of technology, but that has been true only...
Anyone who has studied literature will know about footnotes and the glossary of terms because the language is constantly changing. When Charles Dickens referred to a “chairman” he did not mean a nabob on a board of directors, he meant a guy at one end of a sedan chair. As...
Bentley is to make 12 “continuation” examples of the supercharged 4.5-liter Birkin “Blower,” one of those cars whose legend far...
Throughout the history of man and machine there have been inextricable links between automobiles and airplanes. Henry Ford’s corrugated Trimotor...
I have an old friend that works in law enforcement. I’m not talking about the local PD. Serious law enforcement, and that’s all I can say about that. He scares the heck out of me. Not because he carries a gun, no, that’s just fine – always good to have...
It is with a profound sense of sadness and loss that I must share that long-time contributor and friend Mike...
Now available on Netflix is “A Life of Speed: The Juan Manuel Fangio Story.” The 92-minute movie originates in Argentina...
Once upon a time in a bar…well, near a bar…I was talking to a couple who had just bought a new Bentley, a name so famous in motor racing circles that even I, not normally given to huge enthusiasm for motorway cruisers, started asking questions about the technical specs. “Actually,”...
For the majority of VR’s readers, 2019 has been the 50th anniversary of Formula Ford, although it actually started in...
Every so often you encounter an image which stops you in your tracks. For me it was a photograph of...
If you’ve been reading the editorials written by Casey Annis for a long time, you might already know of me. As his eldest daughter, I’ve had a couple of mentions throughout the years, like when I first learned to drive or when I got into college. Having a racecar driving/car...
I have just watched “The Italian Job,” the 1969 original. At the time of writing, the remake has not hit...
Hi there. I am your new back-page columnist. I would like you to think of me as a friend, a special friend. How can I make you like me? I could start by telling you that I live just over a mile from the Goodwood Circuit, and what a pain...
I wrote a book on the history of March, which came out in 1989 under the title, “Four Guys And...
I am considering registering my stomach as a trademark. Why not? Damon Hill has registered his eyes as a trademark on the grounds that they immediately identify him. Hill’s eyes, my manly corporation, what’s the difference? Today’s F1 drivers are registering anything they can get away with. A friend of...
These are days of confusion. As I write this, there are either three days left in the Millennium or, depending...
I see that Sylvester Stallone has given up the idea of making a movie about Formula One and is looking...
My father was in the Royal Air Force, so we tended to live on flat bits of England, a long way from the nearest town. That is a long way in English terms, seeing that the entire country is smaller than one third of California. Since I grew up among...
Is Renault French? Is the Pope a Catholic? I ask because Renault has bought the Benetton team and has renamed...
Wales is not a country one readily associates with Formula One, but in September, a small group gathered to celebrate...
Before WWII, the company which became Jaguar was called Swallow Sidecars and it had diversified into making special bodies for cars, most notably for Austin Sevens. A Swallow body added about 15% to the cost of an Austin Seven, but was worth much more in street cred. In the 2018...
I am not politically correct. I have never met anyone in motor racing who is. Motor racing and political correctness...
One of my favorite automotive books is Doug Nye’s “Motor Racing Mavericks”. Published in 1975, it explores failures—high-end failures—in Grand...
Most people when launching a new product normally try to come up with a new name to reflect innovation. Then...
Have you noticed how old cars are getting faster and faster? I wish I got faster as I grow older. Interestingly, the Goodwood Motor Circuit tells the story because Goodwood has remained unchanged since 1952. That year a chicane was added to the original circuit (did you have a “Goodwood...