Many magazine editors waste their monthly column space, by summarizing the content in that issue. What’s the point of that?...
What is this thing they call Contessa? The term Contessa originates from the Italian language and translates as “countess.” In the automotive world, when one mentions “Contessa,” depending on who is present, confusion may ensue. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
As we cloased for press with this issue, it was announced that ’60s Italian flash-in-the-pan ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport)...
Juan Manuel Fangio Biography Affectionately known as “bandy legs” by his many fans, Juan Manuel Fangio was born in Balcarce,...
One of the things to particularly love about ladies, is their ability to “multi-task,” something most men are not very good at, or at all. Women can have babies, manage households, manage husbands, drive racing cars, fly aeroplanes and run countries. Of course, men can do most of those—pregnancy excepted—but...
If you don’t know the Furlows of Dallas, Texas, you’ve definitely been hanging with the wrong vintage racing crowd. Father...
The notion of a halo conjures images of angelic cherubs and enlightened bliss in nearly everyone…except, apparently, for Formula One...
Robert Newman You might well ask “Who the hell’s he?” when you read the name at the top of the page. Well, he’s the man none other than Niki Lauda described as The 20th Century’s Greatest Rally Driver. Not the most popular branch of motor sport in America, but rallying...
Is there no end to the list of racecar manufacturers of the 20th century? Let’s have a show of hands. How...
I have a Minichamps model of the legendary Lancia Stratos HF rally car in Alitalia’s green and white colors sitting on my desk and every time I look at it, Italy’s “Il Drago” or “the Dragon” comes to mind. That was world rally champion Sandro Munari’s nickname because, according to...
Longtime readers of this magazine will know that we have been one of the few publications—of any kind or genre—that...
Having been fortunate enough to receive an invitation to the London Premiere of the movie McLaren, a wonderful tribute to...
“And Now for Something Completely Different.” This mantra aptly characterized the boldness of Monty Python when it first aired in 1969. Fresh and fantastic; different in the best way possible. In my view, the same can be said of the racing machines and pilots of Great Britain. A bit more...
You could have been forgiven if you thought the racing world were coming to an end on April 12th. That...
Louis Delage may have been born to a humble assistant station master and his wife in Cognac, France, in 1874,...
This year’s Formula One World Championship commenced without the reigning champion in the field, something that has not happened since 1993 when Alain Prost quit the Williams team. So, how many times have we been without the current champion? The easy answer is four, but it depends on the precise...
There is a certain indescribable thrill associated with the resurrection of a long lost automobile. It’s often more than the...
If you read my column this month on the other side of the magazine, you’ll see I take a little,...
Bob Wollek was a champion many times over before he even got into motor racing. He won no fewer than three gold and two silver medals in the World University Games—second only to the Olympics—in downhill, slalom and combined skiing events in 1966 and 1968. When he exploded onto the...
It is an unfortunate fact of life that as we age, so we lose more and more friends to the...
Hot Rods are more than just auto-mobiles. They define a culture; a way of life. And at their best, they...
As you’ll read in this month’s news—and likely learned from our web site back on March 10—multi-time motorcycle and Formula One World Champion John Surtees has passed away at the age of 83. While we make mention of his passing in this issue, next month we will feature a unique...
“Where have all the young teams gone?” the words of that famous song with a one word alteration could well...
On July 12, 2009, thousands of onlookers witnessed as a 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia Roadster was plucked from Lake Maggiore on the border of Italy and Switzerland. The car had been submerged for three-quarters of a century and when it sold at Bonhams’ Retromobile auction in Paris in January...
In this month’s Racecar Profile [“Bound by Fate”], you’ll read that I recently had the opportunity to test drive the...
The boys from Brazil just keep on coming: Emerson Fittipaldi, Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna and, since 2002, Felipe Massa. The...
Imagine you are a designer in late 1952. One day you are sitting, staring out of the window, when your boss rushes in, hands you a large sheet of paper and two freshly sharpened pencils. “Design me a 2500-cc engine,” he commands. “That will be the capacity for the next...
