Pete Lyons Fifty years ago, when people communicated on paper delivered by hand, her brother’s letters from far-off England would...
• Northern California’s Classic Sports Racing Group will host its 10th Annual Charity Challenge at Sonoma Raceway on the weekend...
Monterey’s Classic Car Week will add another dimension this year as the inaugural World Class Automotive Film and Arts Festival will celebrate the 24 Hours of Le Mans by screening the 1971 racing classic Le Mans, starring Steve McQueen, and other films from the period at The Golden State Theatre...
MG Vintage Racers celebrated its 18th Focus Event at VRG’s “Jefferson 500” at West Virginia’s Summit Point Raceway the weekend...
Former F1 and endurance racer Howden Ganley has received his homeland’s highest motor racing honor, joining former inductees Bruce McLaren,...
Photo: Alejandro Ibanez The man who scored Ferrari’s very first Formula One World Championship victory, Argentinian Jose Froilan Gonzalez, has died at the age of 90 in Buenos Aires. Gonzalez, nicknamed the Pampas Bull for his physical presence and his muscular driving style, made his F1 debut in 1950 at...
Oliver White took victory in the opening round of the 2013 Champion of Brands Formula Ford 1600 series at England’s...
Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo officially inaugurated the new Museo Ferrari in Maranello on June 11. The building, extended by...
One of the finest collections of ’50s and ’60s sports racing cars ever assembled by a single owner will cross RM’s auction block at its Battersea Park location in London as part of the St. James Concourse of Elegance on September 7-9. That owner, Irvine Laidlaw, considers himself an enthusiast...
Like other vintage festivals across America this year, the fourth Sonoma Historic Motorsports Festival celebrated the 60th anniversary of the...
Readers of this magazine should be familiar with the work of Jesse Alexander, one of America’s foremost motorsports photographers. As...
holman-moody: The Legendary Race Team By Tom Cotter and Al Pearce This second edition of a book originally published more than a decade ago chronicles one of America’s all-time great racing teams. The story begins in 1957 when two guys with a shared dream became partners and shortly found themselves...
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The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...
Alberto Ascari Ayrton SennaPhoto: Maureen Magee 1 The Ford Sierra Cosworth is homologated for Group A Touring Car racing (1987). 2 Jochen Rindt drives a Lotus 72-Ford to victory in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim (1970). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
Mystery GT40 Dear Editor, While perusing Roadcar, on Page 49 (May 2013) I saw a picture of a white GT40...
It takes all kinds of digging to unearth a Hidden Treasure. Sometimes you even have to bring a shovel. Chip...
Le Mans, 1966. The lone Bizzarrini P538 entry (Chassis 003) driven by Swiss racers Edgar Berney (pictured) and Andre Wiky. After Berney spun out at the start, the duo would become the race’s first retirement on Lap 54 when a careless pit stop damaged one of the frame rails carrying...
The artist Uli Ehret met Brian Redman by accident in a pub near Chichester, during the Goodwood Revival week for...
Patrick Watts in the Peugeot 406 at Donington in 1997.Photo: Pete Austin From my point of view, a great racecar is one that brings back good memories irrespective of the performance and success of the car. The British Touring Car Championship Peugeot 406 that I drove in 1997, and Tim...
After leaving Lotus, I was “sucked in” by Don Nichols and rejoined Shadow. He said James Hunt would be our...
The two 3165-cc Alfa Romeo V8 engines in the one car had to be a handful, but that did not...
I’m always amazed at how these issues can sometimes take on a life of their own. Those of you who have been faithful readers for a number of years (thank you!) will know that several times a year, we like to produce special or themed issues. For instance, next month...
Brian RedmanPhoto: John Zimmermann Honored with his own night by the Road Racing Drivers Club this year at Long Beach,...
Entering the 1974 season, a pair of fresh, new faces began exerting significant influence upon Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo...
Photo: Casey Annis The 1950s and 1960s were a time of rapid change in both the road and racecar world. Technology was advancing quickly and with this advancement, it became increasingly harder and harder for a lone individual—either engineer or visionary—to be solely responsible for a complete automobile. Yet, some...