1958 Lola Mk1 The Broadley cousins were racing enthusiasts from an early age. Both built and raced Austin specials before...
A First-Hand Look at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana Photos and Story By Boyd Harnell A white Jaguar convertible hurtled out...
Hershel McGriff was an up-and-coming West Coast stock car racer when a friend suggested that he run his 1950 Oldsmobile in a crazy, new 1000-mile race being held in Mexico. Little did McGriff know that he would not only win that first Carrera Panamericana race, but that it would become...
I don’t know about you, but I’m big into planning. Whether it’s working around the house, restoring a racecar or...
I was at a race meeting when a hunter/gatherer homed in on me, he had a race program in one...
The 1954 Carrera Panamericana developed immediately into a fight between two Ferraris: the year-old 375MM of Phil Hill and Richie Ginther, and the new, brutishly fast 375 Plus of Umberto Maglioli. After his early lead was eroded by mechanical problems, the Mexican press nicknamed Hill “El Batallador” (The Battler) for...
The truth is, I might have missed him amongst Moss, Brabham, Trintignant, Shelby, Ward and all the other motor racing...
How To Protect Yourself Once you have selected an overseas car for purchase, it should be inspected before conclusion of...
Ricardo Rodriguez Giancarlo Baghetti 2 Ricardo Rodriguez dies in a crash during practice for the nonchampionship Mexican GP (1962). 3 FIA declares that, beginning in 1983, all F1 cars must have flat bottoms. Ground effects chassis are outlawed (1982). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
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Let me mention up front, I may have to cut this short. Something’s coming up on Speedvision that I just...
Lime Rock Park, CT Sept. 1-4 The 1932 Ford Sprint car of Richard Waitec. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you...
November 2000 Dan Gurney—The Ultimate Racer By Karl Ludvigsen Mention the name Dan Gurney and what comes to mind? The...
For the last 50 years, the road to Formula One has usually led through one form or another of Formula...
Britain’s Rover Motor Group recently announced that it has contracted with Lola Cars International to develop an MG sportsracer to compete in the 2001 24-Hours of Le Mans. MG chose Lola to run the project following the British racecar manufacturer’s impressive performance at the French classic earlier this year. One...
One of only three Lola Mk 6 sports cars, used as the development prototype for the Ford GT40 program, will...
The recent British “fuel crisis” failed to stop the third edition of Lord Charles March’s Goodwood Revival Meeting, though the...
The newly formed Vintage Sedan Racers Group (VSRG) and HSR-West have announced the creation of the Magnaflow 2.5 Challenge for 2001. The series is intended for those cars which qualified for the 1970-1972 Trans-Am 2.5-liter Championship. Some of the cars eligible for competition include: Alfa Romeo 1600-2000 GTV; BMW 2002,...
