Captured by the innate beauty of Maserati’s 450S model, artist Matthew Stevens created this graphic impression of the car. Prints...
As you will no doubt have noticed in this issue devoted to Maserati on the occasion of the marque’s centennial,...
Then After back-to-back wins at the Indianapolis 500 in 1953 and 1954, Bill Vukovich returned for the ’55 race with only one goal…to win three in a row. His mount was Lindsey Hopkins’ 1954 Offy-powered Kurtis 500C (Kurtis Chassis #372; the Hopkins Special; car #4) which had finished 21st at...
Chris MacAllister in his 1964 FIA Cobra.Photo: Jim Hatfield Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. and his amateur partner,...
Mike Lawrence In 1957 Maserati was supreme. Fangio won the F1 Championship and the Maserati 450S came within an ace of winning the WSCC, and then Maserati suddenly withdrew and left the way clear for Ferrari to become the dominant Italian marque. For a moment, Maserati had the laurel within...
Richard Petty Emilio Villoresi 1 Richard Petty wins the NASCAR Winston Cup Talladega 500 in a Dodge Charger (1976). 2 ...
Mecum Auctions has announced that it will be selling the ex-works McLaren M20-01 that was driven by Peter Revson, the defending series champion, during the 1972 Can-Am series at its Monterey sale on Saturday, August 16. The car is the only Team McLaren M20 that retains its original tub, engine...
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Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco Vintage racecar driver Howard Katz has been named the third recipient of The Gorsline Cup, honored during the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Gorsline Cup is presented by Gorsline Company, the premier insurer of high-risk individuals, to the driver who best...
Photo: Roger Dixon Two weeks before this year’s Monaco Grand Prix round of the FIA’s Formula One World Championship, the...
Photo: Hal Crocker John Bishop, the man most responsible for the establishment of professional sports car racing in America, has...
Gobbato’s Fate Dear Editor, In the article about Vittorio Jano, in your June issue, Robert Newman stated that the 1945...
Mark Knopfler driving his Maserati 300S in the Maserati Centenary Trophy race at Donington. Photo: Pete Austin As a boy, my racing hero was Stirling Moss. I remember watching him on television, in 1959, racing a front-engined BRM, and that was the inspirational moment, the time I became hooked on...
Photo: Tony Todd Sir Stirling Moss is set to be the honored guest at this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion’s...
Photo: Sean Smith It can be interesting to trace the genesis of a machine, taking note of the influences that led to its creation. In the case of the 450S Maserati, it was catalyzed by an enthusiastic Southern California building contractor/entrepreneur by the name of Tony Parravano. With unprecedented horspower...
Headrest Mount In this age where we not only want to have more and more life experiences, but want to...
Photo: Mike Jiggle It is almost safe to say that a Maserati saved the Grand Prix career of a promising...
Tazio Nuvolari chats with Eugenio Siena (left) and Baconin Borzacchini (right) during practice for the 1934 Grand Prix of Italy....
With this entire issue—both Racecar and Roadcar—we join the rest of the motoring world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of...
Photo: John Zimmermann My first intro-duction to the Birdcage Maserati was at Riverside, California, in 1959. The car had been purchased by Joe Lubin and was driven by Bob Drake. I was very impressed by its light weight and balanced design, with engine in the front and transaxle in the...
The under 2-liter Grand Touring (GT) cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international...