A record grid of period Minis will celebrate the diminutive icon’s 60th birthday at the 2019 Silverstone Classic, scheduled for...
Worldwide Auctioneers’ 11th annual Labor Day Weekend sale, The Auburn Auction, delivered a 99% sell through rate on Saturday September 1st...
Story and photos by Simon Wright To celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Mini, the IMM2009 meeting and Mini 50th Anniversary event was held in Cofton Park, right next to the Longbridge factory in Birmingham, UK where most of the Minis were built. The Birmingham Mini Owners club organised this...
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most spectacular successes in the history of international motorsport. With Irishman...
Among this year’s anniversaries is that of the Mini Cooper. John Cooper and Alec Issigonis became pals while competing in...
Having a father interested in motorsport, and him taking me to watch Tazio Nuvolari race at the 1938 Donington Grand Prix, directly led to my lifetime of involvement in the sport. Nuvolari really left an indelible impression on me. Initially, as a young boy, I emulated Nuvolari in my mind,...
I didn’t think it was a very good thing for a woman to drive those open and powerful cars of...
The MINI brand turned 50 years old on August 26, 2009. Fifty years ago to the day, the British Motor...
When Alec Issigonis was requested by British Motor Corporation (BMC) in late 1956 to develop an economical but nevertheless fully-fledged small car with four seats, it quickly became clear that this new model would be truly innovative and, indeed, revolutionary in every respect – the Mini Cooper. Front-wheel drive, extremely...
The third edition of what has already become the legendary MINI United Festival was recently held from May 22 –...
When first introduced in 1959, the Mini Cooper was a revelation of automotive simplicity, economy, and delight. Designed by Sir...
Some 45 years after making headlines at the Monte Carlo Rallye, the iconic Mini name is back on the World Rally Championship stage. Recently launched at the Mini spiritual home at Cowley, Oxford, England, the Mini John Cooper Works WRC team made its racing debut at the Rally d’Italia Sardegna...
Goodwood has announced a further new race has been added to the 77th Members’ Meeting schedule: The Betty Richmond Trophy,...
Minis will be big in the spotlight at this October’s Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR) Fall Historics at Michelin Raceway Road...
With the Classic Mini serving as the featured marque of this year’s 14th annual CSRG Charity Challenge, scheduled for the weekend of September 29 through October 1 at Sonoma Raceway, one of the main events will be the Can-Am Mini Challenge, sponsored by Seven Mini Parts. The Challenge is a...
Motor Racing Legends has announced an exciting new grid for the 2020 season – the Sixties Touring Car Challenge. To...
Dennis Firestone I began racing at age 18 in 1962, on TT motorcycles with my brother-in-law, Don Kratofil, and a...
In honor of the Northern Irish rally driver Patrick “Paddy” Hopkirk and his historic rally winning model, MINI is launching the Paddy Hopkirk Edition. It is a limited edition of 100 cars that are available to order in the UK. The Paddy Hopkirk Edition is based on a MINI Cooper S 3-door Hatch and features a special...
Masters Historic Racing has launched its latest tin-top series, thought to be the first ever ‘one make’ historic series, catering...
Paddy Hopkirk’s strength and wit at the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 launched the Northern Ireland racing driver into the...
Philanthropist Peter Mullin is founder of the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Petersen Automotive Museum. VR: Tell me how you first became enamored with cars. Like so many of us, I would imagine you were bit by the bug...
The iconic British-made Mini, one of the world’s most successful automobiles, is this year’s featured show car marque and race...
Tony Robinson: The Biography of a Race Mechanic By Ian Wagstaff Everyone knows that the best racing stories are those...
Bugatti type 57 Grand Prix – A Celebration By Neil Max Tomlinson To dispel myths and legends of any subject is a very tall order. As a writer and researcher you stand alone with your head above a parapet just waiting to be shot down once your findings are published....
Reg Hillary, 96-years of age as of this writing, is as sharp and lively as someone half his age. He’s...
I became involved in motor racing with some very good friends at the Midland Racing Partnership, located in my hometown...
MOKE International Limited has announced the return of one of Britain’s quirkiest automotive icons. UK customers can now order one of 56 limited edition MOKEs, an allocation selected to signify the number of years since the Mini MOKE first appeared in Britain in 1964. Order books also open for MOKEs...
A raucous group of 36 “Tin Tops” comprising the 1955-1969 Saloon car class will add an extra dose of entertainment...
Mini’s fiftieth anniversary will be celebrated in four classes at this year’s Silverstone Classic, with a 48-car grid in two...
Mike Lawrence One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer diversity of historic racing. You have the big names, of course, but there are the lesser-known makes like Bolwell, Elden and Huffaker—to pick three from a recent issue. None of...