Then I live in Texas. That means I’m supposed to be a barbeque snob. It also means that when invited...
Casey Annis Editor/Publisher The famed Ford GT40 appears to be one of the most talked about and sought-after cars in...
His signature sky blue helmet firmly strapped to his head, Alberto Ascari poses for a Pirelli publicity picture before the 1952 Italian GP at Monza. Photo Pirelli One spring day in 1961, two boys gazed enraptured through a light post-and-rail fence at a fantastic motor race that was going on...
Brian RedmanPhoto: Mike Jiggle Jacques Villeneuve.Photo: Michael Casey-DiPleco 2 Gilles Villeneuve wins the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami in...
Seems unfathomable that we have never looked at this site (forgive us, Ferrari fans), but better late than never, and...
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...
The French Grand Prix; Charade (Clermont-Ferrand), June 27, 1965. The great Jim Clark guiding the works Lotus 25 around this...
Photo: BRDC Archive My greatest racecar is not a car I actually drove, but it represents a missed opportunity I...
Paul McMorran The loss of John Crosslé at the end of August 2014 completes the passing of a remarkable generation...
The 1936 Bugatti Type 57G was also known as “The Tank” and it won Le Mans in 1939, just weeks before Jean Bugatti would tragically perish driving it.Photo: Gooley The Bugatti T57C “tank” had won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Jean-Pierre Wimille/Pierre Veyron and had been...
Bob Tullius “I have often categorized Mosport as the most exciting and challenging track of all,”says Bob Tullius. “In fact...
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...
Mike Lawrence One of the delights of Vintage Racecar is reading the small ads and being reminded of the sheer...
Eighty-Four Hours of Endurance Daytona/Sebring/Watkins Glen 1970-1971 By Michael Keyser This book captures the battle fought between Ferrari, Porsche and...
After some 50 years of automobile racing, the Grand Prix Formula, or Formula One, was formed by the FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) in 1950, with its first race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. This was to be the first World Drivers Championship, in the world’s most technically advanced...
Photo: Ian Welsh When you look at any listing of Lotus competition cars built from the first Lotus VI of...