Bentley shined on center stage as this year’s featured marque at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races on August 17-19. According...
Alfa Romeo may have produced an ungainly looking, graceless racing car, but none come to mind…I’m a pushover for Alfas...
Brands Hatch played host to the international Shell Ferrrari-Maserati Challenge on July 21-22, with a series of hotly contested races. In the categories for open-wheel cars and drum brake-equipped sports cars, the pair of Irvine Laidlaw (Maserati 6CM & 250S) and Burkhard von Schenk (Maserati 250F & 300S) split a...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
The Formula One community lost one of its finest on August 25th, when former team owner Ken Tyrrell lost his...
When the subject of discussion turns to French racecars, the famed name of Delage always features prominently. Though Louis Delage only built cars independently from 1905-1932, his lithe and fast machines amassed an impressive array of victories and speed records during this formative period in motorsport history. This month’s featured...
Monterey, CA August 17-19 The 1920 Bugatti 13/22 of Leo Keushian. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
A number of sources, including AutoWeek, are reporting that a battle is brewing over control of the famed Monterey Historic...
George Follmer Masten Gregory 1 David Bruce-Brown, the first American to win a Grand Prix, dies during practice for the...
Lime Rock, Connecticut July 27-29 Jacky Ickx at the wheel of the F2 Porsche 718. 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,...
November 2001 Circuito Del Garda Quindici Volte Via! By Giancarlo Cavallini This is the fascinating story of a small, obscure...
Sales figures were dramatically down this year on the Monterey Peninsula at the Brooks, Christie’s and RM auctions compared to...
On August 11-16, a small band of vintage racers left the Chicago area on a mission – to break several class speed records at Bonneville and, in the process, lay claim to the title “World’s Fastest Alfa Romeo” (see this month’s First Turn). The two cars brought for the task...
Frank Costin had a reputation for innovation and creativity unsurpassed in British motorsport. He brought skills and knowledge from the...
Brands Hatch, England July 21-22 Plinio Haas leads Carlo Vogele, both in Ferrari 250 Tour de Frances. Photo: Peter Collins...
The whoosh of a turbine became a familiar sound at the Brickyard during the 1960s, and albeit briefly, in Formula One in the early 1970s. In this, the final installment, Michael Oliver recounts the story of their silent, but significant impact on open-wheel racing. The positive reasons for using a...
At the end of the 1955 season, Mercedes Benz made the decision to withdraw from motor racing, partly because of...
Harris-Costin Protos F2 Many of the drivers who progressed through the standard single-seater stages of racing in Europe in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s recall Formula 2 as the most enjoyable part of their racing careers. The cars were fast, they brought out the best in the drivers, and the...