The 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans did not look as though it would be a walkover for Phil Hill,...
Sixty years ago was when—for me—the world became modern. Many people will laugh at that; some will understand but have...
Pete Lyons Got paper and pen at hand? Or simple fingers will do: Try coming up with a list of the long-distance sports racing cars you’ve seen or learned of over the years, and that you still hold in reverence. Cunninghams, Jaguars, Ferraris, Fords, Porsches, classic enduro racers that you...
As accustomed as we may become to losing our racing compatriots, there remain times when a death still comes as...
Photo: Mike Jiggle Driving through a typical English village, passing 18th century period cottages, the Norman-towered church, the post office...
It is interesting to note that the two most iconic constructors of Italian road-going sports cars—Ferrari and Maserati—only grudgingly began offering Grand Touring cars in the 1950s. For founders Enzo Ferrari and the Maserati brothers, racing was their focus and their passion. Yet, in a post-war world screaming for sports...
This year is the 50th anniversary of the 911. Its first public viewing was at the September 1963 Frankfurt Auto...
100 years ago, almost anyone could become a car manufacturer. The automobile—and the advance in technology to create it—was in...
Former F1 and endurance racer Howden Ganley has received his homeland’s highest motor racing honor, joining former inductees Bruce McLaren, Denny Hulme, Chris Amon and others on MotorSport New Zealand’s Wall of Fame. Ganley arrived in England in 1961 and was employee number three hired at the fledgling Team McLaren...
1985 Lola T711-Chevrolet Photo: Kary Jiggle Most sports go through periods of change for whatever reason. Sometimes, these changes are...
The racing surface didn’t have time to cure properly, so it had to be repaired at intervals by work crews...
The FIA Sports Prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set fourth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
The first efforts with the 924 rally car involved a non-turbo version, the Monte Carlo Rally 924, of Jürgen Barth...
I’m always a little bit shocked when I see the worlds of modern and historic racing intersect. Recently, I was...
Beltoise Dear Editor, Interesting reading in your April issue about the P201 and Jean-Piere Beltoise’s involvement with BRM. I am, however, vastly surprised at reading comments attributed by the author to Tim Parnell and Tony Southgate about JPB’s “handicap.” Did Parnell and Southgate live in caves, or were they misquoted?...
July 2017 Porsche 914 – The Racing History By Roy Smith Writing about a subject is relatively easy when there...
January 2018 Ferrari: Gli anni d’oro – The Golden Years By Leonardo Acerbi In his introduction, author Acerbi notes that this book in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Ferrari is not a continuation of the marque compendium as represented in two previous tomes his publisher issued on the marque’s...
When I was a college student, some friends told me about a woman who ran a hair salon in her...
Who invented the motor car, or automobile? There have been several claimants to this title over the years; some justifiable, others hoping for a bit of glory. What is not in doubt is that Gottlieb Daimler and his associate, Wilhelm Maybach, were joint creators of the first lightweight, powerful, internal...
1990 Ferrari F40 It has been 30 years since the last car ordered by Enzo Ferrari reached its first owners....
Exactly 70 years ago (May 4), a new brand was introduced to the automotive world with a showcase of three...
The 275 GTB occupies a very rarified space in the pantheon of Ferrari road car history. It sits at an important nexus where Ferrari road cars were evolving, becoming more sophisticated, no longer just racecars turned out for the street. Old techniques were giving way to new adaptations of racing-proven...
The Petersen Automotive Museum will celebrate “Dream Cars” from the 1950s with its newest exhibit, “GM’s Marvelous Motorama: Dream Cars...
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