There’s sun, sea, surf and sand on a summer Sunday morning — no it’s not California, but Weymouth on the...
VSCC Cotswold Trials, Prescott Hill, Gloucestershire, UK, November 22, 2014 (Click to enlarge images) Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
I was 19-years old and working nights at a Shell service station in San Jose, California, with my friend Jim Jett, when a tiny, roundish car rolled in that looked as if it had been inflated. A young woman stepped out of it and told us that a little red...
For two consecutive years—1969 and 1970—Porsche won the World Manufacturers Championship. Brian Redman was an important part of the teams,...
Mark Donohue Bruce McLaren 1 “Big Daddy” Don Garlits becomes the first dragracer to run the 1/4 mile at more than 200 mph. He drives his Swamprat dragster to 201.34 mph at Island Dragway in New Jersey, USA (1964). 1 Gerhard Mitter dies in a testing crash at the Nürburgring...
We all know that life isn’t a bed of roses and, sometimes, we are dealt the cruelest of blows. Don...
If I asked you to pick a brand associated with high performance and motorsport, chances are good the name Volkswagen...
MG’s fabled Competitions Department enjoyed near constant success on the international racing stage. With victories in road racing, rallying, trials...
For all the talk today of “level playing fields” and equal opportunities for all, it has to be understood that motor sport has never really been egalitarian. Contrary to popular belief, racing runs not on gasoline, but on money. From its humble beginnings at the turn of the 20 century, the combined...
1969 Austin Maxi Rally Car Author found the Maxi rally machine to be very responsive to driver inputs. Photo: Kary Jiggle...
In a recent letter to Vintage Racecar, David Carroll mentioned that he owns an HRG. Regardless of anything else, like...
Roy PikePhoto: Pete Austin The special relationship between Great Britain and the USA is said to be strong in the political arena; it’s for sure stronger in motor racing terms. Many talented Americans have crossed the Atlantic to hone their talents in the UK’s racing scene over the years. Examples...
I bought both a Volkswagen Type 1 and a Morris Minor more than 20 years ago when we started...
Six (possibly seven) DB2 chassis were sent to Graber, in Switzerland, for custom convertible bodies that featured fixed front fenders...
1934 MG Q-type The story of how, in 1923, the first MG—under the guidance of Cecil Kimber—grew from the Bullnose Morris car is well known. The secret of success for MG was that it was able to supply light, open cars at highly competitive prices. Known as the M.G. Super...
One of the most successful relationships in motor sports during the sixties was between Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. It...
At the tender age of 15, John Fenning started his racing career competing in small, 500-cc racecars, like many postwar...