John Surtees Niki Lauda 5 NASCAR driver Darrell Waltrip is born (1947). 6 Porsche 906 wins its class in its...
One of the last surviving men who helped forge the so-called Golden Age of motor racing has passed away. 1950s...
In 1966 Ford made good on the early promise of the GT40, winning both LeMans and the Constructor’s Championship for Sports-Prototypes. Enzo Ferrari responded by assigning Mauro Forghieri the task of designing what was to become the P4 for the 1967 season. Franco Rocchi designed one of the great engines...
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On January 15, 2000, the Vintage Racecar Journal in cooperation with the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA), were proud to...
Brazilian Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi will be a special guest of honor at SVRA’s Zippo Grand Prix to be held at Watkins Glen International September 6-10. Part of the weekend’s festivities will be a large gathering of Lotus cars in a special “corral” area. Fittipaldi will set aside...
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Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Jack...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Jack Boxstrom RM Auctions (613) 476-9132 Lance Coren Certified Appraiser (310) 370-4114 Kent Bain Vintage Racing Services (203) 377-1658 These prices are suggested guidelines, they are not absolute. Individual prices may...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
For over 70 years the month of May has been synonymous with two of the most historic and challenging motor...
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...
If there’s one thing that sets a vintage racing car apart from a modern one, it’s the use of aluminum....
Enzo Ferrari referred to him as the “Prince of Destruction”, and was delighted. Keke Rosberg, no cream puff himself, referred...
Trevers Walkett, one of four Walkett brothers that formed Ginetta Cars, passed away on January 5th at the age of 76. Founded in 1960, Ginetta cars specialized in the production of “kit cars” for racing and later graduated to the production of road cars. In 1961, Ginetta created the G4,...
One of the side benefits of the race reporter trade is getting to hobnob with motor racing’s glitterati at their...
First comes denial. No, it can’t be that bad. The driver will get out ok. There’ll be pain and recuperation...
Chichester, England June 23-25 Current F1 star Jean Alesi excited the crowd with his rainy run in the 1990 Tyrrell 019. Photo: Classic Images 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...
While the 2000 edition of Lord March’s Festival of Speed will be remembered by many as the year of disaster,...
Chichester, England Sept. 15-17 An Alfa Giulia Berlina and a Mini-Cooper pass the restored Goodwood pit enclosure. Photo: Peter Collins...
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,...
Grand Prix De Monaco In the world of Formula One, few races can lay claim to more history than the...
On November 4-7 twelve Ford GT40s were reunited at the HSR Brumos Continental Historics held at the Daytona International Speedway....
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...
Over 70,000 rabid F1 fans came to their feet as nearly 40 historic Formula One cars built between 1960 and...
While not yet official, it has been recently announced that a field of historic Formula One cars will likely take...
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...
Laguna Seca, CA Apr. 1- 2 Charles Shalvoy hustles his 1926 Bugatti T39A through the famous corkscrew. Photo: Casey Annis...
Sears Point, CA May. 19-21 The 1956 Jaguar D-Type of Frank Pritt leads the 1959 Lotus 11 of Pete Lovely....
Holman & Moody This is the official web site of this venerable Ford racing and tuning specialist. This site features a history of the company and the racecars that it built. In addition to the famous GT40, this site also sheds light on the NASCAR, Can-Am, Rally and drag racing...