Alain Prost John Surtees 5 Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed Record of 256.086 mph...
Jim Hall Enzo Ferrari 1 Daytona International Speedway opens for practice (1959). 3 Jim Hall wins the first United States...
A racing friend of mine was recently lamenting the fact that he was turning 50 this year. “I think you’re lucky?” I said. “Do you realize how many timeless classics were created the year you were born?” The truth is, 1954 was one of the most amazing watershed years in...
A world-record price of £4.18 million paid for a 1929 Mercedes-Benz sports car boosted the Bonhams Goodwood Revival sale on...
The French Grand Prix; Reims, July 4, 1954. Karl Kling rounds Thillois corner in the Mercedes W196 streamliner. He finished 2nd to his teammate Juan Manuel Fangio, as they dominated the opposition on this, Mercedes’ first Grand Prix appearance since before the war. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born...
Colin Chapman Mike Spence 1 Ayrton Senna dies in a crash during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, Italy...
Antonio Ascari Pedro Rodriguez 2 Camille Jenatzy, driving a Mercedes 60 HP, wins the Gordon Bennett race. He covers the 327.5 miles of the Athy circuit in Ireland at an average speed of 49.2 mph (1903). 2 Twenty-two-year-old Peter Ryan dies from injuries suffered the day before in a crash...
Rodger Ward Gioacchino Colombo 1 FISA bans sliding skirts on racecars (1981). 2 First South Africa Grand Prix to be...
From 500-cc racing to a works ride with Cooper and later a British Hillclimb Championship, Mike MacDowel has had a...
Nino Vaccarella Ronnie Peterson 1 Ronnie Peterson wins the French Grand Prix at Paul Ricard in a John Player Special Lotus 72 (1973). 3 Nino Vaccarella drives a Maserati 200SI to victory in the Mendola Hillclimb in Bolzana, Italy (1960). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
One of the most enjoyable—at least for me—of fifties events was the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races. The last...
I have just marked my half-century of being a motor racing enthusiast. On February 1, 1957, I bought a copy of Motor Sport. Many years later, I was chatting with James Weaver at Silverstone, who said, “Bloody Denis Jenkinson, it’s thanks to him I’m in my current mess.” In 1957,...
On August 4, 2007, an icon of American racing and my dear friend, John Fitch, turned 90 years old! In...
As a young mechanic Tony Robinson answered an ad for work with London’s Ray Martin Motors. Little did he know...
December 2007 Alfa Romeo Argentina By Christián Bertschi & Estanislao Iacona With nearly a 100-year continuous history, it may come as no surprise that the Alfa Romeo marque has established a long and unique racing history in most corners of the world. In “Alfa Romeo Argentina,” Argentine enthusiasts Bertschi and...
Having grown up the son of racer and team owner Reg Parnell, it’s little wonder that Tim Parnell has lived...
Patina is defined by Webster’s Dictionary as, “an appearance or aura that is derived from association, habit, or established character.”...
2003 Mercedes Benz CLK DTM Factory Race Car For Sale Details: Seller Oakfields is asking £245,000 for the DTM racer. Car is located in the U.K. strong>Seller Comments: “Full factory specification car. Carbon body weighing only 980 kg (2160 lbs) with ballast. V8 5 litre engine production 475 bhp. 6...
The three-liter, six-cylinder 300S model Mercedes-Benz was first exhibited in October 1951 at the Paris Salon and production began in...
1954 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing For Sale 1954 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing Details: Seller Cars International Kensington is asking £595,000. Car is located in London. Seller Comments: “This car was completed on 23rd September 1954 in time for display on the manufacturers stand at the Paris Mondiale de...
On June 7–8, 1958, the Texas Region of the SCCA hosted a weekend of sports car racing 10 miles north...
Selecting the overall victor at the annual Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ automotive design competition at the Goodwood Festival of Speed...
Fifty-one years after winning his fifth and final world championship, Juan Manuel Fangio is still my favorite F1 driver. Never mind that I never actually saw him race an F1 car, not for real. But I believe I know what I would have seen. That’s because I grew up feasting...
Three cars from the entry list for the first French Grand Prix in 1908 were recently reunited at the Vintage...
I have included a few remembrances about Lance in some previous Vintage Racecar columns, but because he was such a...
1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster For Sale Details: Seller Fantasy Junction is asking $595,000. Car is located in San Francisco Bay area. Seller Comments: “This particular car is a matching numbers US model car that was restored in Germany some years ago and fitted with European headlamps....