Rockin’ Retro Design: 8380 Laboratories’ ATCC ’85 Unbesiegt & Konig S1 Unbesiegt
From Lotus Formula 1 cars to monstrous Group C Porsches to Australia’s finest touring car champions; the iconic John Player livery has adorned many of the greatest machines in motorsport. It’s a...
View ArticleGear: Porsche 936 Junior
We know it’s only the very beginning of April, but it’s time to start thinking about your Christmas list, and how you’re going to swing this amazing Porsche 936 Junior, from Freisinger Motorsport. The...
View ArticleDocumentary: Donald Campbell – Speed King
Using rare archive and first hand testimony from those who knew him intimately, this fantastic BBC documentary explores the life of Donald Campbell, one of Britain’s most compelling but doomed heroes....
View ArticleTribute to Jim Clark by Colin Chapman
“I think that his most profound influence, certainly on me and all his close associates, was not his ability as a racing driver, but his success as a man.”Jim Clark O.B.E. 4 March 1936 – 7 April 1968...
View ArticleSee why RUSH is the most anticipated racing movie of all time
“The closer to death you are the more alive you feel” RUSH explores the tense rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during their fight for the 1976 Formula 1 world championship. The Ron Howard...
View ArticleAmalgam’s Stunning Lotus Gold Leaf 49B Cosworth
Made with exacting attention to detail to replicate the Lotus 49B in which Graham Hill won the 1968 Monaco Grand Prix, this stunning 1:8 scale model from Amalgam is a work of art worthy of pride of...
View ArticleFor Sale: Porsche 935 Moby Dick
Built in Weissach for the 1979 season, this Porsche 935 is, according to Freisinger Motorsport, the last factory 935er and one of just two cars in this illustrious Martini Livery; the other being...
View ArticleTrailer: The Unrideables
During the the glory days of 500cc racing in the 1980s and early 199os, two stroke 500cc Grand Prix bikes produced 160 HP and weighed just 120kg. Men like Kevin Schwants, Wayne Gardner, Wayne Rainey,...
View ArticleVideo: On-board with Alexander Rossi in the Lotus 49
Jim Clark’s 1967 Lotus 49 Formula 1, Alexander Rossi, Circuit of the Americas, and a funky head-mounted on-board camera. No words, just the wonderful song of the Lotus’ V8. This video from Road &...
View ArticleRUSH Movie: Second trailer in HD
Check out the second and latest trailer for Ron Howard’s upcoming RUSH movie. In this clip we get a better feel for how Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl will handle there respective roles as James...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: The Villeneuve’s
Gilles, Joann and Jacques Photo of the day: The Villeneuve’s is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and gear every day.
View ArticleVideo: INSANE Audi Quattro Sport S1 1000 Lakes Group B Rally
We often equate a beautiful sound to music, but the sound of this bonkers Group B Audi Quattro S1 is just flat-out better. It makes me miss the wild days of big turbos hoovering up gallons of air,...
View ArticleNannini: A different viewpoint
Motorsport Retro readers have opinions, we know that from our bursting inboxes and feedback on Facebook and Twitter. You guys speak from around the world with astounding knowledge, and sometimes the...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery and Race Report: VSCC Pomeroy Trophy 2013
Motorsport Retro’s intrepid UK correspondent Graham Dalley recently returned from the VSCC’s Pomeroy Trophy, and comes bearing the gift of historic motorsport photos and a race report for your...
View ArticleGroovy Retro Gear: Racing & Emotion Art Egg & Art Ball Collections
If you’d asked me what I was planning on writing about when I sat down this morning, I very much doubt that I would’ve replied with “Art eggs!” And yet here we are, because these groovy eggs are off...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: What makes Innes Ireland’s dick tingle?
Stirling Moss’s driving. Image: The Cahier Archive Photo of the day: What makes Innes Ireland’s dick tingle? is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic motorsport, cars, motorcycles and...
View ArticleVideo: Celebrating Jarno Saarinen
“I think there are many people who will never get so many good memories in all their life” Here is another cracker video from Antti Kalhola celebrating the life of the legendary 1972 250cc World...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Alfaholics GTA-R
The crew from Alfaholics transformed a humble 1968 Alfa 1300 GT Junior, into this gorgeous Alfaholics GTA-R. Image via: Alfaholics Photo Gallery: Alfaholics GTA-R is a post from Motorsport Retro,...
View ArticleVideo: The best of the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance
Born of a Blue Sky recounts the The 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance with stunning audio and visual treatment. Celebrating 50 years of the Ford GT40, 50 years of Lamborghini, 50 years of...
View ArticleFor Sale: 1969 Lola T70 Mk. IIIB
This absolutely stunning 1969 Lola T70 Mk. IIIB represents the pinnacle of Lola’s T70 platform, and is up for sale over at Fantasy Junction. Raced extensively in England during the late ’60s by Trevor...
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