Australian motorsport enthusiasts were saddened to hear of the death of 1949 Australian Grand Prix winner John Crouch on May...
As I write this column in late April, the mass media is full of stories about Ayrton Senna. I must be the only person who saw Senna’s early races not to have grasped that I was seeing greatness in formation, but I didn’t. It’s amazing how stories get changed in...
Hundreds of enthusiasts attended the Donington Grand Prix Collection on May 1st to witness circuit owner Tom Wheatcroft and his...
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...
The last car ends its cool-off lap, sending one last snap of delicious sound echoing away across the raceway. This...
On Nov. 2–6, noted Jaguar expert Terry Larson and his wife, Darlene, hosted their 6th annual Arizona tour for Jaguar...
Although all paintings are unique, periodically an artist is given the opportunity to work on a special project. When the owner of this 1960 Maserati Tipo 60 consulted with me about creating a paint- ing of his car, I knew this was just such an occasion. The piece we discussed...
Bob Bondurant’s racing career has had many diverse facets including stints in small-bore production cars, big bangers such as the...
Three-time Indy winner Bobby Unser will serve as honorary chairman of the 9th annual Amelia Island Concours to be held March 14, 2004, on the grounds of The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida. Unser will serve as grand marshal in the vintage-car procession departing from the Ritz driveway on Friday...
HSR-West has announced that it will be holding a special round of the BOSS Super Cup Series at Sonoma, California’s...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI July 17–18, 2004 Baker.Photo: Jim Hatfield Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This...
Summit Point Raceway, W.VA. May 16–19, 2004 The 1972 MGB GT of Les Gonda. Photo: Louiseann & Walt Pietrowicz 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...
On January 16, writer, former BRM chairman and Formula One safety advocate Louis Stanley passed away at the age of...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup (Can-Am) was cosanctioned by the SCCA and CASC; it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited”...
It was really very gratifying to have received so much positive feedback on the “Absent Friends” feature that we ran in the September ’04 issue of VRJ. One never knows how a story like that will be received, as its focus was more on the war and its effects on...
A speed hillclimb at Harewood in Yorkshire, England was the climax of a week’s celebration by the Vintage Sports Car...
Grand opening festivities for Jim Hall’s Chaparral Gallery at the Petroleum Museum in Midland, Texas, have been set for the...
The first Chaparral, the front-engine car, wasn’t my design, that was done by Dick Troutman and Tom Barnes. They came to me and said that they wanted to build this car, and that they felt they had learned a lot building the Scarab and wanted to follow on from that...
The American historic racing community was shocked to learn of the untimely death of racer and car preparer Charlie Gibson...
Monza, Italy May 7–9, 2004 Peter Brunn’s Porsche 908/3 leads Jankowski’s Ligier JS3 and the Porsche 917K of Juan Barazi...
In 1963, three Willment-run cars were taken to South Africa for the South African season—a Lotus Cortina, a Ford Galaxie and the Cobra GT I am running at the Goodwood Revival in 2004! There were several drivers and we used to just switch drivers and switch races. I drew the...
This September the 50th Anniversary of the “Collier Brothers Memorial Trophy” MG race at Watkins Glen will be celebrated. Two...
My racing goes back to before the war when I was driving mainly Maseratis. In 1937, I did quite a...
Cosworth Racing has announced that it is to remanufacture the most successful engine in the history of Formula One, the...
With the prospect of landing a man on the moon, the American public was captivated by all things “jet-powered” in...
Thunderhill, Willows, California May 7–9, 2004 Dino Crescentini brought his 1972 McLaren M19C F1 car as part of the weekend’s featured HGP race.Photo: Jim Williams 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....