March 2002 Racing Maseratis By Giancarlo Reggiani The name Maserati conjures images of some of the most sexy and successful...
March 2004 Maserati: A Racing History By Anthony Pritchard This new book, by noted author and historian Anthony Pritchard, chronicles...
Long time readers of Vintage Racecar Journal will be aware of the husband-and-wife photographic team of Walt & Louiseanne Pietrowicz who have been a cornerstone of VRJ’s event coverage on the East Coast since the very early days of the magazine. While you are likely familiar with their beautiful photography,...
October 2004 The Art of the National Automobile—The Thomas Mittler Collection By Art Eastman Throughout the summer of 2004, five...
The Motor Racing Legends Pre-War Sports Car Series is coming to the U.K. for the first time in 2005. On...
July 2005 The Cruel Sport by Robert Daley Two years ago, I received this e-mail from Robert Daley: “I am trying to get The Cruel Sport republished 40 years after the fact. It would mean a lot to me. When I made that book I imagined that I would never...
There is obsession…and then there is obsession! How about a Web site that is attempting to provide photos of every...
September 2005 The Amazing Summer of ’55 By Eoin Young There is no logic why 1955 was destined to ring...
Sports car racing in the U.S. during the ’50s was unique. It was very different from the American circle-track or drag racing of the time. It was also different from previous decades or those that came after. First of all, it was an amateur sport. But unlike most amateur sports—except...
Pete Lyons 2006 already! Those mileposts are just whizzing by, aren’t they? I feel like I’m riding up Pikes Peak...
Pete Lyons Night racing. Why do we love it so? I think one reason is, darkness adds another dimension to...
Over 64,000 members of the public and 26,000 trade visitors packed the halls of the NEC for the annual Racing Car Show, held January 12–14 in Birmingham, England. Historic racing interests were given a higher priority than in previous years with a huge area set aside for a display representing...
Historic Formula Junior racing in Britain and Europe has steadily grown over the past decade in both the total number...
The immutable rule of life is that every living thing is born, lives and dies. Publications are living things, and...
As old age creeps up, I think of things that are a must for me and perhaps also for readers of this magazine. I assume you are not only an automobile enthusiast and racing fan, but also have more than a passing interest in car history and the personalities involved....
March 2007 Racing in the Rain By John Horsman The name John Horsman may not be a household name in...
November 2007 Racing Sports Cars, Memories of the Fifties By Art Evans Readers of this magazine will no doubt be...
February 2008 Dan Gurney’s Eagle Racing Cars By John Zimmerman Dan Gurney had already established himself as one of America’s dominant international racecar drivers when, in 1965, he set out on a path that select few drivers ever pursue—to build and win in a car of his own making. Back...
Once, I set out to write the “Great Motor Racing Novel.” There was no firm plot in my mind, but...
Maverick, land-speed record-holder Art Arfons passed away on December 3, 2007. He was 81 years old. An accomplished drag racer...
March 2008 American Road Racing 1948-1950 By Joel Finn A heavy package arrived addressed to me the other day. I couldn’t imagine what it was until I opened it and discovered it was Joel Finn’s latest book, American Road Racing: 1948 – 1950. The book is composed of a very...
Vintage Greeting Cards Dinstinctive collection of vintage-themed holiday greeting cards. 10 packs of cards starting at $35. www.viacelli.com/vintage Become a...
April 2009 OttoVú By Tony Adriaensens While I have said it before, thank God for obsessive enthusiasts—they always produce the best books! Sometime in the 1980s, Tony Adriaensens had his first exposure to the FIAT 8V and 8V-powered SIATAs, while helping his brother transport an 8V for a classic car...
THE STORY OF MALAYA’S RACING SPECIALS The Malayan-built Special has always been an integral part of the racing movement in...
This official site for Aston Martin Racing offers an insider’s view of the marque’s competition efforts over the years. Most...
September 2009 Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed By Michael Argetsinger The difficulty in chronicling a career as diverse as Mark Donohue’s is that there are so many tales to tell it becomes difficult to know, as Bob Seger says, “what to leave in, what to leave out.” Become a...
It is well known that some great stock car road racing took place at the Riverside International Raceway. Dan Gurney...
John Watson was one of those rare beasts: an Irish Grand Prix winner. It was a feat pulled off by...
October 2009 Fast Ladies By Jean-Françoise Bouzanquet Women play the most crucial role in human life as mothers of us all, and many have enjoyed starring roles as monarchs throughout history, but too many have lived lives subservient to their men. In racing, however, this reality ensures that a woman...
