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The 1931 Mille Miglia Race Results: 1931 Mille Miglia Results / Dates: April 11-12, 1931 / Winner: Caracciola – Sebastian / Winning Speed: 63.21 mph / Starters: 99 / Finishers:...
In some ways, it’s hard to believe that the Ferrari F40 is entering its 4th decade. For the bodywork, Ferrari made use of advance composite materials, bringing together panels of...
1970 De Tomaso 505-Cosworth The De Tomaso drew much admiration from the crowds at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Photo: Peter Collins Where do you start? No Subscription? You’re missing...
Carlo Abarth with his fleet of cars, 1965 Over 10,000 individual race victories, 10 world records and 133 international titles are part of the racing heritage behind the Abarth marque....
In 1905, Europe’s racers must have thought it was going to be a flash in the pan, if that. After all, who would want to spend a week on a...
Automotive history is riddled with innovators and entrepreneurs seeking the very best, most powerful, and dynamic sports cars bearing their own name. And while we are familiar with many of...
In 1966, Lamborghini shook the automotive establishment when it mounted is powerful V12 engine transversally, in a rear-mid position, on the P400 Miura: the vehicle for which the term “supercar”...
The internal combustion engine (ICE) was not the only, nor the default, means of propulsion for early motor cars at the beginning of the 20th century. Indeed, in the early...
1968: A Year Like No Other 1968 can be considered as the great year of the 60s: the uprisings in Czechoslovakia against the socialist rules, the increase in intensity and...
The first Audi advertising with the ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ or ‘Progress through Technology’ slogan appeared 40 years ago, in 1971. Even then this technical leadership claim was well and truly...
In 1966, at the Turin Motor Show, the world got its first look at the Maserati Ghibli, as a two-seat concept car. The sharp, angular bodylines were penned by a...
The Renaissance of a British Carmaker Businessman Martyn Corfield is no stranger to challenges in the fields of motoring and motor racing. A year ago, we profiled his Austin-Healey 100...
The French initiated the Art Deco movement in 1924 with the Paris exposition of the industrial and decorative arts, so it is no surprise that some of the automobiles subsequently...
Tazio Nuvolari Biography Tazio Nuvolari a legend in his own lifetime, was known as Il Montavano Volante, the Flying Mantuan. He epitomized courage and daring and for 30 years he amazed...
The historic Le Mans 24-Hour racing circuit, made up of country roads with constructed racetrack sections, has always been a “horsepower track.” “Give me an extra 40 horsepower on the...
Hispano Suiza and competition have gone hand in hand since its foundation in 1904. Back then, taking part in the most prestigious races not only gave the brand national and...
Pierce-Arrow’s Refusal to Sacrifice Quality to Save the Company There is something about the archer on the hood of a Pierce-Arrow that makes the car hard to pass by at...
It was in March of 1974 when mass production of the Countach started at the Lamborghini factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese; a model that entered into legend and remained on the...
Unquestionably, one of the most dominating racing cars was the Mercedes W196, particularly with drivers such as Fangio and Moss at the wheel. I remember seeing the 1955 British Grand...
At the start of a month which has been heralded as the greatest month in endurance racing history, all eyes were on the mountainous Eifel region in Germany, where the...
The remarkable Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale must be counted as among the most beautiful sports car designs of the twentieth century. Penned by the prolific and gifted Bertone designer Franco...
Laury, Lucy O’Reilly and Harry Schell were father, mother and son. They were all larger than life characters who made their very distinct contribution to the colorful playboy image that...
Starting from its first car in 1947 to this very day, Ferrari has created a near-endless array of genuinely legendary automobiles, more than a few per decade for sure. Still,...
In the world of racing, automotive brands, more often than not, become flag bearers of national pride and heritage. In Italy, it is Ferrari; in Germany, Porsche; in France, Bugatti....
The Hansgen Family has a long history in the automotive trade, tracing back to this comprehensive service facility in Westfield, New Jerssey, circa 1913. My father, Walt Hansgen, raced from...
Choosing a name for a new Rolls-Royce motor car is a crucial, highly considered and painstaking process, in which the marque’s unique heritage plays a central part. Of the current...
Like so many great automobiles of our time, the Mercedes-Benz SL series can trace its origins directly to the racetrack. With the rebuilding and recovery of Europe ongoing six years...
Until the outbreak of World War I (1914–18), a Targa Florio had been staged every year since 1906, so Vincenzo Florio was determined to get it going again before the...
The story of the production model 300 SL really picks up where our story about the W194 Le Mans racecar ends. After a highly successful 1952 racing season where the...
By Art Evans What do you think was the toughest and most difficult race ever? After reading my September 2011 history column, you might say the New York to Paris....
The rain came down cold, heavy, unrelenting, and my lightweight sweater was instantly drenched through. By half distance I was shivering. Yet that Monaco Grand Prix of 1972 was one...
