Pete Lyons Come with me to Italy, if you’ve got a minute, I want to show you something neat. We’re...
Automobile manufacturers have long used racing as a tool for both exploring new technologies and advancing marketing agendas, and one...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
The 1963 12 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance at Sebring marked Triumph’s first factory entry into North American competition. Competition...
March 2011 Caribbean Capers By Joel E. Finn Subtitled “The Cuban Grand Prix Races of 1957, 1958 & 1960,” this book documents the trio of sports car races held in Cuba during the years surrounding the country’s conversion to communism as Fidel Castro’s revolution toppled the dictator Fulgencio Battista. Author...
A new and exciting chapter was written in the competition history of Triumph with the Ninth Annual International Triumph Challenge...
Recently, I was judging at a racecar concours in Southern California, when I ran into an old friend named Dave...
2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the successful move John Surtees made from motorcycles to cars, and he remains the only person to have won World championships in both. Goodwood brought together a large selection of Surtees machinery in a very moving tribute to mark the occasion. The bikes ranged...
David Wishart Hobbs was born into an Australian immigrant family in the British West Midlands city of Leamington Spa, five...
“My name is Casey; and I’m a recovering Triumph owner.” Or at least that’s how I’ve felt for a number...
Warren Olson arrived in Southern California fresh out of South Dakota in the late 1940s, just in time to take part in the motor racing revolution there that changed motor sport forever in the USA. The list of people and projects he worked with would fill a book. He initially...
A number of those among us stood head and shoulder above all others during the Golden Age of Motorsports. Juan...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...
There is a section in The Sunday Times called In Gear and it is basically boys’ toys, with cars as...
You never know where interesting collections of rare photos will turn up. While cruising through the Desert Centre Triumph Register...
While this news has been somewhat eclipsed by the virtual implosion of the U.S. auto industry, after more than a year of boardroom wranglings and financial maneuverings, it looks very likely that Porsche and its bigger sibling Volkswagen will soon be merging…or, at a minimum, officially joining forces. While this...
The under-2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports;...
Where would you find six Triumph Italias in the same place at the same time? At the 24th annual South...
1953 Austin-Healey 100 Is this the ideal sports car of the 1950s? The car that sparked thousands of people into thinking they could buy a production machine and go racing? This 1953 Healey did just that, essentially a production car that found glory at Le Mans and the Mille Miglia....
Pete Lyons You know how someone’s opposing opinion, one that seems inconsequential enough to let slide at the time, can...
1968 Lolita MkI & the 1969 Lolita MkII My first car was a British Motor Corporation Mini. I had just turned...
Despite mid-August being a predictably warm and sunny month, nothing was going to stop the climatic conditions, synonymous with the Dundrod circuit, prevailing. Jaguar Competitions Manager, “Lofty” England once said of Dundrod, “One can be pretty sure of bad weather, which is not much fun for the competitors, and much...
Racing has lost a great friend with the passing of Academy Award–winning actor Paul Newman. Brought into the sport by...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever changing regulations of...
It’s like a planetary alignment for Triumph fans, only way cooler, since you can actually see it: Hundreds of historic Triumphs from around the globe are converging on Watkins Glen September 3rd – 7th for the Kastner Cup Vintage Race, presented by Classic Motorsports magazine and Moss Motors....
We all know that life isn’t a bed of roses and, sometimes, we are dealt the cruelest of blows. Don...
The Triumph Register of America will hold its 34th annual Triumph sports car show and Concours d’Elegance from June 11th...
Pete Lyons Did you hear about the diesel backhoe that did 350 mph at Bonneville? Yes, really…sort of. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited...
