Dan Gurney is a man whose accomplishments need no introduction. In addition to winning in everything from Formula One to...
Photo: Hal Crocker It is with a great deal of sadness that I write about Dan Gurney, who died on...
1966 Eagle-Weslake It is a privilege to update and run my test of the Eagle-Weslake. At Vintage Racecar we were very lucky to be close to Dan and his family. Casey Annis and I sat in his office and he told revealing stories, and occasionally from the other room Evi...
In the early 1950s, Alejandro De Tomaso convinced his friend Fulgencio Batista, then the president of Cuba, to organize an...
April 2018 Whatever Happened to the Gold Cup? by Mike Allen Once retirement is upon us, whether forced by age or other circumstances, how to fill the time is an initial worry. Author Mike Allen’s project to fill his time was to research the Oulton Park International Gold Cup races....
Palm Beach Int’l. Raceway, FL January 24-28, 2018 A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO.Photo: Chuck Andersen Become a Member & Get...
Daytona Int’l. Speedway, FL January 26, 2018 David Hinton in George Tuma’s ’69 Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona.Photo: Griffith Bean Become a...
Bathurst, NSW, Australia February 2-4, 2018 Ryan Curnick’s Porsche 911 being chased by the Austin-Healey 100/6 of Zach McAfee and the 911 of Mark Johnson.Photo: Nathan Wong Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid...
Two-liter sports racing cars have always had a place to compete within the ever-changing regulations of international motorsports; the World...
Jim Hall, driving a Lister-Chevrolet, wins the sports car feature race at Hondo, Texas (1959). 1 • Dan Gurney, driving...
April 2018 Kanzler and the Ti22 Photo: Craig R. Edwards Dear Editor, Regarding the Ti22 (VR Jan. 2018), Ernie Kanzler’s mother is/was a daughter of Henry Ford, and his father was successful in his own right, and might even have been the sponsor of the car with his titanium company,...
The world is full of confusing racecar stories. This is one of them. I read with great interest, Jonathan Stein’s...
April 2018 Jackie Oliver prepares to take the Gulf Mirage M2-Ford out for practice prior to the 1969 running of...
In the early going of the 1934 Coppa Acerbo, in Pescara, Italy, Hans Stuck’s Auto Union Type A led Achille Varzi’s Alfa Romeo P3, but in the end the race produced victory for the Mercedes-Benz, driven by Luigi Fagioli. The Enzo Ferrari-run Alfa Romeos, hitherto almost invincible, met with a...
Remember when Hollywood used to produce the odd “fun” movie—in somewhat the same theme as “the Grand Old Opry?” A...
I’m sure, like many other racing drivers, the first race victory is an indelible moment in time and a memory...
Jim Crawford would have turned 70 this year. After a brief stint in Formula One with Lotus he rebuilt his career in America during the 1980s. Following a devastating crash at Indianapolis, Jim made a fairytale comeback. He died aged just 54, but the good natured and courageous Scotsman is...
Giuseppe Campari discovered 17-year-old Giulio Ramponi in 1919, when the youngster was working as a trainee for a Milan fuel...
On February 20, the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team launched its new challenger, the C37, for the 2018 Formula 1...
In addition to being a world-class powerboat racer, Lou Fageol was passionate about cars and racing. His twin-Porsche creations were...
1969 Mirage M2-BRM The Mirage profiled here is no optical illusion, although it is certainly as beautiful as some optical...
The France Family, along with Jim France, will be honored on June 28 by the International Motor Racing Research Center (IMRRC) with the 2018 Cameron R. Argetsinger Award for Outstanding Contributions to Motorsports. The 2018 award will be the fifth presented by the IMRRC. Chip Ganassi was the inaugural recipient in 2014....
Two of the most beloved winners in the history of the Indianapolis 500 will bring their unique storytelling style to...
The BRM Association held their annual track day at Blyton Park, Nr. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. A good number of attendees including...
Mike Cantillon, Martin O’Connell, Nicky Pastorelli, Alex Kapadia, Graham Wilson/David Pittard, Gareth Evans and Mike Gardiner/Andy Wolfe were among the new faces and familiar names bringing home the wins and class victories in the opening rounds of the five Masters Historic Racing-run races. The first running of the Motor Legend...
A little more more than 50 years ago, Montreal, Canada was busy preparing to host the 1967 World’s Fair, to...
Wow Gilles!—Villeneuve, The Undying Legend By Ercole Columbo Thirty-six years after his untimely death at Zolder, the legend of Gilles...
Palm Beach Int’l. Raceway, FL February 16-17, 2018 The Revs 1963 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport (chassis 004) with Gunnar Jeannette driving.Photo: Chuck Andersen 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...