A Classic Competition Cobra: 1966 AC Shelby 427 Cobra For Sale
Image: Fantasy Junction This gorgeous ’66 427 Cobra has been stomping historic races for the past quarter century with its owner of 35 years, and is now up for sale at Fantasy Junction, ready to head...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Paul Newman at Le Mans (1979)
Rolf Stommelen, Dick Barbour and Paul Newman on the grid at Le Mans in 1979. Accompanying them are a pair of Hawaiian Tropic girls. The trio were entered into the event driving Dick’s Porsche 935/77A,...
View ArticleGallery: The best of Le Mans in the 1980s
Take a journey back through a magical era in Sportscar racing. It’s safe to say that the 24 Hours of Le Mans was dominated by Porsche in the 1980s. The German marque won every race between 1981 and...
View ArticleOnboard Video: Le Mans in a Lister Jag with Chris Harris
Blast around a full lap of Le Mans with our favourite journalist Chris HarrisBack in 2013, Chris raced the gorgeous Lister Jaguar Coupe in the Le Mans Legends race. It turned out to be the most...
View ArticleGallery: Top 25 shots from the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational
The 25 greatest shots, from one of the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational. The 2014 Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)’s Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational was absolutely massive, with...
View ArticleGear: Porsche 917 X 17 Publisher’s Edition
Image: David Bull Publishing “While the memory of many successful racing cars fades with time, that of the 917 has endured, passing not just into Porsche history but motorsport folklore itself....
View ArticleVideo: Crazy onboard footage – Ford Escort rally
Two liters of thunder, hauling full tilt up hill. Strap yourself in and hold on tight whilst the driver of this awesome 2.0 BDA Ford Escort unleashes fury during the Rampa de Cerveira of 2012. MORE:...
View ArticleVideo: A story of Brabham
Ron Tauranac met Jack Brabham in 1962 and started the Brabham Constructor and Racing team. This is that story. With this video Car Torque bring us the story of what happened in the early 1960s, when an...
View ArticleAdding Lightness to Sportscar Racing: 1963 Lotus 23B For Sale
Image: Grand Prix Classics This little racer, up for sale at Grand Prix Classics, is a great example from Lotus’ sportscar racing history and would make an awesome historic racer. Designed by Colin...
View ArticleVideo: Onboard the 4-rotor IMSA RX-7
So this is what it’s like to drive a priceless, four rotor piece of Mazda history. Mazda North America PR guru Jeremy Barnes lets lose behind the wheel of one very special RX-7, as part of the Rolex...
View ArticleVideo: Dan Gurney – That first 200mph lap
The speeds at Indy became very serious during the 1970s. In this second-last episode of Dan Gurney – All American Racer, Dan talks about the rapid rise in speeds that Indy experienced during the...
View ArticlePhoto of the day: Derek Warwick (1988)
Derek Warwick caught on his way to a big crash during qualifying for the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix Photo of the day: Derek Warwick (1988) is a post from Motorsport Retro, bringing you classic...
View ArticleVideo: Mental rally driver jumps his BMW
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a BMW 3 series. Welcome to the 2013 Viru Rally, Estonia. We watched all three of these videos in utter awe of driver Pritt Koik and his fearless co-driver...
View ArticleVH Commodore SS: The Cop Car that won Bathurst
Image thanks to the Shannons Club, via www.autopics.com.au “It’s a police car without a siren!” – Peter Brock Thanks to its big power and low weight, the VH Commodore SS was the perfect production...
View ArticleVideo: Renault 5 Turbo Monaco Madness (1980)
A field of turbocharged Renault 5s bump and grind in a glorious 1980s fight for victory. The Renault 5 was a great little car, and it spawned a number of terrific racing series’, such as the Renault 5...
View ArticleGallery: The magic of the Silver Arrows
20 captivating photographs of the Silver Arrows in their element. We could barely tear our eyes away from these incredible time-warp photographs when we first discovered them. Shot between 1934-1939,...
View ArticleVideo: Ari Vatanen – Poet of Rallying
Take a moment out of your day to be inspired by a rally great. 1981 World Rally champion and four-time Paris Dakar Rally champion Ari Vatanen has seen a thing or two in his time. In this video, he...
View ArticleInfographic – The Constructors of F1
This wickedly detailed infographic affords us an in-depth view of the time spent by different constructors in Formula 1. We’ve never posted anything quite like this before, and if you’re a Formula 1...
View ArticleClassic Deals: 10% Off All Art Prints in the Motorsport Retro Store
Image Official LAT Photographic via Motorsport Retro Store From this very second through to the second of July, all art prints in the Motorsport Retro Store are 10% off! And to celebrate the weekend’s...
View ArticleVideo: The death of Mike Hawthorn (1959)
He survived the most horrific motor racing accident of all time and later won the F1 World Championship in a Ferrari. However in the end, the road would the undoing of Mike Hawthorn. British racer...
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