Achille Varzi, in the Alfa Romeo 158 “Alfetta”, set the 2nd fastest time for Heat 1 behind the Alfa 158...
This month marks the 50th anniversary of Aston Martin’s one and only victory at Le Mans. With such a major...
Maurice Trintignant died in the early hours of Feb.13 at his home in Vergeze Gard, France. He was born Oct. 30, 1917, one of five sons of a local wine producer. When Trintignant appeared at the first post-war race in Paris in 1945, his Bugatti would not run properly and...
The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill,...
When our European Editor Ed McDonough heard that Maurice Trintignant was to appear at the Monaco Historics in late May,...
Sexual debauchery, a regime’s imminent downfall and a kidnapping fit for a gentleman were some of the highlights of the 1958 Grand Prix of Cuba for sports cars. Racing during the fifties was noted for some remarkable events. The horrific 1955 Le Mans when almost 100 spectators lost their lives...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples....
“If Moss’s win in the Rob Walker-entered, 2-liter T-45 Mk3 Cooper at Argentina in early 1958 came as a surprise,...
In August 2000, we first ran Ed McDonough’s interview with Maurice Trintignant, as tribute to this wonderful man’s life story, we reprint it here this month. When our European editor, Ed McDonough, heard that Maurice Trintignant was to appear at the Monaco Historics in late May of 2000, it became...
The Jaguar D-Type made its public debut at the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans, where four cars were entered...
I first met Maurice at the Castle of Galifet in 1979 or 1980 at a funeral. It was a funeral...