The 1988 season was one of those years when I was truly up against it, my wife was pregnant with...
Recently the collector car world has shifted. Although interest remains for established sectors, a new generation of enthusiasts has arrived...
Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA September 29-October 1, 2017 Here’s Dennis Racine’s 1966 Mini Cooper S (#177).Photo: Brad Fox 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...
Ask anyone who was the first American to win a Grand Prix and chances are they will say Phil Hill...
January 2018 The Sebring 12 Hours: Sebring, March 20, 1971. Rolf Stommelen with his Alfa Romeo 33/3 which he drove...
The FIA sports prototypes were some of the most exciting purpose-built racing cars ever designed. They competed under the regulations set forth by the FIA (Federation International Automobile) in the International Championship of Makes from 1964-1971, and the World Championship of Makes from 1972-1981. The regulations changed somewhat as the...
Silverstone Circuit, Northants, UK October 21-22, 2017 The start of Historic Roadsports with GT350 of Larry Tucker and Morgan Plus...
A.J. Foyt Donald Mitchell Healey 1 • Colin Chapman and Michael Allen form Lotus Engineering Company (1952). 3 • Sprint...
Over the course of nearly seven decades of Formula One history, only three men have ever won a World Championship Grand Prix race in a car of their own construction. Of course, none of them actually designed or built their cars all by themselves, they simply conceived, established, directed, managed...
One week after graduating college, I loaded my tool box, helmet and sleeping bag into what was effectively my entire...
The year 2015 marked the 60th anniversary of Stirling Moss and Denis Jenkinson’s victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia, racing their Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR to a record time of 10 hours 7 minutes 48 seconds. Travelling at the speed they needed to achieve that record, they certainly took to the...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in...
January 2018 Ferrari: Gli anni d’oro – The Golden Years By Leonardo Acerbi In his introduction, author Acerbi notes that this book in celebration of the 70th anniversary of Ferrari is not a continuation of the marque compendium as represented in two previous tomes his publisher issued on the marque’s...
As you’ll read in this issue’s news, the much-revered Lyndley Bothwell collection was recently sold by Bonhams. Of particular interest...
1961 Alfa Romeo SVZ Coda Tronca When you sit down and tot up the number of publicly available variations on the theme of Alfa Romeo Giulietta, it is not only astonishing to consider that you could have bought no less than eight totally different models carrying that name but, after...
Virginia Int’l. Raceway, Alton VA September 21-24, 2017 Colby Hillman brakes hard for Turn 4 in his 1969 Chevrolet Corvette...
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI September 15-17, 2017 Tedd Zamjahn raced his 1926 Bugatti Type 37GP.Photo: JR Schabowski Become a...
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