Monaco, Monte Carlo May 13-15, 2016 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More)...
July 2018 Bobby Rahal Rene Panhard Donald Mitchell Healey Louis Chiron 1 – A.J. Foyt drives a Coyote-Foyt to victory...
A rare 1966 Lotus Elan S2 once owned by the famed Peter Sellers will be auctioned by Silverstone Auctions at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show at the National Event Centre in Birmingham this Saturday, November 14. The car was delivered to Sellers on June 22, 1966, and driven by...
Frank Matich Dear Editor, Thanks for another great magazine, in particular the acknowledgement of the death of Frank Matich. Frank...
Spa, Belgium August 17–18, 2007 Didier Miquee’s ’72 Chevrolet Corvette inside a BMW M1 at La Source.Photo: Peter Collins Become...
The Lotus Elite that starred at the 1958 Earls Court Motor Show is set to be sold at The Silverstone Classic Live Online Auction from the July 31st – August 1st . This Lotus Elite is the first customer car and went on to have a fascinating history. One of...
In the early 1950s, Donald Healey turned the British automotive industry on its ear with his affordable, mass-produced sports car,...
1962 Ferrari 250 GTO There will be no cliches, euphemisms, over-emotional exaggerations, or use of the word “icon” in this...
It was another good year to be at the Goodwood Revival…sunshine for four days, some of the best racing in the Revival’s history, and a fantastic atmosphere. Although the event officially starts on Friday, Lord Charles March hosts a cricket match for competitors and celebrities on Thursday. While some people...
After rising from the ashes of postwar Europe, Mercedes-Benz returned to racing in 1952, winning the World Sports Car Championship...
Many will believe my greatest racecar will be the Ferrari 156 “sharknose,” since featuring in my film and DVD of...
Mike Lawrence There’s a general feeling that endurance racing is about to enter a new age. Porsche is back and Porsche tends to set the standard, and there have even been hints that Ferrari may return to Le Mans. The category has not looked so healthy for years, and that...
This large, domineering man invented the job of motor racing team manager and in doing so changed the way the...
The Le Mans 24 Hours; Le Mans, France; June 24–25, 1950 Phil Walters rounds Indianapolis corner in Briggs Cunningham’s rebodied...
Keith Duckworth and Mike Costin are the founders of Cosworth, one of the longest surviving and most famous names in motorsport. Our Ed McDonough was able to sit down with both of them as they made plans for the 45th anniversary of Cosworth Engineering. VRJ: How did it all start?...
September 2016 Lotus 18 Colin Chapman’s U-turn By Mark Whitelock Deciding on a theme, title or subject for a book...
As I mentioned here, a few months ago, for several years I sorted the boxes of stuff that Eoin Young had picked up at auctions or autojumbles. One day I came upon a program for a motorcycle speedway meeting in 1937—it was only a sheet of foolscap folded in two,...
The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix had a dramatic ending when leader Jack Brabham made a mistake at the last corner—the...
The story of famous Italian coachbuilder and designer Sergio Scaglietti is to be told at Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire in...
From the very beginning of the automobile, man built cars to compete with a passion for speed and technology. These early innovators are in an elite club with their place in automotive history guaranteed as the creators of true classic sports cars, a genuine thoroughbred. The development of the racing...
July 2003 Toyota 2000 GT—The Complete Story of Japan’s First Supercar By Shin Yoshikawa While Japanese cars are often overlooked...
The 908/03 used the know-how from the super lightweight 909 Bergspyder. The 3-litre 908/03 was just 4″/10 cm longer than...
The Jaguar XK series made its first public debut at the 1948 London Motor Show in the shape of the 130-mph XK120, and its grace and pace caused a sensation. With the road car staying in production for the next thirteen years and racing models taking five Le Mans victories,...
Le Mans, France Jun. 23 Scrutineering for the Le Mans Legends race took place in the Place du Jet d’Eau...
Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen hops on board a Bentley Speed 8 and pushes it to its limits around...
March 2008 The Nürburgring 1000 km Race, June 1, 1958. Gino Munaron in the Karussell with the Ferrari 250TR/58, which he shared to 5th place with Wolfgang Seidel and Luigi Musso. Photo courtesy of: THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION PMB 219 – 65 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905-3814 USA., Tel: (203)...
Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France September 9-10, 2017 Alfa Romeo TZ.Photo: Chris Willows Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access...
As a follower of hyperrealism—a genre of art similar to photorealism—Henry has produced a high-definition body of work, as evidenced...
September 2009 Mark Donohue: Technical Excellence at Speed By Michael Argetsinger The difficulty in chronicling a career as diverse as Mark Donohue’s is that there are so many tales to tell it becomes difficult to know, as Bob Seger says, “what to leave in, what to leave out.” Become a...