In the history of racing there have been formulae that quickly become popular and continue to grow, while others are launched, but for whatever reason, lack popular appeal and just...
Juan Manuel Fangio was special. Not only as a racing driver but also as a human being. He was the kindest, most gentle and humble person I have ever met,...
United States Grand Prix – The History, The Circuits, The Drivers & the Cars Road racing in America has taken a back seat to oval racing held at venues such...
The Tasman Cup is long remembered as a time when Australians and New Zealanders flocked to racing circuits to watch overseas names compete with the local stars. While the Cup...
We open the smallish front doors, typical of open cars of the 1920s, and climb in. Chris Kidd pulls down the spark lever on the big Lincoln open tourer’s steering...
Mercedes have an unparalleled motorsport history. Throughout the years, the German manufacturer has been continuously innovating, testing, and retesting. From the invention of the first modern car, the use of...
Now that VR has editorial offices in the U.S., the UK and Australia, I’ve been fortunate to make a lot of new racing friends from around the world. It seems...
Nelson Ledges is a fun, fast and reasonably flat racetrack in northeast Ohio, originally raced as a dirt road course in 1961. Thousands have raced here in one of America’s...
The sport of automobile racing is arguably about 130-years old, assuming you subscribe to the notion that the first organized race, using gasoline-powered internal combustion engines, occurred in France in...
At the beginning of February, Nissan made a pretty bold announcement when it revealed it would return to competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with a front-engine LMP1...
Have you ever stopped to add up all of the different driver nationalities in motor racing and perhaps spotted a trend? It is an interesting study. As the world has...
In the summer of 1980, I was at Goodwood for a test session. Before I reached the pits, I bumped into Les Thacker, the Competition Manager of BP, who was...
2018 Indochina Road Classic Route What are the ingredients for a good rally? Breathtaking scenic roads, unique cars and great people, but also some surprises and the “Wow”effect! The Indochina...
Although my home was near to the Zandvoort circuit in Holland, my family had nothing to do with the motor industry or motor racing. However, as a young boy I...
In the boisterous opera that has been Italian auto racing, one of the grandest of performers made just the briefest of appearances. Fewer than three full race seasons, from early...
Where were you when the engine died? Sudden death of a close friend or a high profile celebrity is always a galvanizing event. Oftentimes the shock and disbelief burns the...
THIS IS OLD news to you, but as I write, we mountain folk are still buzzing about February’s Great Manhunt and Shootout. That burning cabin you saw on TV was...
Motor Racing History – The Monsters F1 Turbo Engines The Turbo Years The war between FISA and FOCA continued into 1981 causing the postponement of the Argentine Grand Prix. Bernie...
Mercedes W125 Car: Mercedes W125 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line Supercharged / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 94 mm X 102 mm / Year: 1937 / Capacity: 5,660 cc /...
For some time now, a consortium of major manufacturers has been threatening its own series, the Grand Prix World Championship. It will be interesting to see how that pans out...
Under most circumstances, I run a mile from making predictions. At an early age, I noticed that all bookmakers lived in a big house and drove a big car, while...
Parnelli Jones By 1973, we had a great Indy car team and had won 53 Indy car races. As a result, Firestone, who was a major sponsor for us, wanted...
Every vintage race car has a story to tell…but this story has more chapters than most. No Subscription? You’re missing out Any Text Here Get Started Already a Member? Sign...
Aston Martin Racing will run a trio of Gulf-liveried LMP1 cars at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans, which takes place June 13-14 at the Circuit de la Sarthe...
Pete Lyons 2006 already! Those mileposts are just whizzing by, aren’t they? I feel like I’m riding up Pikes Peak with Bobby Unser and he’s out to scare me (the...
Turn 5 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca may not be one of the first corners that everyone talks about when discussing this track, but it’s certainly one of those corners...
When was the last time you washed your car? I almost washed my car the other day. No Subscription? You’re missing out Any Text Here Get Started Already a Member?...
Achille Varzi, in the Alfa Romeo 158 “Alfetta”, set the 2nd fastest time for Heat 1 behind the Alfa 158 of Carlo Trossi. Photo: Ed McDonough Collection No Subscription? You’re...
Seventeen years ago, I started this magazine, in no small part, because I was finding it increasingly difficult to be surrounded by so much sadness and death at the National...
By the early 1960s, Ford had carved a very specific niche for itself in the UK. Having built low cost, entry-level cars like the Anglia, in Great Britain since the...
The second running of Spa Classic took place May 25-27, 2012 at the famed 4.352 mile, 20-turn Spa-Francorchamps track in Belgium. A strong crowd of historic racing enthusiasts enjoyed Peter...
Can you imagine the sheer agony if you were a Formula One fan and had to watch two dozen Grand Prix races of the sort we have been seeing over...
Photo: Pete Austin I think I was among the first group of drivers who found a route to motor racing through karting, which now seems the established way. This group...
