Phil Hill was the honored guest at the Goodwood Circuit Revival Meeting held September 1–3. The 1961 World Drivers Champion...
Vicenzo Lancia’s eponymous company is 100 years old this year and, after much planning, a week of celebrations took place...
Cyril Terrence “Tom” Delaney, the World’s oldest licensed racing driver, passed away on September 1, he was 95. Earlier this year his long-time companion, Lulu, died and Tom’s health quickly declined from then on. Tom was synonymous with the Lea Francis Hyper his father first purchased for him in the...
As many as seven rare and important racing Porsches from the company’s museum in Stuttgart, Germany, are expected to be...
Europe’s premier winter show for historic motorsport is back, at the same venue—Stoneleigh Park, near Coventry—but with a new date...
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...
General Racing, Ltd., organizers of the Monterey Historic Automobile Races, have announced that the featured marque for the 2007 Historics...
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...
Goodwood, Chichester, U.K. September 1–3, 2006 Lister snouts in their pens! Photo: Keith Booker Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Fuji International Circuit, Japan April 4, 2006 Yasuo Shibazaki’s modern Ginetta G12 in the “Ginetta Cup.”Photo: Courtesy of the Japanese...
Elkhart Lake, WI September 16–17, 2006 Robert Boyce rounds Turn 6 in his 1965 Bill Thomas Cheetah.Photo: Vintage Velocity 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...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT Date, 2006 Murray Smith’s Cooper T-51 leads the Group 4 open-wheel cars, at the start.Photo:...
Donington Park, U.K. September 23–24, 2006 Paul Osborn’s 1993 Ferrari F93A Grand Prix.Photo: Peter Collins Become a Member & Get...
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio August 17–20, 2006 Tom Barrick in his 1974 911RSR.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 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...
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium July 14–17, 2006 Christian Glasel’s beautiful Cobra Daytona Coupe finished 4th in the Masters GT and Endurance race.Photo:...
Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT August 4–5, 2006 The Daimler of Allen Miller shoots under the bridge.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco Become...
In the boisterous opera that has been Italian auto racing, one of the grandest of performers made just the briefest of appearances. Fewer than three full race seasons, from early 1953 to mid-1955; that was all the time Gianni Lancia got to try to remake the marque his father had...
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)....
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...
The Glover Trophy; Goodwood, April 2, 1956. One of Klemantaski’s great shots: Stirling Moss in his private Maserati 250F really...
This year’s Goodwood Revival Meeting was the seventh in the series—time flies when you’re having fun. One thing that marks the Revival is the dress code. It is not onerous, just a jacket and tie for a man—and only in the paddock—but it makes the occasion special. What started off...
I’ve always been fascinated with the Goodwood Revival concept of “a magical step back in time.” For some time, I’ve...
I have driven many cars, some good, some bad, and some that nearly cost my life. A good car I...
We raced the car with the V-12 for the first time at Brands Hatch, at the Race of Champions.I remember it clearly as a very good handling car, and the engine had a lot of power for its time. By that time I had been racing in Europe for a...
Pietro Bordino Biography Bordino was born in Turin, November 22, 1887. The son of a Fiat caretaker he would spend...
I find it really hard to believe that this issue of Vintage Racecar is our 100th! I recently had a...
In the world of Australian motor sport, there is perhaps no more recognizable household name than that of legend Peter Brock. Commonly referred to as the “King of the Mountain,” Brock made his name racing touring cars, where he forged his legendary reputation on the back of nine wins in...