If you’re a regular reader of Vintage Racecar (and I hope you are!), then you’ve likely noticed a recent increase...
Sebring celebrated its 50th anniversary this past March by inducting 10 legendary names into its newly created Hall of Fame....
Mark Donohue shut down his turbo Offy and made one last left turn into the Indianapolis victory circle. Obviously it was a huge moment for him, his Penske Racing team, and even for motor racing history. It meant something special to me, too. Hang a press pass on yourself, and...
One of the most beautiful front-engined Grand Prix cars ever built, the Maserati 250F carried Juan Manuel Fangio to his...
It’s nice to be asked back! (Taylor was featured in an interview in VRJ in March 1999). Especially to talk...
1970 SCCA Porsche 914-6 For better, and sometimes for worse, corporate culture and business strategy have historically played a significant role in motorsport. Over the years, racecars and racing programs have been created and eliminated for no other reason than to satisfy marketing strategies and brand positioning. While many of...
The Magnaflow Vintage 2.5 Challenge has been invited as a featured race group to the Pacific Northwest Historics July 5-7,...
Montlhéry, France March 9 The Gordini T16 (s/n 31) of Marc Val Vekens receives some service in Montlhéry’s historic pit...
Late in March, Reynard Motorsport announced that the company has been placed into receivership, the British equivalent of American Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to company founder Adrian Reynard, “It has been a combination of factors which has led to our situation today. Our aborted float on the U.S. Stock...
Phoenix, AZ Feb. 15-17 The Ralt RT5 Super Vee of Paul Lisec is pursued by the Chevron B-27 Atlantic of...
Racecar designer Ron Tauranac was awarded Australia’s highest non-military honor when he was bestowed the Order of Australia this year...
James Hunt Juan Manuel FangioPhoto: Bob Dunsmore 2 Bruce McLaren dies in a testing crash at Goodwood, England (1970). 4 Off-road champion Ivan “The Iron Man” Stewart is born (1945). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is...
You’ve just signed super-rookie Mario Andretti as your driver for the 1965 season, and you need a chassis. Everybody’s going...
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu in Hampshire is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. On March 19 the museum...
June 2002 Stirling Moss—The Authorised Biography By Robert Edwards As a long time fan of Stirling Moss, I have collected quite a few books dedicated to him and his cars – All But My Life, by Ken Purdy; Stirling Moss: Racing with the Maestro by Karl Ludvigsen; and My Cars,...
Historic Motorsport Holdings, Ltd. (HMH), the group which holds interests in HSR, SVRA and HSR-West, has announced the creation of...
Sebring, FL March 13-16 The 1965 Mustang of Don Nesbitt. Photo: Robert Harrington Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
On March 14, 1957, promising Ferrari driver and 1956 Mille Miglia winner Eugenio Castellotti was killed while testing a Ferrari...
Lord Charles March once again demonstrated his influence, and the power of motorsport in the U.K., when Central London came...
Tall, quiet-spoken and modest Giulio Alfieri, one of the greatest motor racing engineers of the 20th century, died on March 20th, at the age of 77. Arguably, he was the man who did more than almost anyone to help create the Maserati legend. The son of an accountant, Giulio Alfieri...
Prices – Prices are based on an average of values submitted by our panel of expert consultants who this month...
Jim Stokes is a boyish-looking 49 and has spent the better part of his life among some of the finest...
As highlighted in this month’s Racecar Profile (pg. 20), the Porsche 914-6 competed at both the professional and amateur levels during its short life from 1970-1972. Porsche built just over 50 special GTs to compete on the world stage. This month’s Web site is devoted to the history and authenticity...