World championship rallying is a tough sport. Its drivers seldom compete on nice, smooth asphalt circuits where the worst that...
Britain’s Rover Motor Group recently announced that it has contracted with Lola Cars International to develop an MG sportsracer to...
In 1913, one of the ultimate tests of man and machine was the Pan-Pacific Road Race. A gruelling open road race from Los Angeles to Sacramento, California, the Pan-Pacific offered a whopping $50,000 to the winning car. For 2000, this historic event will be recreated as a 3-day rally event...
The Titan Registry has recently announced a Titan Formula Car Reunion will be held at Gingerman Raceway, as part of...
We posed the question two issues back, “Who are the two Americans who would have been most likely to succeed...
The recent British “fuel crisis” failed to stop the third edition of Lord Charles March’s Goodwood Revival Meeting, though the pundits had been predicting that all social and sporting events would come to a grinding halt. In fact, thousands of period-attired racing fans managed to find their way to Goodwood,...
Holman & Moody This is the official web site of this venerable Ford racing and tuning specialist. This site features...
December 2000 Klemantaski & Aston Martin By Louis Klemantaski & Chris Nixon Klemantaski and Nixon are two names synonymous with...
European historic F5000 has come into its own with the announcement of the newly formed Transatlantic Challenge Series. Promoter David McLaughlin of FORCE has recently announced that 25 cars have committed to compete in the new series, which will divide cars into two categories for cars built before or after...
The supercharged 1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A “Botticella,” which Carlo Pintacuda raced in the 1936 Mille Miglia and won the...
June 2000 Strictly Off The Record By Louis T. Stanley Louis Stanley has taken a lifetime of privileged access in...
For five years, the Monaco Grand Prix played host to the cut-throat world of Formula Junior racing. The Grand Prix Monaco Junior was a prestigious event – the one that everybody wanted to win – with its victors going on to careers in the very top echelons of motorsport. Michael...
Our journey began at Bellefille, an incredibly beautiful chateau about 20 clicks west of Le Mans. Bellefille, literally, “beautiful girl,”...
Racecar Exchange This site is one of several new sites devoted to the buying and selling of racecars, parts and...
Maserati 300S The modern era in motor racing began shortly after the end of WWII, when there was a huge leap in technological development and a serious shift toward racing becoming a professional sport. Ever since that time, now 50 years ago, enthusiasts and racers have argued nonstop about the...
Over 150 historic and vintage racecars took part in the First Annual Vintage Racecar Show & Concours held at Southern...
HSR-West recently announced the creation of a four-race Challenge Series for 2-Liter Sports Racers. According to HSR-West President Ed Swart,...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent Bain Vintage Racing Services (203) 377-1658 Lance Coren Certified Appraiser (310) 370-4114 Chris Chistansen Fantasy Junction (510) 653-7555 Paul Lane Automotive Restorations (203) 243-1984 These prices are suggested guidelines, they...
The Conclusion of Boyd Harnell’s First-Hand Look at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana Mexico City-Leon, Leon-Durango: November 21, 1954 The carnage...
The 1954 Carrera Panamericana developed immediately into a fight between two Ferraris: the year-old 375MM of Phil Hill and Richie...
Over 30,000 spectators streamed into Visalia, California’s Mooney Grove Park for the Second Visalia Motorsports Festival held May 27-28. Over 20 veteran racecars were joined by dozens of more modern racing machines for two days of spirited demonstrations. In addition to the on-track activities, there were 100s of hot rods,...
For all its color and commotion, which I do enjoy, I also like vintage racing for the moments of quiet...
Click here to read Part 1 of Something Special One of the chief complaints about early sports racers is that...
It is race day, and the racing machine is sorted out and in a highly competitive state of tune. What else is left to do? A driver who invests a few minutes in “tuning up” his or her central nervous system just before a race will give themselves a measurable...
Daytona Beach, Florida Nov. 4-7 Indy car champion Bobby Rahal rockets his 1965 GT40 MkI through the Daytona high-banking.Photo: Art...
Laguna Seca, CA Apr. 1- 2 Charles Shalvoy hustles his 1926 Bugatti T39A through the famous corkscrew. Photo: Casey Annis...
Robert Newman examines the men and machines that made the Mille Miglia one of the world’s greatest races. The Mille Miglia was a manifestation of raw courage. The courage of the top drivers, whose lives hung in the balance for a day as they forced themselves to take appalling risks...
First comes denial. No, it can’t be that bad. The driver will get out ok. There’ll be pain and recuperation...
Nearly 10 million people lined the streets of Italy to watch the first Mille Miglia Storica of the new millennium...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent Bain Vintage Racing Services (203) 377-1658 Jack Boxstrom RM Classics (613) 476-9132 Chris Chistansen Fantasy Junction (510) 653-7555 Paul Lane Automotive Restorations (203) 243-1984s These prices are suggested guidelines, they...