Jack Brabham takes his second Formula One World Championship crown after winning the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. His fifth consecutive...
Ignazio Giunti Jackie Oliver 4 Count Agusta buys O.S.C.A. from the Maserati brothers (1963). 8 F1 and CART champion Nigel...
Interview most any racecar designer and you’ll likely hear a beautifully turned tale of insight, and enlightenment, and clever science artfully applied. Then, there were the Coopers. Neither father Charles, nor son John, were science-minded. In fact, they had no more than basic formal education. What they did bring to...
This year’s Bonhams & Butterfields sale at Quail Lodge (August 18) will feature 17 cars from the world renowned Rosso...
The vintage motor racing world of northern Italy mobilized itself impressively on June 11 to commemorate Enzo Ferrari’s last victory...
After reading this issue, and re-discovering the breadth and significance of Cooper racing cars to the history and progression of...
The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix; Monte Carlo, May 10, 1959. Stirling Moss turning into the old Gasworks Hairpin at the end of the front straight along the harbor front. Moss qualified his Rob Walker-entered Cooper 51 on pole, the only competitor to get under 1:40. In the race it looked...
Gooding & Company announced it has been chosen to conduct the sale of the Otis Chandler Collection of classic automobiles,...
Shock waves reverberated through the Italian vintage motor racing world at the end of May, after the surprise announcement that...
Road Atlanta, Braeselton, GA April 26–30, 2006 A sinister pair of Mazda GTP Cars.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco No Subscription? You’re missing out Get immediate ad-free access to all our premium content. Get Started Already a Member? Sign in to your account here....
Indianapolis, IN May 27, 2006 Jess Kinder driving the 1935 Evans Miller-Ford.Photo: Jim Hatfield No Subscription? You’re missing out Get...
George-Francis “Johnny” Servoz-Gavin died recently, at the early age of 64, in his hometown of Grenoble. He was one of...
My first visit to Donington Park motor racing circuit was as an 11 year old lad, with my father. It was a rather prestigious meeting, organized by Derby & District Motor Club, the 1938 Donington Grand Prix. It was the fourth time Donington had held such an event, and obviously,...
I’ve been asked to write a description of how to drive through a corner. Not any corner, a corner of...
August 2006 Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1961 By Stirling Moss and Philip Porter This book is the second in a series...
Russo and Steele will feature several rare and collectible automobiles form the Jim Foust Collection at their August 18–19 Sports and Muscle in Monterey Collector Automobile Auction. Some of the more significant cars from the Foust Collection will be a Full Competition 427 Cobra and a Ford Galaxie 427 R...
There are a number of names synonymous with Cooper. Charles and John Cooper, of course, but there is one other....
1959 Cooper T-51 and 1960 Cooper T-53 The two Formula 1 Coopers you see here represent one of the key...
The Resurrection of an Indy Icon John Cooper sits at the wheel of the Kimberly Cooper prior to Tech inspection for the 1961 Indianapolis 500.Photo: de Lespinay Collection Vintage car racer/restorer Philippe de Lespinay did not set out to restore the Kimberly Cooper that Jack Brabham drove to 9th place...
Until Sir Jack Brabham won the Times Grand Prix in 1961, the Ken Miles-driven, John Von Neumann-owned Porsche-Cooper was the...
Brands Hatch, England May 6–7, 2006 The Ligier JS2 of Paul Knapfield.Photo: Peter Collins No Subscription? You’re missing out Get...
The British are usually all for the underdog and just love a giant killer. Well, they certainly got their money’s worth with the cheeky little Mini Cooper S, 10-ft long, 4-ft 5-ins high and powered by a zesty transverse, 4-cylinder, 1,275-cc engine. This tiny car, which was originally designed to...
“The best motoring all-rounder in the world,” So opened John Sprinzel’s Autosport reports of the 1963 and ‘64 Tour de...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
