More than 80 years ago, two fabulously wealthy young American brothers, accompanied by their butler, flew a primitive plywood-based biplane...
Tim ParnellPhoto: Pete Austin It was my father, Reg Parnell, who first went to Donington Park in 1934. Living near...
A number of years ago, in the early days of Vintage Racecar when I think we were still in “black and white,” the editor/publisher, Casey Annis, whom you now all know well, came to England to have a look at what the new “European team” was doing. I took him...
All six events at Pebble Beach’s fourth renewal were memorable for those lucky enough to be there, but ’53 was...
1934 MG Q-type The story of how, in 1923, the first MG—under the guidance of Cecil Kimber—grew from the Bullnose...
Quite simply, cars raced by Dick Seaman are few and far between. The British driver was active in our sport for only a handful of years, and for three of those he was employed as a factory driver for Mercedes-Benz. This alone makes it extremely difficult to “get your hands”...
Tazio Nuvolari Biography Tazio Nuvolari a legend in his own lifetime, was known as Il Montavano Volante, the Flying Mantuan. He...
We push Pete Thelander’s 1934 MG NE Magnette out into the sunlight. Its red paintwork gleams and dazzles. The car...
Neville HayPhoto: Kary Jiggle After a very successful year in 1935, Prince Chula Chakrabongse, who financed Prince Birabongse’s racing, decided that they should strengthen their team of Voiturette racing cars by adding another ERA to “White Mouse Stable” and disposing of, among their other cars, their Aston Martin Sports car...