While not yet official, it has been recently announced that a field of historic Formula One cars will likely take...
On January 15, 2000, the Vintage Racecar Journal in cooperation with the Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA), were proud to...
Salt. Since the earliest days of recorded history, salt has in one form or another shaped the course of human history. In the early days of human civilization, some club-wielding, wife-dragging genius discovered that sprinkling a little of this white, powdery substance on your flame-broiled yak steak made it almost...
“Prelude – anticipating 7:22, May 1, 1955. Jenkinson and Moss reflect the tension before the start of an all-out, record-setting...
In a move which has lit the auction world abuzz, David Gooding has left his position as Managing Driector of...
Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd. and the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association, two of the East Coast’s largest vintage and historic racing organizations, recently announced that they have entered into an alliance involving cross investments by each organization in the other and joint cooperation agreements. The two organizations currently sanction and/or promote...
“It’s pretty loud,” he warned, as the starter slowly cranked. The big Buick coughed a couple of times, belching vapors...
Daytona Beach, FL. Feb. 3-5 The 1985 March 85G of Ed Mueller attacks the banking. Photo: Art Eastman 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 enjoy unlimited...
Hershel McGriff was an up-and-coming West Coast stock car racer when a friend suggested that he run his 1950 Oldsmobile...
Ferrari 250 SWB The combination of Stirling Moss and the Rob Walker Ferrari 250 SWB were near unstoppable in British...
In this final installment of Casey Annis’ interview with Dan Gurney, Dan discusses his “second” career as a constructor and team owner. Click here to read the first installment where Dan Gurney discusses his days as a driver. VRJ: What has been more satisfying for you – your career as...
Danville, VA Jun. 8-10 The Caterham’s of Burt Levy (#37) and Tom Yeager (#47) charge through the gorgeous Virginia countryside.Photo:...
MG-N Monoposto Back in late 1934, a rather proud and reasonably affluent father decided his son should have something special...
July 2000 Maserati Days By G. Cancellieri Maserati – the name brings to mind blood-red cars, high revving precision engines and fast moving pieces of art. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers...
Cisitalia’s back, and we’re not kidding. The prestigious marque, whose cars so nearly won the Mille Miglia at its first...
Considered by many to be one of the greatest periods in motor racing history, the late ’30s saw epic battles...
BMW CSL In the world of production sedans – touring cars, as they are known in Europe – few if any cars have ever been designed with racing in mind. Like a street fighter, they are born into this world with a certain set of abilities and skills that may not...
On May 27-28, the streets of Monaco filled with the sounds of racecars… historic racecars. Six previous Grand Prix winners...
European Editor Ed McDonough recently had the exclusive opportunity to sit down and talk with Antony Sheriff, Vice President of...
Roebling Road, GA Mar. 31- Apr. 2 Michael Scott, in his 1953 Allard J2X, fends off Ceasar Cone in his 1959 Devin Ermini.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...
How much “stuff” is enough? A seemingly simple question that historically has never been easy to answer. If you look...
European historic F5000 has come into its own with the announcement of the newly formed Transatlantic Challenge Series. Promoter David...
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...
Two names have become synonymous with Corvette over the years – Zora Arkus-Duntov and Dick Guldstrand. From the airport circuits...
It is regarded as the classic 1950s Grand Prix car. It was never the fastest; never the most powerful. Two...
If there’s one thing that sets a vintage racing car apart from a modern one, it’s the use of aluminum. The material had its own aura. Everyone knew the fastest XK-120s, the lightest Austin-Healeys and the quickest of the Ferraris, SL’s, Astons and Masers were distinguished by their lightweight skins...
Lime Rock Park general manager Garrett Mudd has announced that Historic Sportscar Racing, Ltd. (HSR) will now share sanctioning duties...
We posed the question two issues back, “Who are the two Americans who would have been most likely to succeed...
What could be more refreshing on a warm, Saturday afternoon than opening up the fridge? Recently, I had the opportunity to do just that. “Boring” you say, “a refrigerator, is a refrigerator, is a refrigerator. “Not so” I say, because the refrigerator in this case is not a Whirlpool or...