Christie’s Auctions has announced that they will be offering a rare 1939 Auto Union D-Type for sale during their Feb....
The 2007 Gold Cup Historic Races, scheduled for June 8-10, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Virginia...
Motor Racing Legends has announced the eligible years for Le Mans Legend 2007, the historic support race to the modern Le Mans 24 Hours. On the morning of Saturday, June 16, 2007, a few hours before the start of the world’s greatest endurance race, a grid of 61 Le Mans...
It was scheduled to be a Celebration of Bathurst but, with the death of Peter Brock the “King of Bathurst”...
The first woman to race in Formula One turned 80 on November 6, 2006. She is Countess Maria Teresa De...
In December, several members of VR’s editorial staff were honored by the motor press community for the quality of their work in Vintage Racecar. European Editor Ed McDonough won the Guild of Motoring Writers’ Aston Martin International Trophy for “excellence in journalistic achievement by a Guild member working in the...
Both the cars and the crews were the stars at the 4th San Marino Rallylegend held in the Republic close...
Sir Stirling Moss, one of the greatest all-around racing drivers of his generation, was honored at the recent FIA Gala...
Denver Cornett III, one of the few surviving drivers from the very first race at Watkins Glen in 1948, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2006. Cornett is perhaps best remembered as the fiery competitor who rolled his MG TC during the inaugural Watkins Glen Grand Prix in 1948 (at...
On December 4, 2006, Oregon Sports Hall of Fame member and 1962 Indianapolis 500 runner-up Len Sutton passed away in...
Grand Prix winner Clay Regazzoni, 67, was killed in a road accident on December 15, 2006. He was driving his...
Hamilton White is a Monaco-based Brit who collects and sells a staggering range of esoterica. After our November Automobilia feature, VR visited the premises of Monacoauctions.com where jovial Hamilton works and lives. The doorman said, “Oh the man with the tusks.” Yes, look at this wonderful site. White specializes in...
February 2007 Adidas Motorsport Feroza Elite Boots Adidas have done a successful job of penetrating the motor racing market with...
Wakefield Park, Australia October 28–29, 2006 Either Ross Muller’s kettle is boiling or he has a serious coolant loss problem...
Road Atlanta, Georgia October 19–22, 2006 The 1969 Surtees TS5 F5000 of Mark Harmer.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 most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to...
Daytona Beach, Florida November 9–12, 2006 Steve Simpson’s Rondeau M-382 and Phil Schmidt’s Rondeau M-382-02 head up the GTP grid.Photo:...
UK September 5–8, 2006 The Wooley/Smithies Austin Healey 3000 Sebring takes to one of the special stages.Photo: Pete Austin Become...
Westcott Park, UK December 2, 2006 Adam Painter in his Maserati 4CS.Photo: Pete Austin 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...
Willow Springs, CA November 11–12, 2006 William Cotter in his Porsche 935 K3.Photo: Brian Green Become a Member & Get...
I didn’t see the accident happen, and it was many laps later when my photo trek around South Africa’s Kyalami...
From 1964-1978, a series of flat-bottomed, formula cars were manufactured to serve as a stepping stone to Formula One and the upper echelons of open-wheeled racing. In the late ’50s, F2 and F3 were consolidated into Formula Jr. However, with that category’s demise at the end of 1963, F2 was...
Peter Gethin Nino Farina 1 Al Holbert, Chip Robinson, Derek Bell, and Al Unser Jr. drive their Porsche 962 to...
On the northern side of Bowmanville, Ontario, lies a track steeped in automobile racing heritage. Mosport International Raceway is a daunting...
The Dutch Grand Prix; Zanvoort, May 22, 1961. Phil Hill on his way to his World Championship with his Ferrari 156/F1 among the sand dunes of Holland. An excellent shot by Robert Daley. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA.,...
“Mephistopheles,” the Land Speed record-breaking Fiat, was one of the most fearsome of the aero-engined specials popular in the 1920s....
During the fifties, I not only had a business relationship with Bill Devin, but we were also friends. We saw each other rather frequently in later years when he and his wife, Mildred, (we called her “Middie”) moved close to my Palm Springs house. When Bill passed away in November...
It is an extraordinary difficult question to answer, “What is my greatest racecar?” One can consider cars one has won...
John WatsonPhoto: Mike Jiggle To many, although it may have seemed so, my first Grand Prix win at the Österreichring,...
Niki Lauda Biography Andreas Nikolaus Lauda was born to a well-to-do Vienna family on February 22, 1949. His family’s social status proved both nuisance and good fortune. Although he was later to become successful in business on his own, it was obvious early on that he was not cut to fit the conventional Lauda...
