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The Standard Motor Company is one of the largest motor companies that so few have ever heard of. It grew...
The Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar stand at the NEC Classic Motor Show was buzzing all weekend. With three iconic cars, Porsche 917, BMW GTP and the Eagle HF89-Toyota, together with three legends of the track, Le Mans winner Richard Attwood (Friday), five-time Grand Prix winner John Watson (Saturday) and World Championship-winning...
The 1936 Bugatti Type 57G was also known as “The Tank” and it won Le Mans in 1939, just weeks...
Photo: Gerard Brown Photo: Gerard Brown The original plan was to take my two-liter Low Chassis Lagonda. This was a...
Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, Cheshire, UK June 14-16, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About 6,000+ More) Access to the full article is limited to paid subscribers only. Our membership removes most ads, lets you enjoy unlimited access to all our premium content, and offers you awesome discounts on...
Coventry Transport Museum, Coventry, UK June 22, 2013 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (& About...
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Race Retro 2011 will feature Lancia rally cars when the annual event returns to Stoneleigh Park, Coventry in the earlier...
Silverstone Classic 2010 – Stirling Moss returns to racing By Simon Wright and Janet Wright At the 2010 Silverstone Classic Sir Stirling Moss made a return to racing only four months after suffering two broken ankles when he fell down a lift shaft at his home at the beginning of...
Cholmondeley Pageant of Power 2010 Honours Tom Wheatcroft Story and photos by Simon Wright & Janet Wright The Cholmondeley Pageant...
Report and photos by Simon Wright and Janet Wright The Goodwood Festival of Speed 2010 honored the centenary of Alfa...
Report and photos by Simon Wright The Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) organised the International Trophy meeting on the classic Silverstone Grand Prix circuit over the weekend of the 15th and 16th May 2010. The original International Trophy was awarded to the winner of non-championship Formula 1 races in the...
Lord Cholmondeley announced that this year’s Cholmondeley Pageant of Power will be held over the weekend 17-18th July 2010. This...
Report and photos by Simon Wright Sunny weather and bumper grids bought out the crowds at Silverstone on Saturday, 24th...
Story and photos by Simon Wright The Masters Historic Racing series kicked off its 2010 season with a new event at Silverstone on April 2-4, supporting the Superleague festival over Easter. The weekend vintage action saw Grand Prix Masters and World Sportscar Masters racing at Silverstone on the same 3.194...
Story and photos by Simon Wright A sunny Silverstone greeted the Historic Sports Car Club for their season opener on...
Story and photos by Simon Wright The 2010 Race Retro was held March 12-14 at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, in the...
Story and photos by Simon Wright Race Retro is the International Historic Motorsport show held each year at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, in the middle of England. This year the show, held March 12-14, 2010, was celebrating the centenary of Alfa Romeo and the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, under chairman Ed...
Story and photos by Simon Wright Silverstone in February can only be the Vintage Sports Car Club (VSCC) Pomeroy Trophy...
Story and photos by Simon Wright For British motor sport fans, the 2010 season starts at the National Exhibition Centre,...
The Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) is planning a spectacular display of historic Formula 5000 cars to celebrate its growing UK-based historic race series for cars from the early 1970s. The category’s heyday is represented by at least seven exciting chassis from McLaren, Lola, Surtees, Chevron, Leda and Trojan that...
Sports Car Digest covered vintage car races from Portland to Portugal in 2009, taking tens of thousands of pictures along...
Masters Historic Racing released their 2010 vintage car racing calendar, with fifteen events on the schedule highlighted by Masters Festivals...
Story and photos by Simon Wright The National Exhibition Centre just outside Birmingham, England hosted the 2009 Classic Motor Show. This three day show was a big success with the public, with Friday having a record crowd, and Saturday morning the queues were so long, they opened the show early....
Story and photos by Simon Wright The final round of the Historic Sports Car Club (HSCC) Historic Saloon Cars took...
Story and photos by Simon Wright To celebrate the 50th Birthday of the Mini, the IMM2009 meeting and Mini 50th...
Story and photos by Simon Wright The final round of the Historic Sports Car Club Guards Trophy for Sports Racing and GT cars took place October 17th, 2009 at the Silverstone National circuit. The Guards Trophy championship is open to Sports Racing and GT cars built before 1966 which have...