The above book, first published in 2014, has become an automotive racing icon. We recently purchased the remaining publisher’s unsold stock of 50 copies and are offering them to our clients and friends. On Amazon this book retails for $60-$65, plus shipping. We will offer the final 50 copies, while they last, at $29.95 plus […]
This is Sydney H. Allard in his hillclimb special, the Steyr-Allard at the Prescott Hillclimb on May 11, 1947, the first appearance of Allard’s new sporting creation. He set a new record for the hill of 47.25 seconds. Allard had a lot of hillclimb and sprint experience having modified some other cars for these activities […]
This is the start of the Grand Prix of the City of Imola, a non-Championship Formula 1 race, held at Imola on April 21, 1963. This was the first Formula 1 race held at Imola which was then known as the Autodromo di Castellaccis. Today what is essentially the same circuit is known as the […]
This is in the paddock at Spa-Francorchamps before the Championship 1000Km. sports car race which would take place on May 1, 1967. The car here is a Ferrari 330P3/4 (or 412P depending on your preference). It is painted in the yellow color of Belgium and has been entered by the Équipe Nationale Belge which was […]
We are at Monza during practice for the Italian Grand Prix which would be held there on September 11, 1955. Jean Behra sits in a new Maserati 250F with a special low drag body. Note that the tops of the tires are visible front and rear both for tire cooling and to assist in more […]
Here is Stirling Moss on the exit of Thillois Corner on the old Reims Grand Prix circuit during the 12 Hours of Reims on July 5, 1953. Moss is driving a works Jaguar C-Type (chassis n. 012). He shared his drive with Peter Whitehead, who was also the entrant of record, and won the race […]
Less than ten miles from Indianapolis, home of the famous “Indy 500,” one finds the Indiana State Fairgrounds, site of an almost equally famous one mile oval which was originally a horse racing track and still held both equine racing as well as events for Sprint and stock cars.. For many years it was the […]
Here we are on the harbor front straight accelerating down toward the Gazometre hairpin at the start of the Monaco Grand Prix on May 13, 1956. On pole and in the shadows on the left is Juan Manuel Fangio with one of the four Ferrari-Lancias entered. In the middle is Stirling Moss in a works […]
In the late 1940s speed trials were held on a short estate road at Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire England organized by the Vintage Sports Car Club, sort of like a short (1.4 mile) special rally stage. This car is a well-known Maserati 8CM (chassis number 3011) being driven by its then owner Kenneth McAlpine on […]
This womderful action photograph was taken at Tabac corner during the Monaco Grand Prix on May 28, 1968. Graham Hill is in his Lotus 49 powered by a Cosworth DFV V8. 1968 was the year when the Formula One cars began to sprout wings in search of downforce, following the concepts originated by Jim Hall […]
