The 2nd annual Quail Motorsports gathering, held on August 13, quickly proved itself to be one of the “must do”...
I have to confess that it almost slipped by me! After the Monterey Historics and a slug of summer events,...
Organizers of the 10th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have announced that their 2005 event will feature the cars of famed Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo. The show will be held March 11–13, 2005 at the Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, Florida. “We are extremely excited at the expanse of Alfas that will...
Though often overlooked by many historians, the history of Australian road racing is rich with a long and varied selection...
In 1963, three Willment-run cars were taken to South Africa for the South African season—a Lotus Cortina, a Ford Galaxie...
The 31st Rolex Monterey Historic Races were again the feature event at a very busy weekend in Northern California, where Ferrari was the featured marque, and Ferraris were to be found at all the venues as well as driving down the Monterey peninsula, through affluent Carmel, touring across the mountains,...
Le Mans, France June 23–25, 2004 Neil Hadfield had a serious accident in his C-Type Jaguar from which he is...
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Peter Auto joined forces to create the second Le Mans Classic held over the...
They are back, and with a vengeance. Thirty-seven years after Pedro Rodriguez won the 1967 South African Grand Prix in a Cooper T81 powered by a 12-cylinder Maserati engine, two works Maseratis made the company’s official comeback to motor racing on September 5. The exciting new MC12 almost pulled off...
With six collector car auctions taking place over the course of this year’s Monterey Historics weekend (August 12–15), there was...
Monterey, CA August 13–15, 2004 The 1963 Ferrari 250 LMB of Lou Sellyei. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member &...
Tazio Nuvolari Whitney Straight 5 Roy Thomas, designer of Titan formula racers, dies of complications from lung cancer (2001). 6...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 9–17, 2004 The 1959 Lotus 18 FJ of Marcus Jones. Photo: Louiseann & Walter Pietrowicz Become a...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of a true classic sports car, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the...
November 2004 Indy Cars of the 1940s Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen The 1940s are the under-reported years of motor racing,...
At the moment, Michael Schumacher is setting records, that will never be beaten. How can I be so sure? The rules are being modified to create closer racing, so that means the spoils will be spread around. Too many commentators prefer statistics and records to reasoned analysis, so the figures...
Frank Williams of Williams Grand Prix Engineering had long coveted the idea of having Ayrton Senna drive one of his Formula...
1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had...
Grattan, Michigan August 20–22, 2004 The 1966 Cortina Lotus of Don Heth leads the 1965 Austin Healey Sprite of Ken Holley. Photo: Mark Scheuern 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...
Australian racer Warwick Brown has had a racing career marked by extreme highs and lows. His career highlights are marked...