Stock car icon Dale Earnhardt, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, sports car and F5000 legend Brian Redman and pioneering...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1...
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The U.S. racing community was deeply saddened recently to learn of the passing away of racer, team owner and USAC...
You may recall that last year we brought you the bizarre saga of the lost Daytona Coupe, CSX2287. One of...
There’s a fantastic trend building on the Internet: it is individuals creating Web sites to showcase their old amateur racing photography. While the photos are not always of “professional” quality, they oftentimes reveal interesting historical tidbits, overlooked by the professionals of the time. This month’s featured site is one of...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
Apparently the new Euro is a success. Friends from overseas tell me the changeover to a single, common currency in...
In the first of a two-part series, Robert Newman explores the amazing life and career of “The Flying Mantuan” – Tazio Nuvolari Warm sun, drivers in short-sleeved shirts, jacketless officials, some spectators in shorts: the amiable warmth of midsummer had already eased its way over to Mantua, northern Italy. It...
While you may not yet realize it, the historic racing community has lost one of its greatest champions. By the...
The collective classic car community held its breath in anticipation of this past January’s Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction in Scottsdale,...
Is Renault French? Is the Pope a Catholic? I ask because Renault has bought the Benetton team and has renamed it, but the team’s headquarters is at Enstone in Oxfordshire and most of the employees are British. Benetton began life as Toleman, which was British. Benetton continued to be British...
Paddy Hopkirk’s name is almost synonymous with the rise of the rallying Mini Cooper. His win in the Monte Carlo...
April 2002 The Fabulous Fifties—Sports Car Races in Southern California By Art Evans In the first line of this book’s...
The International Motor Racing Research Library at Watkins Glen has recently announced the appointment of Michael Rand as its new Executive Director. Mr. Rand, 54, joins the Research Center from a distinguished career in motorsport that has included positions in marketing, management, business development and operations. Rand’s résumé includes time...
1959 Abarth Allemano Spyder The Abarth Allemano Spyder is about as curiously 1950s Italian as you can get. Carlo Abarth,...
Targa Florio – The Ultimate Guide The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the Kingdom of...
Dr. Guiseppe Farina—we also know him as “Nino,” “Il Dottore,” “The Great Farina” and countless unmentionable names used by competitors and teammates. Although there was nothing subtle about Farina’s aggressive driving style, many aspiring newcomers emulated his way with a car. Rather than seating himself with the steering wheel buried...