The 5,000 enthusiasts who attended this year’s 17th annual ‘Eyes on Design’ car show, in Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, were...
Brands Hatch, England July 17–18, 2004 David Stevenson’s 1962 Lotus 22 heads Barry Westmoreland’s similar car at Stirlings.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
The 9th edition of the Silver Flag Hillclimb in early July was the largest and best yet of the historic...
Legendary racecar driver Mario Andretti has accepted the invitation to be the Grand Marshal of New York City’s 60th Columbus...
Racing his green MGA Coupe, Bill Bartlett won this year’s prestigious “Simms Cup” for MG racers, at Mosport, Ontario, in June. It’s awarded annually by the “Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada” at their Vintage Festival race. Bartlett is from Atlanta, Georgia, but his roots go back to Toronto where he grew up, not far from the Mosport track....
The last car ends its cool-off lap, sending one last snap of delicious sound echoing away across the raceway. This...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 17–18, 2004 Baker.Photo: Jim Hatfield Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
My racing goes back to before the war when I was driving mainly Maseratis. In 1937, I did quite a few races, mostly voiturette races for 1.5-liter cars, and that year I started at Posillipo in Naples with my Maserati 4CM, I think I finished about 6th, but that race...
With the prospect of landing a man on the moon, the American public was captivated by all things “jet-powered” in...
Australia June 19–20, 2004 As usual the 1967 Matich SR3 of Keith Berryman looked immaculate.Photo: Steve Oom Become a Member...
Goodwood, UK June 5–6, 2004 Jean-Pierre Jassaud returned to Goodwood to drive the wors LeMans Alpine Renault A442.Photo: Peter Collins 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 membership removes most ads,...
The main drive through the park of Lord March’s Goodwood House once again echoed to the sound of a wide...
A great deal of work by Jim Graham and the Group C/GTP Racing Group resulted in an entry of 37...
1964 Formula One World Champion John Surtees was honored at a charity dinner held near Northampton, England on June 29. Tributes were paid to Surtees’ unique accomplishment of being the only person ever to win world titles on two and four wheels, as over 400 fans and fellow drivers and...
In 1956, Colin Chapman and Frank Costin sat down and penciled a new front-engined sports racer to be powered by...
Barney Oldfield Nanni Galli Clay Regazzoni Gunar Nilsson 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 membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
October 2004 The Art of the National Automobile—The Thomas Mittler Collection By Art Eastman Throughout the summer of 2004, five...
Regular readers of this column will know that I delight in the obscure, so imagine my joy when at the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed, I finally came face to face with a 1955 Abarth 207. This was an achingly pretty Fiat-engined 1100 cc sports racer built with SCCA racing...
On June 30th, the truck, trailer and racecar of historic racer Louie Shefchik, were brazenly stolen from the parking lot...
Monte Carlo, Monaco May 15–16, 2004 Caption.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
If you were a music fan during the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, you’ll remember the hit songs “Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley,” “They Call the Wind Maria” and “Wimoweh.” These were three of the songs recorded by one of the most popular groups of the time, The Kingston...
Clever people, the organisers of the Le Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans. The annual 24-hour race at Le Mans has been...
Danbury, West Virginia June 11–16, 2004 1959 Tornado Thunderbolt/Bob Wismer.Photo: Walter Pietrowicz Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To...