A pair of Americans with roots in the historic community have joined forces with an English engineer to try to...
Heavy Duty Lightweights 1961 Jaguar XKE “Coombs Lightweight” & 1963 Jaguar XKE “Qvale Lightweight” Photo: Pete Austin The year 2011 marks 50...
The year was 1980; the place, Road Atlanta. During the parade lap, Motor Racing Network’s sportscaster Mike Joy set the stage for one of the most memorable SCCA Championship races of all time. “C Production Class. These are production sports cars with a limited number of modifications allowed in the...
During my mid-teens a particular photograph in Motor Sport caught my eye. It was of an old Aston Martin racing...
A.J. Foyt Giuseppi Campari 1 A.J. Foyt, driving a Coyote-Foyt, wins the USAC Championship race at Texas World Speedway in...
Donington Park, Castle Donington/UK April 30–May 1, 2011 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 premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Though the historic racing experts felt it was a bit of a risk to stage a historic festival at the...
The organizers very wisely had the foresight to provide off-track entertainment, the most popular of which were 16 sessions of...
Fifty years ago, petrolheads woke one morning to discover that their life had changed, their horizons had widened. Suddenly there was the Jaguar E-Type, the most beautiful car in the world (Enzo said so) and priced less than four, basic 850-cc Minis—translate to the cheapest Korean import. In the UK,...
I was involved with the E-Type Jaguar right from its inception, initially as an employee under the wing of Lofty...
At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in June 1963. Americans Briggs Cunningham and Bob Grossman drove this Cunningham-entered, works-supported...
Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA April 9–10, 2011 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 premium content, and offers you awesome discounts...
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN May 13, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
This month we bring you another You Tube link, one featuring this issue’s focus on Jaguar, Group 44 and Mazda...
The Jaguar marque celebrates two anniversaries in 2011. The E-Type is 50 years old, while 60 years have passed since the C-Type brought Jaguar its first win at Le Mans. Shelsley Walsh hillclimb, set in the delightful English countryside, is the oldest motorsport venue in the world still in current...
I remember my first encounter with John Winter. I called him John, “My name’s Spike! Call me Spike,” he said....
John Coombs was literally born into the motoring business, as his multi-talented craftsman father was already working with automobiles when...
Indy Dear Editor, Just read this months Vintage Racecar while lying in my bed (NASCAR on in the background) at a rainy Speedway [Indy]. This issue’s even better than normal, well done to everybody involved, please pass on my thanks to the team there. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
Some 45 years after making headlines at the Monte Carlo Rallye, the iconic Mini name is back on the World...
As one of only 16 ever produced, the 1960 Maserati Tipo 61 “Birdcage” that headlines Mecum Auctions’ offerings during this...
The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is going through a metamorphosis. The Museum Foundation, headed by chairman Steven E. Young, has recently received a gift from the foundation of founder Robert E. Petersen that has been valued at a stratospheric $100 million. Included are the 300,000 sq. ft. building...
Do you remember the first racecar you ever lusted after? I’m not talking about the “Oh, I’d love to own...
2011 Jaguar XKR Coupe & Convertible In this the 50th year of the hallowed E-Type, it seemed only too fitting to take a...
Pete Lyons Have you ever crushed an aluminum can, then found yourself wondering, “Could I straighten it back out, like new?” Of course you couldn’t … unless you’re a metalsmithing sorcerer like those at Classic Motor Cars Ltd. (CMC), one of those fabled restoration shops in the dear old UK,...
Mallala Motorsports Park, South Australia April 23–24, 2011 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
The documentary film Senna, which won the World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, is set...
Sir Stirling Moss, 81, came in from practice for the Le Mans Legends race on June 8, and said, “That is the last time I will be in a racing car.” Moss was out in his own Porsche RS 61, which he had previously crashed at Laguna Seca last August....
A million clichés come to mind. Giant killer is probably the worst, pummelled to death by a thousand newspaper hacks,...
Automobile manufacturers have long used racing as a tool for both exploring new technologies and advancing marketing agendas, and one...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World Sports Car Championship from 1953–1961, the Speedworld Challenge from 1962–1963, the International Championship of Makes from 1964–1971 and the World Championship of Makes from 1972–1981. This included...