Vintage and historic racing—at least as we enjoy it today in the United States—has been around since the 1970s. That’s...
Can you imagine two cars chained together, nose to nose, engines thundering on the infield of the 1930 Indianapolis 500?...
Just how far will a fanatical collector go to capture the racecar of his obsessions? Would he carry a satchel stuffed with large sums of cash to meet a stranger in a dubious location? Or would he crawl across a filthy garage floor bare-chested over broken glass to get to...
Imagine buying an exotic 1950s Italian sports car only to learn upon delivery that it isn’t the car you paid...
Would you consider equipping your sports car with an aftermarket supercharger then drive it across country from New York to...
What was Jud Phillips thinking? This has been the question that’s tormented Bill Fester for nearly a decade. Fester, from Houston, Texas, is not your ordinary car collector. Although he and his wife are very much city dwellers, their domicile is not only home to a wonderful collection of four-,...
There is no hidden racecar in this story, but there are four treasures, one mechanical and three human. I love...
I worked for Jaguar from 1952 to 1986 as Chief Test and Development Engineer. Throughout that time I drove some...
This is the story of two men, born 45 years apart, each completely obsessed with the automobile, and both hopelessly smitten by the very same car. W.J. Ziegler was born in 1911 and quickly realized that his life would be immersed in cars. He was the first student of his...
We all love to be gob-smacked. It’s part of what keeps the hobby fresh and exciting. You know what I’m...
Oscar Wilde wrote, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” This sounds a lot like the car hobby to...
It’s confession time again. For my entire automotive collecting career, now entering its third decade, I’ve been both intrigued and confused by the early MOPAR performance and racing machinery. For years, I’ve been nodding with a wide smile and a blank cranium as people talk about Ramchargers, Max Wedge, Super...
Coupe Sport Leicht (CSL) is a name synonymous with BMW racecars. Of all the BMW CSLs, none was as outrageous...
I grew up designing on a drawing board, right to the end of my time in motor racing, and I’m...
(Chassis #Z1058301) Vintage Racecar’s Siamese Twin, Vintage Roadcar, features a monthly column, “By Design,” inked by automotive and industrial designer Raffi Minasian. Minasian inherited his obsession from his father and by early childhood was thoroughly consumed by all objects with engines and wheels. The duo owned a long string of...
Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Bekersfield, CA October 23-25, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
After reading the great Racecar profile of the BMW M3 (VR, August 2016), I had to share my experience...
One of the highlights of my many years of racing has to do with the 1966 Trans-Am Mustang that Jerry Titus (1928-1970) drove to victory for Ford and Shelby. Ford was tied up at the end of the series with Dodge, and as a result Shelby built this special, one-off...
Jochen Rindt (right) and Lotus boss Colin Chapman celebrate the Austrian’s 1970 British Grand Prix victory. Photo: Maureen Magee The poet...
After the First World War and into the ’20s, many car manufacturers throughout Europe became involved in Grand Prix racing....
After several false starts, the U.S. is finally getting a major classic car exhibition of its own… A little over a year ago, I lamented in this space [“5-year Paradigm, VR, June 2015] about the U.S.’s lack of a major classic car show, such as France’s Retromobile or the UK’s...
More than 80 years ago, two fabulously wealthy young American brothers, accompanied by their butler, flew a primitive plywood-based biplane...
Hermann Lang Vittorio Jano 1 The first Ford GT40 is completed, 11 months after pencil was first put to paper...
Giuseppe Campari Riddelle Gregory 3 The ISRS race at Zolder, Holland, is won by Didier Theys and Freddy Lienhard, driving a Ferrari 333SP (1997). 4 Giuseppe Campari wins the fifth Coppa Acerbo road race in an Alfa Romeo P2 (1928). Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article...
1976 Cheetah Mk6 AF2 Fifteen years is a long time in the automotive world, and I suspect that within the...
1965 Ford Cortina GT500 First used as a motor racing circuit back in 1938, for the Australian Grand Prix of...
Last month, in this space, I spoke about our newest contributor Howden Ganley, whose incredible motorsport career saw him go from an entry level mechanic to Formula One driver and subsequently a team owner and constructor. Of course, I was mortified to learn—after we’d gone to press—that in my zeal...
RAC, Woodcote Park, UK November 17-20, 2015 Heading up Captain’s Drive is the Head and James Morgan Aero. Part of Beaujolais...
Many might find it unusual that the 58-year old son of legendary racecar driver Dave MacDonald had never driven a...
I’ve been fortunate to race Bentleys for 25 years. Indeed, most of my earliest memories involve sitting in the back of Bentleys going to events. My father, Ray Wiltshire, was the Bentley Drivers Club President for many years, and everything in our household revolved around Bentleys. This is an upbringing...
