My colleague Tim Considine cordially feels I was unfair in my recent column about Cooper’s development of mid-engined race cars....
Michael Andretti slides the all-conquering Ralt RT-5 Super Vee to victory at Riverside Raceway in 1981. Andretti was just one...
When the first “Birdcage” Maseratis burst onto the world racing stage in 1959, a number of people were shocked and many laughed at their “strange” chassis, made up of hundreds of pieces of small tubing. A few dominant racing victories turned the nay-sayers around pretty quickly, and it was not...
The City of Parma, Italy, honored one of its famous sons on April 21, when it dedicated the day to...
Monterey, CA Mar. 31 – Apr. 1 The 1931 MG C-Type of Jonathan Feiber. Photo: Casey Annis 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 access...
Donington, England Apr. 8 Howard Culley piloted his unique 1964 Attila MkIII in the RJB Thundersports Championship race for sports...
John Zeitler – driver, engine builder, racecar designer and manufacturer – had a racing career spanning over 20 years, most...
Bruce McLaren Umberto Maglioli 2 Bruce McLaren is killed in an accident while testing the McLaren M8D Can-Am racer at Goodwood, England (1970). 5 Umberto Maglioli, who gave Porsche its first overall Targa Florio win, is born in Biello, Italy (1928). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
With the return of the month of June comes the return of one of racing’s most prestigious and historic races...
I wrote a book on the history of March, which came out in 1989 under the title, “Four Guys And...
The VSCDA has recently announced that MG will be the featured marque for this year’s Elkhart Lake Vintage festival to be held on September 21-23. Additionally, the MG Vintage Racers Group has announced that this event will also serve as its “Focus Event” for 2001. Early estimates predict well over...
On April 25th, the motorsports world was rocked by another recent tragedy, when F1 and sports car veteran Michele Alboreto...
The surge in interest in historic Grand Prix cars created by last year’s series of races at places like the...
June 2001 The Works MGs By Mike Allison & Peter Browning The racing history of the MG Car Company dates as far back as 1924. This long, illustrious history is so well known and so well documented that you may be asking yourself whether we need another account of MG’s...
Last month we brought you the bizarre legal battle revolving around the long-lost Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype CSX2287. At the...
Roebling Road, GA Apr. 5 – 8 The 1976 Dekon Monza of Jim Mallone. Photo: Walt & Louiseann Pietrowicz Become...
The pundits, who supposedly know something about these things, say that in racing, rain is the great equalizer. But from what I’ve witnessed during my recent trip to England, I’d say – as far as historic racing goes – it is more likely the great delineator. When one compares historic...
Few cars in the history of motorsport have generated more awe and acclaim than the prewar Mercedes Benz W154. The...
Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month include: Kent...
A wonderfuly “human” being, Shaw pursued auto, powerboat and airplane racing for 35 years. He won Indy three times; convinced Tony Hulman to rebuild The Speedway after WWII; was president of The Speedway at the time of his death in 1954; was idolized by the kids he found time to...
