Pietro Bordino Biography Bordino was born in Turin, November 22, 1887. The son of a Fiat caretaker he would spend...
I’ve always been fascinated with the Goodwood Revival concept of “a magical step back in time.” For some time, I’ve...
This year’s Goodwood Revival Meeting was the seventh in the series—time flies when you’re having fun. One thing that marks the Revival is the dress code. It is not onerous, just a jacket and tie for a man—and only in the paddock—but it makes the occasion special. What started off...
In several sections of this month’s issue, you’ll find coverage of just a small sampling of the constellation of events...
What can you say about a man who wins the 1992 Formula One World Championship, quits, moves to the states...
Some of our California sports car races during the fabulous ‘50s were not just for current vehicles. At some SCCA events, there were races for pre-WWI racecars! We called them the “old crocks.” Just one man owned all of the cars: Lindley Bothwell. Lindley was one of the most interesting,...
A reader, Sam Gage, objected to the use of the term “Yellow Peril” to caption a picture of an Alfa...
For the better part of two years now, you’ve witnessed an ever-growing amount of articles, photos and event coverage originating...
Art Evans There used to be a monthly feature in the Reader’s Digest called something like “The Most Unforgettable Character...
Time flies when you’re having fun…or trying to make a relentless deadline every month! With all the work that went into last month’s Cooper special issue, it almost slipped by me that this issue, marks our nine-year anniversary. It feels like only 15! As a policy, each year we’ve tried...
The British are usually all for the underdog and just love a giant killer. Well, they certainly got their money’s worth with the cheeky little Mini Cooper S, 10-ft long, 4-ft 5-ins high and powered by a zesty transverse, 4-cylinder, 1,275-cc engine. This tiny car, which was originally designed to...
Until Sir Jack Brabham won the Times Grand Prix in 1961, the Ken Miles-driven, John Von Neumann-owned Porsche-Cooper was the...
Due to the peccadilloes and vagaries of the publishing world, I sit here writing this column in the beginning of May (don’t ask!). In fact, just a few days ago the Indianapolis Motor Speedway officially opened its gates for the month-long high-holiday that is the Indianapolis 500. This year, the...
Ronnie Peterson Biography Ronnie Peterson was born on 1944 in Örebro, Sweden, the son of an avid racer of moderate accomplishments....
Automobile racing started soon after the appearance of autos themselves. Those first events, on public highways and byways, went from...
I recently had one of those “milestone events” that if a man is really lucky, might happen just once or...
Juan Manuel Fangio was special. Not only as a racing driver but also as a human being. He was the...
During the ’50s, I raced XK120s. The first one was a ’52, the second a ’54. Albeit, I’m not mechanically inclined. I don’t know the difference between a Whitworth Wench and a Lucas Hug. In those days, Jaguars were so good, you could race them with virtually no preparation other...
For some time now, a consortium of major manufacturers has been threatening its own series, the Grand Prix World Championship....
As you’ve hopefully noticed over the past couple of years, we’ve been bringing you quite a bit of content from...
The amply proportioned Vincenzo Lancia was a double hero, if you will. He was a successful racing driver with over 20 victories to his credit and cars bearing his name won classics like the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Carrera Panamericana and, as part of the Fiat group, world rally and...
The immutable rule of life is that every living thing is born, lives and dies. Publications are living things, and...
Car names have always fascinated me. Brands yes, but particularly model names. There have been countless quirky ones over time,...
This month’s Racecar Profile is really interesting to me because I think it typifies the diversity and general accessibility of motorsport to the “average Joe” in the ’50s and ’60s. In this case, the car in question is one of only three Formula Juniors built by an enterprising enthusiast in...
