The 2nd annual Quail Motorsports gathering, held on August 13, quickly proved itself to be one of the “must do”...
Australian racer Warwick Brown has had a racing career marked by extreme highs and lows. His career highlights are marked...
1965 Shelby GT350R When Ford introduced the first Mustang to the American public in 1964, the company knew it had a winner, and orders came in a rush on the heels of almost completely positive reviews of the car. This was in spite of the fact that it was not...
November 2004 Indy Cars of the 1940s Introduction by Karl Ludvigsen The 1940s are the under-reported years of motor racing,...
Tazio Nuvolari Whitney Straight 5 Roy Thomas, designer of Titan formula racers, dies of complications from lung cancer (2001). 6...
Though often overlooked by many historians, the history of Australian road racing is rich with a long and varied selection of series, drivers and interesting cars. This month’s featured Web site is the project of an Australian race mechanic from the ’50s and ’60s and is in the form of...
The 31st Rolex Monterey Historic Races were again the feature event at a very busy weekend in Northern California, where...
Frank Williams of Williams Grand Prix Engineering had long coveted the idea of having Ayrton Senna drive one of his Formula...
Le Mans, France June 23–25, 2004 Neil Hadfield had a serious accident in his C-Type Jaguar from which he is now recovering. Photo: Keith Booker 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....
With six collector car auctions taking place over the course of this year’s Monterey Historics weekend (August 12–15), there was...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 9–17, 2004 The 1959 Lotus 18 FJ of Marcus Jones. Photo: Louiseann & Walter Pietrowicz Become a...
In 1963, three Willment-run cars were taken to South Africa for the South African season—a Lotus Cortina, a Ford Galaxie...
The Automobile Club de l’Ouest and Peter Auto joined forces to create the second Le Mans Classic held over the full 8.48-mile (13.65-kilometer) circuit from July 23–25. Since 2002, some changes have been made to bring in a compulsory pit stop and optional driver change in each of the six...
Organizers of the 10th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance have announced that their 2005 event will feature the cars of...
Monterey, CA August 13–15, 2004 The 1963 Ferrari 250 LMB of Lou Sellyei. Photo: Jim Williams Become a Member &...
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...
I have to confess that it almost slipped by me! After the Monterey Historics and a slug of summer events,...
At the moment, Michael Schumacher is setting records, that will never be beaten. How can I be so sure? The...
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...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...