We raced the car with the V-12 for the first time at Brands Hatch, at the Race of Champions.I remember...
The Canadian American Challenge Cup was co-sanctioned by the SCCA and CASC—it was a series nicknamed the “unlimited” series. Although...
Garie Cooper Jurgen Barth 1 American Motors Corporation hires Craig Breedlove to set long-distance high-speed records with an AMX (1967). 2 Peter Arundell wins a one-car “race” at Monza, Italy. Journalist Richard von Frankenberg had accused Lotus of using an illegal engine in Arundell’s car in a race there a...
The Glover Trophy; Goodwood, April 2, 1956. One of Klemantaski’s great shots: Stirling Moss in his private Maserati 250F really...
A new department has been opened in the foundry of the old Maranello factory called Ferrari Classiche (Ferrari Classics). Its purpose is to maintain and restore road cars built by the company before 1986 and Ferrari racing machinery from any year. On paper, that covers about 250 different models and...
Fuji International Circuit, Japan April 4, 2006 Yasuo Shibazaki’s modern Ginetta G12 in the “Ginetta Cup.”Photo: Courtesy of the Japanese...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT Date, 2006 Murray Smith’s Cooper T-51 leads the Group 4 open-wheel cars, at the start.Photo: Walter 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...
I’ve always been fascinated with the Goodwood Revival concept of “a magical step back in time.” For some time, I’ve...
This year’s Goodwood Revival Meeting was the seventh in the series—time flies when you’re having fun. One thing that marks...
Goodwood, Chichester, U.K. September 1–3, 2006 Lister snouts in their pens! 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. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our...
Phil Hill was the honored guest at the Goodwood Circuit Revival Meeting held September 1–3. The 1961 World Drivers Champion...
General Racing, Ltd., organizers of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, have announced that the featured marque for the 2007 Historics...
Close by the heart of Northern California’s wine country, and with tons of elevation changes to thrill and challenge a driver, how could Sears Point Raceway not be one of the best tracks in North America? OK, I know it’s now called Infineon Raceway, but I ran my very first...
Vicenzo Lancia’s eponymous company is 100 years old this year and, after much planning, a week of celebrations took place...
In the boisterous opera that has been Italian auto racing, one of the grandest of performers made just the briefest...
1982 Lancia Rally 037 It’s midnight in late January and there’s a clear sky overhead with thousands of twinkling stars and a full moon. The white light is intensified by the deep snow lying all around. Despite the biting cold there is a buzz in the air as hundreds of...
Cyril Terrence “Tom” Delaney, the World’s oldest licensed racing driver, passed away on September 1, he was 95. Earlier this...
In the world of Australian motor sport, there is perhaps no more recognizable household name than that of legend Peter...
I have driven many cars, some good, some bad, and some that nearly cost my life. A good car I tested, but did not race, was the Williams FW14. Many people forget that I was the Williams test driver when Damon Hill won his championship. It was a fantastic car;...
Pietro Bordino Biography Bordino was born in Turin, November 22, 1887. The son of a Fiat caretaker he would spend...
As many as seven rare and important racing Porsches from the company’s museum in Stuttgart, Germany, are expected to be...
December 2006 Marquis de Portago—The Legend By Ed McDonough The history of motorsport is rife with near mythical characters that, with time, have become seemingly well-known names, yet very little is actually known about their life and story. One of the more exotic and colorful of these characters is the...
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium July 14–17, 2006 Christian Glasel’s beautiful Cobra Daytona Coupe finished 4th in the Masters GT and Endurance race.Photo:...
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio August 17–20, 2006 Tom Barrick in his 1974 911RSR.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco Become a Member...
Europe’s premier winter show for historic motorsport is back, at the same venue—Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry—but with a new date March 23-25, 2007 and a new name “Race Retro.” The new date, a full month later than previous shows, offers the promise of better weather and longer daylight hours for...
I find it really hard to believe that this issue of Vintage Racecar is our 100th! I recently had a...
1966 Eagle-Weslake, Chassis 1G-102 We have had the discussion many times before…What is the greatest racecar of all time?…so we...
In honor of this [December 2006] being our 100th issue, we reproduce here on the following pages some selections from our Inaugural Issue, September 1998. 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....