Photo: Ian Welsh When you look at any listing of Lotus competition cars built from the first Lotus VI of...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the...
Bob Tullius “I have often categorized Mosport as the most exciting and challenging track of all,”says Bob Tullius. “In fact it is my personal favorite. Having won six out of the seven times that I raced there may have something to do with the affection for the place however!” In...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher The famed Ford GT40 appears to be one of the most talked about and sought-after cars in...
The 1936 Bugatti Type 57G was also known as “The Tank” and it won Le Mans in 1939, just weeks...
Paul McMorran The loss of John Crosslé at the end of August 2014 completes the passing of a remarkable generation in motorsport. John had much in common with the contemporaries and friends who founded Lola, Mallock, Chevron and other icons of what many consider a golden age. Eric Broadley, Arthur...
Photo: BRDC Archive My greatest racecar is not a car I actually drove, but it represents a missed opportunity I...
Mike Lawrence One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer...
The epic battle between Ferrari and Cobra had begun, but initially the Italian cars were still the best. The winner at Sebring in 1964 was the works Ferrari 275P (0812) of Mike Parkes/Umberto Maglioli, shown here leading the NART Ferrari 250 GTO (3767) of Ed Cantrell/Don Yenko/Harry Heuer that finished...
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965. The great Jim Clark guiding the works Lotus 25 around this...
Then I live in Texas. That means I’m supposed to be a barbeque snob. It also means that when invited...
Dietrich MGTC…in Motion Dear Editor, I’d like to add something to Mark Brinker’s article on the Dietrich MGTC (January 2015). I was lucky enough to win some 8-mm film from the Suzy Dietrich auction a few years ago. One of the reels has footage from 1952 SCCA Giants Despair Hill...
Brian RedmanPhoto: Mike Jiggle Jacques Villeneuve.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation...
Eighty-Four Hours of Endurance Daytona/Sebring/Watkins Glen 1970-1971 By Michael Keyser This book captures the battle fought between Ferrari, Porsche and Alfa Romeo for the World Endurance Championship during the 1970 and 1971 seasons. The weapons those factories created for this fight—Ferrari’s 512S, Porsche’s 917 and Alfa Romeo’s T33/3—remain among the...
Seems unfathomable that we have never looked at this site (forgive us, Ferrari fans), but better late than never, and...