Tudor Heritage Chrono – cool ad
What’s the best way to sell fancy watches? A little Creedance and a classic car, of course. Check out the Tudor Heritage Chrono ad. The 1968 Porsche 907/8 Coupe is a beautiful machine, so much so that...
View ArticleToyota RT40 Corona: Japan’s first Bathurst warrior
Image thanks to the Shannons Club via www.autopics.com.au When Toyota first appeared at Bathurst for the 1965 Armstrong 500 with a trio of RT40 Coronas, they were fighting an uphill battle in more...
View ArticleWilliams FW08 and FW36 – On track with David Coulthard
Watch as David Coulthard and the BBC crew head to Silverstone to experience the awesome Williams FW08, as well as this year’s FW36. Watch as David Coulthard jumps behind the wheel of the Williams FW08....
View ArticleClassic Duels: 1991 Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix
The final laps of the 1991 Japanese Motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka were unforgettable. Hang on as Michael Doohan, John Kocinski, Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz duke it out for honours in a...
View Article1963 Brabham BT6 – Vintage Racing Bliss
Drivers like Jo Schlesser and Denny Hulme took the Cosworth Ford powered 1963 Brabham BT6 to great heights in Formula Junior. Stuart and Jonathan Hughes are a father and son team who spent their lives...
View Article1969 – The Racing Year – Video
Sit back and relax as we wind the clock back to the tune of 45 years with this intriguing, comprehensive look into what motor racing was really like in 1969. Opening Image: Jackie Stewart at the 1969...
View ArticleBuy a Bonkers Group B 1984 Audi Sport Quattro
Images thanks to RM Auctions, by Erik Fuller If you wanted to go race in the utterly mad Group B World Rally Championship in 1982, you had to build homologation cars to qualify. These cars were...
View ArticleMario Andretti- Lotus 80- Photo of the day
Mario Andretti tests an early version of the radical yet troublesome Lotus 80. The original car would require no wings due to the huge downforce it produced and the team was excited with the...
View ArticleReviving the spirit of the McLaren- Honda MP4/4 – Premium
In 1988, McLaren and Honda formed a partnership that would result in one of the most successful racing cars of all time. In 2015, the two are set to reunite and are looking to set the bar high. But...
View ArticleHolden Torana L34 – Brabham and Moss
It is said that an additional 30,000 people turned up to Bathurst in 1976 for the purpose of watching Brabham and Moss race this car. Things didn’t go as smoothly for the Brabham / Moss combo on the...
View ArticleRally Legend Boucles de Spa – Pure Sounds
Watch as timeless rally machines are pushed to the absolute limit during the Rally Legend Boucles de Spa of 2014. Just another quiet Saturday in Belgium. Old fashioned, high performance engines scream...
View ArticleFor Sale: Factory 1978 Porsche 935
Images: RMD One of the most awe-inspiring machines of sportscar racing in the late ’70s, Porsche’s 935 was also one of the most popular. Still just as, or even more, awe-inspiring, we so no reason for...
View Article“You have to make them live.” Capturing the Monaco Historique – video
This beautifully-shot look at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique gets it. It’s a pure celebration of the golden age of motorsport, and why we all love it. “You can’t have gravel pits where people can...
View ArticleCanadian Historic Grand Prix – Video
Enjoy the magic of the annual Canadian Historic Grand Prix with this awesome little video, shot at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The Canadian Historic Grand Prix is a coming together of everything...
View Article1968 – Racing Recap – Video
“The Racing Years” allows us to digest the glory and danger of historic motorsport piece by piece, and year by year. This episode takes us into the thick of 1968, the second and final year in which...
View ArticleBest of 2014: Classic Sportscar Racing
Video: Inside Porsche’s secret warehouse Some of these cars are so secret, even Volkswagen doesn’t know about them. Let’s take a peek inside Porsche’s secret warehouse. Read on.. Video: Onboard at Le...
View ArticleBest of 2014: Classic Motorsport Art
The wonderful art of Evan Deciren Images: Evan Deciren Projecting pure energy through faultless and bold design, Evan Deciren’s motorsport art celebrates cars, riders and drivers who made motorsport...
View ArticleThe Best of 2014: Gear
Video: Project CARS might be the best representation of retro F1 the gaming world has ever seen. Project CARS has grabbed the attention of many with its community driven funding, and extremely...
View ArticleBest of 2014: Buying Classic Race Cars
For Sale: 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Evolution 1 Group B Images: Artcurial We’ve been enjoying Turbo Week here at Motorsport Retro, so we had to stop in and enjoy the home of the most exciting machines...
View ArticleBest of 2014: Classic Crashes
Video: Longest Jump – World record attempt gone wrong When you’re flying through the air and something goes wrong, the whole situation can unravel very quickly. Read on.. Video: Ford Escort MK1 –...
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