Soon after motor vehicles were invented they were raced. Initially the contests were held on open roads, often from city...
During the years following WWII, road racing in the U.S. initially developed as an amateur sport, mostly run by the...
After WWII, sports cars became more and more popular. As a consequence, road racing took hold in the U.S. For the most part, it was an amateur sport governed by the Sports Car Club of America, but after noticing the large crowds at some SCCA events, the United States Auto...
A number of those among us stood head and shoulder above all others during the Golden Age of Motorsports. Juan...
Parnelli is not his real name. Rufus Jones’ middle name is Parnell. His mother named him after a Judge Parnell...
The original Trans-Am was part and parcel of one of the things that made the Golden Age golden. Many of the best U.S. drivers and teams participated, as well as most of the carmakers. One aspect of its huge success was that fans and aficionados drove and identified with the...
Sports car road racing started after WWII on the East Coast during the late forties. The first wheel-to-wheel event was...
Learning to race on a road course can be daunting. Even though it was almost 50 years ago, I remember...
By almost anyone’s measure, one of the things that made the Golden Era golden was the Canadian-American Challenge Cup or the Can-Am. It was the pinnacle of American road racing. The cars were the ultimate in racing machines, to the extent that they were faster than Indycars and those running...
Jaguar’s XK120 Roadster was introduced at the London Motor Show in the fall of 1948. A year later, cars began...
When Japanese cars first came on the scene, although practical, most were somewhat stodgy. In the mid-’60s, however, Toyota decided...
The title of my column reads: “The Fabulous Fifties.” The era is one I know something about. During that time, I raced, rallied, officiated, and was an SCCA Regional Board member. In addition, I shot photos, wrote articles, and had a wide friendship that included some of you. Also, I...
“Revisited” because this is my second column about Ken. My March 2006 column was the first, but in rereading it...
The Design Concepts of Jean Bugatti As a freethinking engineer and designer, his automobile creations were exceptional, daring to break...
Last month I wrote about the road race that took place in Palm Springs in 1950. It was the first such event in Southern California after WWII. Some of you were, perhaps, surprised to learn that the California Sports Car Club rather than the Sports Car Club of America organized...
During the sixties, Carroll Shelby tried almost anything having to do with cars and racing. A little-known episode was his...
In 1953, the very first Corvettes hit Chevrolet Dealers’ show rooms. Hailed by some as the long-awaited American sports car,...