Bruno Giacomelli was born in Brescia, Italy, in 1952. He was always enthusiastic about racing and especially about single-seaters, working...
When the first “Birdcage” Maseratis burst onto the world racing stage in 1959, a number of people were shocked and...
This year’s California Mille, held May 1-3, saw over 70 classic sports cars, tourers and racecars blast their way through some of Northern California’s most scenic roads. Some of the historic cars that took part included: two Ferrari 375 MMs; an OSCA MT4; a Cunningham C-1; several Porsche Spyders; and...
Northern California May 1-3 Morning breakfast stop at a 1905 barn converted into a restoration shop in Ferndale, CA.Photo: Bob...
1959 Lister Jaguar Few of the 30,000 spectators, bundled warmly against the biting wind, realized they were to witness the...
On September 25, the Petersen Automotive Museum will play host to a gala dinner celebrating the history of the famed Can-Am race series. Guests of honor will include Dan Gurney, Lothar Motschenbacher, Parnelli Jones, Chic Vandagriff, Dick Guldstrand and many others. Additionally, a wide range of historic Can-Am cars will...
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On September 25, several hundred enthusiasts of the famed Can-Am race series joined stars such as Phil Hill, Dan Gurney...
Roger Penske was a successful racing driver until he stepped out of the cockpit in 1964 to concentrate on his business interests. He didn’t stay away from motorsports for long, however, because by 1966 Penske Racing was competing in several sports car racing series. By the early ’70s, Penske Racing...
Hamilton/Rolt Jaguar C-Type Sit down with a pen and a piece of paper – write out a list of your...
Five of Jim Hall’s remarkable Chaparrals will take part in the Can-Am Thunder 35th Anniversary Celebration at Wisconsin’s Road America,...
Speed Festival, Coronado, CA Oct. 20-22 Try as they might, the Tomcat was always first into turn 1. 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...
As first reported in VRJ in October 2000, the legendary Cisitalia has moved a little closer to making its comeback....
Colorado Rockies Sept. 11-14 Dennis and Natalie Machul take in the sights of the Rockies in their 1933 Alfa Romeo...
The 2002 Chrysler Jeep Classic Speed Festival, which was to be held on Oct 20-21 was cancelled several weeks after the tragic terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Washington, D.C. Held for the past four years on the U.S. Navy’s North Island Naval Air Station on San Diego’s...
Rockingham, England May 27-28 The 1955 Chevrolet of Leon Cole. Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
If you raced small displacement production cars or modifieds in the US during the ’60s and early ’70s, then you’ve...
Rick Mears Howden Ganley 2 As a publicity stunt, Ford has professional racers drive Cortinas down the Cresta bobsled run in Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy. Best time is turned in by Jim Clark, with Colin Chapman as codriver (1964). 3 Indy 500 winner Rick Mears is born in Wichita, Kansas (1951)....
Alfa Romeo may have produced an ungainly looking, graceless racing car, but none come to mind…I’m a pushover for Alfas...
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Southern California is arguably one of the finest museums of its type anywhere in the...
Ok, Ok… here’s the pitch. You’ve got this kinda mush-mouthed, body-builder guy who is a washed-up racecar driver, see? We’ll get a big name to play him like Sly Stallone – movie sells itself at this point, right? And his former owner – let’s say he’s wheelchair-bound like Frank Williams,...
On September 21, a special going away party was held for the Eagle TG104 that carried Dan Gurney to a historic...
The feature this month on the C-Type Jaguar which won the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1953, the car I...
Ferrari 512S In 1967, the 512 was born out of a series of bad decisions by racing’s ruling body, the CSI, that were aimed at slowing down the 7-liter monsters like the Ford Mk IVs, which were dominating sports car racing. So the prototype class had a 3-liter limit imposed...
A consortium of Southern California Devin racecar enthusiasts have banded together to purchase the entire automotive estate of famed car...
One of the best American sports car racers of the “Fabulous Fifties” is gone. Sherwood Johnston was probably best known...
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The racing world lost one of its most colorful characters on November 22 when Bill Devin passed away following a...
Alain Prost John Surtees 5 Sir Malcolm Campbell drives his Napier-Campbell to a World Land Speed Record of 256.086 mph...