Harris-Costin Protos F2 Many of the drivers who progressed through the standard single-seater stages of racing in Europe in the...
Vintage Racecar Features
The whoosh of a turbine became a familiar sound at the Brickyard during the 1960s, and albeit briefly, in Formula...
Frank Costin had a reputation for innovation and creativity unsurpassed in British motorsport. He brought skills and knowledge from the aviation industry to a wide range of motoring projects and played a major role in the success of the Vanwall Grand Prix car, which won the first Constructor’s World Championship...
Lotus 30 The Lotus 30 was built for all the wrong reasons. Colin Chapman designed it basically to get even...
In the first of a two-part series Michael Oliver examines the history of turbine-powered racecars. With the emergence of jet...
Nino Vaccarella won the Targa Florio three times, and for this alone he remains a Sicilian national hero. His name became virtually synonymous with that great road race throughout the 1960s and 1970s, as evidenced by the large painted messages appearing on the roads and walls on the eve of...
1961 Ferrari 156 F1 Ricardo Rodriguez at the wheel of the Ferrari 156, during the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix at...
Peter Collins examines the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Derek Bennett and his Chevron Cars. Enzo Ferrari was right...
In the process of researching his new book on the Ferrari 156 “Sharknose,” European Editor Ed McDonough has had the opportunity to talk with 1961 World Champion Phil Hill on several different occasions. In this month’s interview, McDonough and Hill discuss not only the “Sharknose” but some of the oftentimes...
1929 Bentley Blower 1929 Bentley Blower. This Profile may be forced to veer somewhat from our usual format since the...
The inaugural 1966 Trans-Am season turned out to be a great success for the S.C.C.A, and for American road racing...
Considered brash and outspoken by some, few can refute his impressive list of racing accomplishments. These include victories and championships as a driver in the ’50s, more championships and success leading Triumph’s U.S. competition department in the ’60s, and three GTP championships in the ’80s, as head of Nissan’s NPTI...
Works Sunbeam Rapier As a 1960 Sunbeam Rapier drifted through long fast bends on the top of the Downs above...
In the last installment of our interview with Indy 500 Champion Rodger Ward, Casey Annis talks with Ward about his many experiences and accomplishments as a road racer. VRJ: I’d like to switch gears a bit and talk about your road racing career. I don’t think a lot of people...
When the first “Birdcage” Maseratis burst onto the world racing stage in 1959, a number of people were shocked and...
Michael Andretti slides the all-conquering Ralt RT-5 Super Vee to victory at Riverside Raceway in 1981. Andretti was just one...
John Zeitler – driver, engine builder, racecar designer and manufacturer – had a racing career spanning over 20 years, most of it involved with Volkswagen-powered cars. Casey Annis recently spoke with Zeitler to find out how it all came about. VRJ: How did you get started in racing? Zeitler: In...
Miller “Burd Piston Ring Special” On December 9, 1875 an event occurred in Menomonie, Wisconsin, that would directly shape and...
Roger Penske was a successful racing driver until he stepped out of the cockpit in 1964 to concentrate on his...
One would expect that winning the Indy 500 and the USAC driving Championship two times, as well as notching up some 26 major race victories, would somewhat inflate a driver’s ego – not in the case of the affable Rodger Ward. In the first of a two-part interview, Ward sat...
Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Sebring is a favorite race for underdogs. Who can forget Jim Hall’s Chaparral swimming down...
Dan Gurney has a serious conversation with Cosworth founder Keith Duckworth. Photo: Ed McDonough Collection The 1968 season was a...
If you raced small displacement production cars or modifieds in the US during the ’60s and early ’70s, then you’ve probably been beaten by Dan Parkinson. From Fiat-Abarths and Datsuns to a Dolphin sportsracer, Parkinson racked up an amazing streak of victories, which included being the first person in SCCA...
Ferrari 512S In 1967, the 512 was born out of a series of bad decisions by racing’s ruling body, the...
What else could it have been called? Born out of an established American idea, it probably didn’t take a long...
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Southern California is arguably one of the finest museums of its type anywhere in the U.S. Recently, Casey Annis sat down with Dick Messer, the Petersen’s first and now newly appointed director, to discuss the museum’s turbulent past and seemingly bright future. VRJ: The Petersen...
Porsche 356A Modern automobile manufacturers would tell you – if you ran the Porsche history past them without putting a...
Winning Le Mans, the Indy 500 or the Formula 1 World Championship is something to which most racing drivers aspire...
The world of motorsport has many colorful characters, but few as interesting and humorous as Akton “Ak” Miller. A founding member of the National Hot Rod Association, Miller combined his passion for hot rods and straight-line speed with an interest in open road racing to create some amazing specials for...