The first Chaparral, the front-engine car, wasn’t my design, that was done by Dick Troutman and Tom Barnes. They came to me and said that they wanted to build this...
It was June 1970, and I was en route from Los Angeles to Paris, France… this was a dream come true for a kid from Port Henry, New York. Our...
Earlier this month, we here at Supercars.net were lucky to be invited by Mazzanti Automobili to watch an introduction to the brand livestream. Presenting the stream were Guy Jenner, CEO...
With this entire issue—both Racecar and Roadcar—we join the rest of the motoring world in celebrating the 100th anniversary of legendary Italian manufacturer Maserati. While you will read throughout these...
Arguably, one of the core tenets of vintage and historic racing is the notion of the rolling time frame, that is to say with each passing year, a new model-year...
During the late ’50s and early ’60s American racers were doing battle in a wide variety of homebuilt racecars and Specials. Taking production car engines and chassis and creating their...
Photo Gallery form the Oct. 7, 2018, Niello Concours in Eldorado Hills, CA. 1910 Rambler Model 54 Tonneau. Kirk Bewley. Niello Concours 2018 1936 MG TA. Ray Dias. Niello Concours...
Throughout history, French manufacturers have created some of the most unusual automotive designs ever made. Most will agree that many of them had brilliant engineering, however the French approach to...
If you visited a car show in 1963 or 1964, you would have seen concept cars on display from many different manufactures, just as you do today. Concept cars are...
History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part Two (See History of the Indianapolis 500 – Part One) By Leigh Dorrington No Subscription? You’re missing out Any Text Here Get Started...
Pete Lyons Any idea what we’re looking at here? Don’t wait for me to tell you, I only have the faintest of notions. No Subscription? You’re missing out Any Text...
Today we think of Fiat’s role in Grand Prix racing as the owner of Ferrari, but the Turin company was once a successful pacesetter in the sport in its own...
Ferdinand Porsche Ferdinand Porsche was born on the 3rd of September in 1875 in the village of Maffersdorf, now part of the city of Liberec, in the north of the...
When last we left Formula 5000 (VR April 2014) Jody Scheckter had just overcome challenger Brian Redman for the 1973 crown, and despite the exit of title sponsor L&M cigarettes...
Photo: Mike Jiggle For me, the 2006 Champ Car season started off with a big bang, winning the first four races at Long Beach, Houston, Monterey and Milwaukee. Although most...
Fathers and their sons who have each won the Formula 1 World Championship are few and far between. There are only two dads and their lads who have pulled it...
1959 OSCA | 1960 Lotus 18 | 1963 Brabham BT6 Regular readers of VR will know that we have a fondness for Formula Junior. We have covered some important ground with this...
Unusual marques are often seen at the major Concours d’Elegance, but what is the chance of seeing a little-known marque at a car show established by a local museum in...
At the first Shelsley Walsh meeting after the war, only the weather was as predictable as the belief among spectators that Raymond Mays would establish Fastest Time of Day (FTD)....
Prior to 1959, I ran pretty well on the mile tracks with the dirt cars, but at Indianapolis, I never had a car that was quite suitable. Finally, in 1959,...
In August 2021, Acura announced that 2022 would be the last model year for the second-gen Acura NSX. The send-off was marked by the release of a limited-series NSX variant...
Most people when launching a new product normally try to come up with a new name to reflect innovation. Then it comes to cars, however, there is a trend to...
In terms of greatest racecars of all time, clearly, Mercedes had some extremely innovative cars like the one Moss drove in the Mille Miglia [300SLR–Ed]. Then Jim Hall came along...
While you might think this article is going to address the Chrysler Norsman, we are instead going deep sea diving, but not for the wreckage of the Andria Doria…at least...
Subscriber exclusive Photo Gallery from Sept. 7-9, 2018, from the 20th Goodwood Revival in Chichester, UK. No Subscription? You’re missing out Any Text Here Get Started Already a Member?...
On Sunday, May 26th, 1974, Johnny Rutherford won the 58th running of the Indianapolis 500-mile automobile race before a crowd estimated at 275,000 spectators at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in...
My father, the late Colin Chapman and founder of the Lotus name, was driven by ambition—ambition to be the best at what he put his mind to. It was an...
America’s premier sports car endurance race started at an abandoned WWII Army Air Corps base in Florida. “The 12-Hours of Sebring” is one of the most important racing events in...
When the sports car scene started to heat up again in ’65-’66, I went to work for Motorsport Design in Connecticut, and we built a McLaren M6A for John Cannon....
Pontiac had built a well-deserved reputation as General Motors performance division by 1967. Innovative performance enhancing engineering, matched with attractive but aggressive styling, set the division apart from the pack....
There were many interesting and familiar cars parked at the 2018 Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance. Ferraris, Packards, Jaguars and some vintage racecars are what one hopes and expects to see at...
