Billing itself as “America’s Largest and most historically important archive of automotive history,” this is the official site of the...
When it comes to Porsche and racing, much has been written, both in print and online, about the Rennwagens from...
Triple World Champion Sir Jack Brabham’s youngest son, David, having won back the rights to the Brabham name in 2012, has recently launched a new web site chronicling the exploits of three generations of family drivers, as well as 30 years as a car constructor and Formula One team. Become...
Long time readers of Vintage Racecar Journal will be aware of the husband-and-wife photographic team of Walt & Louiseanne Pietrowicz...
During the 1960s, it was not uncommon for successful motorcycle racers to eventually make their way into the four-wheeled racing...
This month’s featured Web site is devoted to the many models of MG cars spanning from 1928 to today. This extensive site boasts a wide variety of sections that include news; motorsport; a history of the birth of the company and the genesis of the MG badge; model-by-model history with...
As one of our two Profile cars come to us courtesy of Clive Chapman’s Classic Team Lotus, we thought it...
The typically Teutonic efficiency of this site suits the image of Mercedes-Benz, and any apparent austerity quickly gives way to...
With more than 60 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, Jaguar Clubs of North America is undoubtedly one of the largest Jaguar enthusiast organizations anywhere in the world. As such, this month’s featured Web site is a vast, well-organized site devoted both to the club’s numerous activities and the history,...
Jack Brabham met Ron Tauranac when Ron showed up as a customer for Jack’s machine shop in Australia in 1950....
To supplement this month’s feature story on the 1961 French Grand Prix we offer this nearly 20-minute clip in summary of the event, with excellent explanatory commentary to guide viewers through the entire race weekend. It provides a good perspective on not only the race at hand, but also the...
In 1956, Colin Chapman and Frank Costin sat down and penciled a new front-engined sports racer to be powered by...
Like so many great racing drivers over the ages, Swede Savage was a talented, up-and-coming racing driver who was snatched...
This month’s featured Web site is the official site of the American-based Historic Grand Prix (HGP) race group. Made up of over 40 3-liter historic Grand Prix machines and their owners, HGP conducts races at a number of events each year including the United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis and...
As evidenced in VR’s recent two-part feature, the diminutive under-1-liter Italian sports car affectionately known as “Etceterini” encompasses a broad,...
With this month’s cover Profile of the King Cobra, it seemed only natural to access this site where one can...
This site features photography taken at California Sports Car races during 1961 and 1962 by a young man learning to use his new medium format camera. Forgotten about for nearly 50 years, this treasure trove of photos features never before seen shots of both the big names and big cars...
The FIA’s vaunted Formula One World Championship celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, with gala reunions of all its living...
While often overlooked in the annals of motorsport history, from 1963 to 1988 the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) provided...
In many ways the racing career of Dave MacDonald embodies the image of the light glowing twice as bright, lasting half as long. We will never know what the quietly brilliant Southern Californian might have accomplished had he escaped fate’s fickle finger at Indianapolis, but anyone who saw him race...
Here’s yet another source for rare, hand-held video of the old days as shot by those who were there. Courtesy...
Started in 1968 as Formula A in the United States, Formula 5000, as it became known, featured open-wheeled “Formula One–style”...
Without doubt, the Monza Autodrome with its famed banking, ranks as one of the world’s most historically significant racing circuits. Therefore, it should perhaps be no surprise that the circuit has a very nicely constructed Web site devoted not only to its current endeavors, but also its rich history as...
As the Corvette celebrates its 60th birthday, highlighted by featured marque status at a broad array of vintage events, demand...
After World War II, Welsh aircraft engineer Jack Turner began building his own hill climb and racecar “Specials,” which by...
If you dig through the internet long enough, occasionally you will discover an unexpected surprise. Such is the case with this month’s featured Web site devoted to photos taken at the Indy 500 during the early ’70s. This interesting gallery of color photos was created by a current motorsport photographer...
A couple of years ago, we brought your attention to a Web site devoted to the Frazer Nash. In light...
The subject of this month’s VR Profile, Bugatti, is one of the legendary names of automotive history, and this link...
This month’s featured site is the official Web site of Dan Gurney and his All American Racers (AAR). Formed by Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby in 1965, after their victorious year at Le Mans, AAR went on to produce 157 racecars from 1965 to 2000. During its nearly 40-year-long history...
