Photo: Hal Crocker Always a pioneer, Denise McCluggage blazed trails for women in motorsports, both on and off the track,...
Vintage Racecar Features
With a nod to this month’s feature story about the Chateau Impney Hillclimb in Great Britain, we thought that a...
Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 105th anniversary by opening its historical museum in Arese, Milan, Italy to the public. The museum, which is named “La macchina del tempo – Museo storico Alfa Romeo”, is at the heart of a brand centre which also has a bookshop, cafe, documentation centre, test-drive...
At the 2015 Mille Miglia retrospective, Mercedes-Benz celebrated the 60th anniversary of its famed overall win at the 1955 Mille...
The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2015 was held 13-14 June at the 38-turn, 8.469 mile Circuit de la Sarthe...
Born in London on June 10, 1935, Vic Elford was one of the fastest drivers in the highly competitive 1960s and ’70s racing scene. Elford’s lap records include Targa Florio, Nurburgring, Daytona, Sebring, Norisring, Monza, Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Riverside, and Le Mans – where he was the first driver...
On 31 May 1915, Ralph DePalma won the 500-mile race in Indianapolis driving a Mercedes Grand Prix car. A major...
Audi is intensively preparing to battle for its 14th victory in the world’s toughest endurance race, the 24 Hours of...
The livery of a race car is a science in itself. It should highlight design and proportions, cover design secrets and it must look good when the car runs at high speeds. In the old days cars were painted, nowadays they are covered in ultra-thin material. Often the colours and...
A GT40 hot on the “Longtail” of a Porsche 906/6 as they leave the Esses. Photo: Roger Dixon During the 1960s...
Jean-Pierre BeltoisePhoto: Thierry Lesparre Over a period of years, VR’s Mike Jiggle and Ed McDonough have had the opportunity to interview...
The first World Championship Formula 1 race of the modern era was staged May 13, 1950 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, England. Giuseppe “Nino” Farina won the Grand Prix of Europe with his Alfa Romeo Tipo 158 ‘Alfetta’ in convincing fashion. Alfa Romeo fielded a team of four “Alfetta”...
James Beckett/Colin Beckett Skoda Favorit As changes swept through Eastern Europe, the Škoda Favorit became the car to bring Czechoslovakian...
The 182T, the 182 chassis fitted with the Turbo V-8, first appeared at Monza, near the end of the 1982...
Christopher TatePhoto: Kary Jiggle Christopher Tate is the Managing Director of Donington Race Circuit in the UK. In his career, he has held many senior positions with various organizations including Lola Cars International, Elan Panoz and the Rockingham Motor Speedway in Corby, UK. In recent years, he was one of...
Invoiced to Shelby American on December 14, 1966, Shelby Cobra CSX3356 was first sold to Paradise Ford of Scottsdale, Arizona,...
Ferraris were campaigned frequently and with ferocity by both the factory and wealthy privateers, and the company’s reputation during its...
A Ferrari 290 MM was displayed at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance 2015, held Sunday, March 15th on the fairways of The Golf Club of Amelia Island next to the Ritz-Carlton on Amelia Island, Florida. The Ferrari 290 MM, which was restored by the Classiche Department at Ferrari in 2014,...
With classic-era Aston Martins rapidly appreciating in value beyond the seven-digit mark, it’s nice to examine modern-era cars that might...
The first Sebring 12-hour race took place in March of 1951 and within a short ten-year period the annual racing...
Photo: Sean Smith Just prior to 1930, Pocantico Hills, New York, was the country home of Barron Collier, a wildly successful businessman who made his fortune initially in advertising on streetcars. While, also the largest land owner and developer in the state of Florida, his country property became the launching...
Masten Gregory sits in the cockpit of the 1965 BRP Indycar as team manager Tony Robinson looks on. What brothers?...
Marty and Lee Talbot holding Explorers’ flag.Photo: Lee Talbot Family Collection To describe 81-year-old Lee Talbot as a race driver...
And Then The Rains Came – The 1965 Sebring 12 Hours Grand Prix of Endurance Story by Louis Galanos | Photos as credited Whether driver, crew member, race official or spectator, no one who attended the 1965 running of the 12 Hours of Sebring will ever forget that race. A...
Photo: Ian Welsh When you look at any listing of Lotus competition cars built from the first Lotus VI of...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the...
Bob Tullius “I have often categorized Mosport as the most exciting and challenging track of all,”says Bob Tullius. “In fact it is my personal favorite. Having won six out of the seven times that I raced there may have something to do with the affection for the place however!” In...
Three-time Sebring winner Hans Stuck will serve as Grand Marshal of the 63rd Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, scheduled...
The track-dedicated McLaren P1 GTR will debut at the 85th Geneva Motor Show in limited production form with only minor...
Nissan legend Yutaka Katayama, the man known as “Mr. K,” has died at the age of 105. Katayama, the first president of Nissan Motor Corporation U.S.A, passed away on February 20, 2015. Katayama ran Nissan’s U.S. operations in the 1970s and is widely known as the father of the Datsun...
