Imagine buying an exotic 1950s Italian sports car only to learn upon delivery that it isn’t the car you paid...
Bertha Benz, one of the first female automotive pioneers, was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in July. As...
Ken Miles in the Shelby Cobra, with Shelby’s personal racing number, leads Jim Hall in the Corvette Grand Sport. Ken Miles won the GT class and finished 2nd overall, as the Grand Sport driven by Hall, Roger Penske and Hap Sharp finished 3rd overall behind the winning Ferrari 250LM with...
Derek is the epitome of the driver who should have won the Formula One World Championship, but was just about...
November 2016 Here’s a nice shot taken in the pits at Brands Hatch before the non-championship F1 Race of Champions...
Brands Hatch, Kent, UK August 14, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on partner...
Brands Hatch, Kent, UK July 1-3, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+...
November 2016 Long Shadows Photo: Dan Boyd Dear Mr. Annis, Really enjoyed your article on Machiavelli’s Shadow in Vintage Racecar [June 2016]! Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes...
Fifty years is quite a long time, in politics or any other activity. In motor racing, though, 50-year anniversaries seem...
It’s amazing how some of the names forged into the history of motorsport were first introduced to it. Some have...
I could talk about David Purley, or Dave as I’ve always known him, all day long, but for the sake of this piece I’ll restrict it to a few lines to give readers a glimpse into my view of a truly great character and a very good friend. As boys,...
Mika Hakkinen Dario Franchitti Photo: Richard Dole 1 Mika Hakkinen wins the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, and his first...
I am very pleased to be able to announce that starting with this issue, racing legend and long-time friend of...
November 2016 • Legendary racecar mechanic Bob Skinner has passed away at the age of 74. Together with his partner Tom Jobe, Skinner provided Hogan-Starr Racing with a McLaren M10B-Chevrolet that John Cannon drove to the Formula 5000 championship in 1970. Prior to that, Bob and Tom had earned near-mythical...
Pebble Beach, CA August 21, 2016 1938 Delahaye 165 Figoni & Falaschi Cabriolet owned by the Robert M. Lee Automobile...
From the very beginning of the automobile, men built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These...
November 2016 FITZ: My Life At The Wheel By John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick started racing in a Mini 850 and ended up in a Porsche 956B. In between he drove a variety of Ford Anglias, Escorts and Capris, the occasional Ferrari 250 LM, a couple of BMW 2800 CS and...
1977 LEC CRP1 Month by month, Vintage Racecar tries hard to bring readers some of the world’s finest competition cars—some with...
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA August 19-21, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
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Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR July 7-10, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
Many were the similarities shared by young American racer Bobby Marshman and the Scottish Legend Bobby Marshman Photo: IMS Colin Chapman...