The International Motor Racing Research Library at Watkins Glen has recently announced the appointment of Michael Rand as its new...
The U.S. racing community was deeply saddened recently to learn of the passing away of racer, team owner and USAC...
The collective classic car community held its breath in anticipation of this past January’s Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Many experts felt that this annual event would set the financial tone for the balance of the collector car market in 2002. When the gavel fell on the last...
Stock car icon Dale Earnhardt, two-time Indy 500 champion Gordon Johncock, sports car and F5000 legend Brian Redman and pioneering...
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...
April 2002 The Fabulous Fifties—Sports Car Races in Southern California By Art Evans In the first line of this book’s...
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Apparently the new Euro is a success. Friends from overseas tell me the changeover to a single, common currency in 12 of the European Union’s 15-member nations has gone smoothly. Pardon, if I wipe a tear. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
Duncan Hamilton Jeff Andretti 1 Moises Solana wins the USRRC race in Mexico City, Mexico (1968). 2 Motorcycle and F1...
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...
Is Renault French? Is the Pope a Catholic? I ask because Renault has bought the Benetton team and has renamed...
Targa Florio – The Ultimate Guide The Norman conquest of southern Italy led to the creation of the Kingdom of...
While you may not yet realize it, the historic racing community has lost one of its greatest champions. By the time you read these words, an old and trusted friend will cease to exist, leaving a vacuum in its place. I speak not of a legendary driver or a personality...
Paddy Hopkirk’s name is almost synonymous with the rise of the rallying Mini Cooper. His win in the Monte Carlo...
In the first of a two-part series, Robert Newman explores the amazing life and career of “The Flying Mantuan” –...
1959 Abarth Allemano Spyder The Abarth Allemano Spyder is about as curiously 1950s Italian as you can get. Carlo Abarth, of course, made his name and his fortune by taking vast numbers of Fiats and turning them into race or high performance road cars. He was so good at this,...