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Video: A celebration of 40 years of BMW M

The story of one of the most emotive letters in racing started 40 years ago with the BMW 3.0 CSL Coupé and BMW Motorsport GmbH. This video looks at 40 years of passion for BMW’s passion for racing....

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British Racing Blue: The Brief But Extraordinary History of Matra International

Image: Cahier Archive It all began casually enough. Ken Tyrrell, whose eponymously named racing team would become a major force in 1970s Formula 1 competition, was in Paris attending the 1965 Trophees...

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Shannons Motorshow at Geelong Revival

Historic motorsport is returning to Eastern Beach in Geelong this December, and Shannons is going to be there in support with the inaugural Shannons Insurance Classic Motorshow. The Shannons Insurance...

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Photo Gallery: US Grand Prix by the Cahier Archive

The United States Grand Prix has been run on and off since 1908, and this weekend the event makes a welcome return to the Formula 1 calendar, at a new venue called the Circuit of the Americas in...

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Baird and Holdsworth drive the 1963 Bathurst winning Ford Cortina GT

IRWIN Racing’s duo Lee Holdsworth and Craig Baird sample the 1.5 lite , four cylinder Ford Cortina GT, driven to victory in the 1963 Armstrong 500 at Bathurst by Harry Firth and Bob Jane.The video is...

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Video: US Grand Prix, Watkins Glen 1967

A lovely slice of historical footage featuring  Jim Clark winning the 1967 US Grand Prix, with severly bent suspension, from Graham Hill and Denny Hulme.   Video: US Grand Prix, Watkins Glen 1967 is a...

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Video: Datsun Rallymaster with Rauno Aaltonen

“In Finland, a man can only be a man if he can drive a car really fast! -  Rauno Aaltonen.The Rallymaster!” Rauno Aaltonen is one of the original Flying Finns, The Rally Professor, and one of the...

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Feisty Formula 5000s to Bring the Thunder at the Tasman Revival

In just a few days we’ll be wandering the pits, paddock and track of Sydney Motorsport Park and soaking up the historic racing atmosphere of the 2012 Tasman Revival. And one of the highlights of the...

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Stunning Classics Head to 2012 Shannons Melbourne Summer Classic Auction

Shannons’ final auction of 2012 is coming up on the 26th of November, and it’s looking to close the year off with a bang. The auction will put some gorgeous classics up for sale, including a...

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Video: Porsche Museum Soundnacht 2012

In this video Porsche brings together a collection of their rare and significant historic race cars; from the 1962 804 Formula One to the 356B 2000 GS-Gt, 917/30 Spyder, 2008 RS Spyder and everything...

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The Awesome Automotive Art of Alex Wakefield

Motorsport is a very visual, evokative thing. All bright colours, beautiful shapes and kinetic energy. And the most compelling motorsport art gets this. It aims to capture much more than a...

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Photo of the day: Perfect Lines

Photo of the day: Perfect Lines is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day.

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F1 Championship Decider: 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

The 2012 Formula One World Championship has been one of the most exciting and closely-contested in a long time. And as we go in to the final, championship-deciding race of the season, we thought we’d...

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F1 Championship Decider: The 1956 Italian Grand Prix

The eighth and final round of the 1956 season, the Italian Grand Prix, was anything but routine. Juan Manuel Fangio, in the hunt for his third consecutive world championship title, was fastest in...

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Photo Gallery: 2012 Tasman Revival

Enjoy this photo gallery by Derek Hanbidge from the 2012 Tasman Revival at Sydney Motorsport Park. Images: Derek Hanbidge . See more of Dereks work at deejay51.com     Photo Gallery: 2012 Tasman...

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The Magic Racing Car Models of Alistair Brookman

“My name is Alistair Brookman and I make 1:12 scale fully hand-built model Grand Prix Ferraris.” From the humblest beginnings can come the most extraordinary things. These models are 1:12 scale works...

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Photo Gallery: Big Bad Sandown 2012

Enjoy this whopping 300+ image photo gallery from the recent “Big Bad Sandown” Historic race. Images courtesy Jim Jones, Jamarimaging.net   Photo Gallery: Big Bad Sandown 2012 is a post from...

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Video: Hunt and Depailler Monaco 1975

The streets of Monaco are said to have some of the most efficient and expert marshals in Formula One; able to clear the unforgiving track and get proceedings under way again in record time. But when...

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Photo Gallery: 2012 Tasman Revival by Seth Reinhardt

The 2012 Tasman Revival brought a huge collection of historic racers to Sydney Motorsport Park last weekend for New South Wales’ biggest historic motorsport event. Everything from the beastly 1971...

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Photo of the day: Lancia ready for take off

Group B Glory Photo of the day: Lancia ready for take off is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day.

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