Artist Bernard Reeves was inspired to paint this image by a 1930s poster for a shipping line because he was...
As you will no doubt have noticed in this issue devoted to Maserati on the occasion of the marque’s centennial,...
This month’s Hidden Treasure comes to us courtesy of Gertrude Schmedley of Pascagoula, Mississippi. Schmedley found me via the internet and I quickly surmised from her initial email that she shares nothing in common with the usual Vintage Racecar crowd that I hear from. First, she’s never actually seen a...
Although my passion and love of motor racing was born in Italy—at Monza during the 1969 Italian GP—my first real...
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Few figures in American racing history have had as much impact as Harry Miller, builder of an incredible range of successful and groundbreaking racing cars over the early decades of the 20th century. Given this month’s Profile of a car from Miller’s primary era, we thought it would be good...
Sports car racing in the U.S. during the ’50s was unique. It was very different from the American circle-track or...
Photo: Casey Annis The story of the Corvette and how it came to race at Le Mans is one in...
Maverick, land-speed record-holder Art Arfons passed away on December 3, 2007. He was 81 years old. An accomplished drag racer with his “Green Monster” dragsters, Arfons turned his attention to land-speed records in the early ’60s when he created a jet-powered version of the Green Monster. After building his jet...
Alberto Ascari Ayrton SennaPhoto: Maureen Magee 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987)....
The first thing to say about www.autoracinghistory.com is that this is a text-heavy site where the word works more powerfully...
Founded by Kent Bain and Charles Webb in 1978, Automotive Restorations, and its racing arm Vintage Racing Services, has grown to become one of the largest, full service restoration shops in the United States. With 35 employees, a 40,000-sq.ft. primary facility for restorations and a 15,000-sq.ft. warehouse for storage, Automotive...
I was fifteen years karting, and ten years karting and car racing. I started with Mercedes Benz as a mechanic;...
Bob Tullius “I have often categorized Mosport as the most exciting and challenging track of all,”says Bob Tullius. “In fact...
1985 Lola T711-Chevrolet Photo: Kary Jiggle Most sports go through periods of change for whatever reason. Sometimes, these changes are to liven things up when things get a little stale, or as a response when it is perceived that the public is losing interest. Other times it’s driven by sponsors...
This newly released watch by Bremont features design inspired by the Jaguar E-Type sports car, which at its 1961 launch...
1981 Ralt RT3. Photo: Peter Collins If you were racing a Formula Three car between late 1979 to the end of...
When it comes to American racing cars, most followers of the sport reserve a special place in their hearts for Jim Hall’s Texas born and bred Chaparrals. These were cars that represented the best of what racing is all about—uniqueness, mechanical exploration and technological advancement, as well as success. The...
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Patrick Peter’s Classic Endurance Racing series came to a fine season-ending round at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, with...
James Beckett/Colin Beckett Skoda Favorit As changes swept through Eastern Europe, the Škoda Favorit became the car to bring Czechoslovakian automobile production into the mainstream sector. With roots stretching right into the Communist era, the Škoda Favorit was able to make the Škoda brand “popular,” ending the marque’s perception as...
The basic site here is very broad-based, but in its “Racing” section is this subsection devoted to Dan Gurney’s career...
Walkinshaw on his way to victory in the inagrual Silverstone 6hrs in 1976.Photo: Peter Collins While I have had a...
Marty and Lee Talbot holding Explorers’ flag.Photo: Lee Talbot Family Collection To describe 81-year-old Lee Talbot as a race driver for more than 60 years would provide only the tip of the iceberg for this interesting man. Professor of Environmental Studies at George Mason University in Virginia would be a...
The 2024 Ferrari UK Challenge race series commences its sixth season this weekend at iconic English racing circuit Brands Hatch....
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number of events and in their prestige. With fields at such events as Monaco, Goodwood, and Porto, F.Jr. has regained a level of interest in Europe not seen since its heyday...
The man who facilitated Danny Sullivan’s rise to motor racing stardom has died of cancer at his home in Milan,...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher Seventeen years ago, I started this magazine, in no small part, because I was finding it increasingly difficult to be surrounded by so much sadness and death at the National Cancer Research hospital where I was working as a research scientist. Little did I know, at the...