Being a dedicated student of the arcane (or having entirely too much time on my hands), I once calculated that...
Our journey began at Bellefille, an incredibly beautiful chateau about 20 clicks west of Le Mans. Bellefille, literally, “beautiful girl,”...
The late, great automotive writer and author Dean Batchelor would be proud. Named as winner of the Motor Press Guild’s prestigious Dean Batchelor Award for 2000 was Dr. János (pronounced Yanosh) L. Wimpffen for his massive work, Time and Two Seats, an amazingly complete reference and history of the world...
Cadillac is gonna do what?! I’m sure I’m not the only one who said that after hearing that Cadillac was...
It is regarded as the classic 1950s Grand Prix car. It was never the fastest; never the most powerful. Two other GP marques, Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz, won more races while the Maserati 250F was campaigned by the factory. But only just. No Formula One car was ever raced in more...
John Fitch is a genuine American hero, and a survivor. If they made a movie about his life, Jimmy Stewart...
It was a hell of a party, part Mexican fiesta, part class reunion, part a gathering of the VFW, all...
It’s a dirty job being an automotive and racing writer but, you know, somebody’s got to do it. A couple of weeks back, my work consisted of flying into Daytona for the first day of the Rolex 24-hour race, then flying back to Miami, where I spent a day on...
“It’s pretty loud,” he warned, as the starter slowly cranked. The big Buick coughed a couple of times, belching vapors...
A French Kiss with Death. Is that a great title or what? It’s the name of Michael Keyser’s new book...
The truth is, I might have missed him amongst Moss, Brabham, Trintignant, Shelby, Ward and all the other motor racing luminaries at Monterey if someone hadn’t pointed him out. “That’s Norman Dewis,” my friend said, pointing to an amazingly spry white-haired man of small stature holding court with an enthralled...
I woke up the next morning feeling like I’d been in a fight. My arms and sides were bruised and...
We posed the question two issues back, “Who are the two Americans who would have been most likely to succeed...
