Historic Formula Atlantic cars will once again be racing on the streets of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. After a very successful inaugural...
As I sit down to write this month’s column, Halloween quickly approaches. The stores are jammed to the gunnels with...
Tazio Nuvolari John Fitch 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987). 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access...
Want to get out on the track but can’t find the historic racing car you really want? This month our...
An original 1939 Auto Union V-12 D-Type Grand Prix racecar will appear at Shelsley Walsh on Sunday, August 21st as...
I read with some interest the other day an account of this year’s gathering of the faithful at Hershey. For those not familiar, Hershey is probably one of the—if not the—largest classic car gatherings in the United States. What caught my attention in this account, however, was the fact that...
Famed Italian carrozzeria Bertone has announced the opening of a new workshop, Bertone Classic, which will now offer restoration work...
Jamie Hankin...
In the early 1950s, Donald Healey turned the British automotive industry on its ear with his affordable, mass-produced sports car, the Austin-Healey 100. Soon, other British manufacturers, such as MG and Triumph, were clamoring to come up with competitors to meet the world’s hungry demand. For the next 20 years,...
Fifties road racing legend Bill Murphy passed away on July 17; he was 93. Though born in Sitka, Alaska on...
As manager of racing public relations for Goodyear, Bill Neely accumulated a lot of interesting and outrageous stories—especially from the...
Seems hard to believe, but this issue marks the 7th anniversary of Vintage Racecar Journal. What started as a seemingly delusional, one-man, Don Quixote–style obsession out of the back bedroom of my house has, seven years later, become the magazine that you now hold in your hands, which now reaches...
Will Bowden of Orlando, Florida was chosen for this year’s Bill Parish Award. Supported by MGVR and Parish-Heacock Insurance, it is annually...
Brands Hatch, England July 23–24, 2005 David Bennet’s Aston Martin DB4 leads Matthew Newman’s Alfa Romeo Giulia GTV and Robert...
Few individuals could better be thought of to embody the spirit of the American sportsman than Briggs Swift Cunningham. Born in 1907 to a family of means, Briggs’ life was forever changed by a chance ride in his uncle’s Dodge touring car, outfitted with a Hispano-Suiza aero engine. From that...
The Brighton National Speed Trials is probably one of the oldest surviving race event on the British calendar. This year...
James Duncan Hamilton was the epitome of the 1950s racing driver, fast and full of joie de vivre. A fighter...
The annual Autumn Italian Car Day has a new venue for 2005. It will be held at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire on Sunday, September 11th 2005. This autumn celebration will offer a huge variety of classic, historic and current cars from the major marques, including Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini,...
Northern California April 24-28, 2005 The 1939 Chevrolet Master Deluxe of Steve Moal and David Nelson. Photo: Bob Dunsmore Become...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although there was a basic set of rules, the cars had to be two-seaters with bodywork covering the wheels, have doors, a windscreen, brake lights and various safety requirements. However, there...
1952 Ferrari 500/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d’Olonne. Naples....
There was a great deal of speculation circulating at this year’s Monterey Historics (full coverage next issue) when Jim Hall...
The rolling celebration of the 40th anniversary since Derek Bennett created the Chevron marque pitched up at its spiritual home at Oulton Park’s Gold Cup event in Northeast England on August 28–29. Two races for closed- and one for open-wheeled Chevrons headed a traditionally varied Historic Sports Car Club program....
NAS North Island, Coronado, CA October 8-9, 2004 Ken Epsman, who finished the Trans-Am race only 0.001 seconds off the...
Like many other drivers in the West, Chuck Daigh arose out of the California hot rod culture and became one...
Titan Motorsport NA and the Titan Registry have announced that a 2005 Titan Reunion is planned for April 29–May 1 at HSR-West’s Thunderhill event in Northern California. According to Titan Motorsport NA president Andy Antipas, this three-day event will feature a reunion of more than 20 Titan open-wheeled racecars, as...
Monza, Italy July 9, 2005 Claude Ruiz-Picasso in the Porsche 908/2 that finished 3rd overall in the 1969 Paris 1000-kms....
It is sadly poignant to have to report the unexpected death of Cliff Allison at the age of 73. Allison...
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auctions will offer another historically important Shelby factory Cobra racecar at its August 20 auction in Monterey, CA. This will be the second Factory Team racecar offered in 2005 by the Scottsdale-based company, and it will be sold at no reserve. Shelby Cobra chassis CSX2138...