Superstitious? Not even a little bit? Are you one of those ritualistic types that won’t (or can’t) climb into your...
What could be more refreshing on a warm, Saturday afternoon than opening up the fridge? Recently, I had the opportunity to do just that. “Boring” you say, “a refrigerator, is a refrigerator, is a refrigerator. “Not so” I say, because the refrigerator in this case is not a Whirlpool or...
The last time we spoke, we talked about the importance of having the correct fastner for a given application. This...
These are days of confusion. As I write this, there are either three days left in the Millennium or, depending...
Home tracks – every racer has one. For some, it may be the track nearest to where you live. For others, it may be the track you started racing at or the track where you perform the best. For most people, it’s likely to be the track where you’ve spent...
Aluminum is an interesting metal – light, relatively strong, and naturally corrosion resistant. Unfortunately, the natural oxide surface that forms...
Throughout the history of man and machine there have been inextricable links between automobiles and airplanes. Henry Ford’s corrugated Trimotor...
Introduction In vintage or collectible car circles we too often tend to judge content by outward appearance. We tend to...
I have an old friend that works in law enforcement. I’m not talking about the local PD. Serious law enforcement,...
Did you ever see the cult movie classic, Mad Max? Ah, it’s great. In a post-apocalyptic future, good guys and bad roam the roads in lightning-fast, cobbled-together junkyard contraptions that would make Rube Goldberg swoon with delight. Fantastic science fiction, you say? I thought so too, until I recently test...
One of the greatest fears in racing is to have some type of catastrophic suspension or steering failure. The best...
With flashing precision, my memory recaptures exactly the milli-second that motor racing entered my life. It was reading a three-month-old...
For over 70 years the month of May has been synonymous with two of the most historic and challenging motor races the world has ever known – the Indianapolis 500 and the Mille Miglia. Both events are steeped in history – having seen some of the world’s greatest drivers and...
It is race day, and the racing machine is sorted out and in a highly competitive state of tune. What...
Hi there. I am your new back-page columnist. I would like you to think of me as a friend, a...
How much “stuff” is enough? A seemingly simple question that historically has never been easy to answer. If you look back through the entire expanse of human history, this same question rears its homely countenance time and time again. Take the Romans for instance, they never seemed to have enough...
If there’s one thing that sets a vintage racing car apart from a modern one, it’s the use of aluminum....
My father was in the Royal Air Force, so we tended to live on flat bits of England, a long...
So how did you spend this year’s Memorial Day weekend? Personally, I broke with a long-standing tradition. Historically, I’ve spent the better part of my Memorial Day weekends lying on the couch in my underwear and a T-shirt – a small driblet of drool hanging from the corner of my...
The ability to make a good MIG weld is a valuable tool for any automotive hobbyist. In fact, almost every...
It’s amazing the things you can find when you’re not looking. Such was the case a year ago, when I spent a month in England promoting VRJ. One of the highlights of my visit was an excursion to Hethel in East Anglia with our European Editor Ed McDonough to visit...
This month, Carroll puts down his wrenches long enough to reminisce about some of his early Can-Am experiences. Shelby American’s...
Just before he opened the door to the garage, I’d swear he gave me the evil eye and muttered something under his breath. It didn’t sound like English, but then again he was from New Jersey. I didn’t know it at the time, but this man – this voodoo priest,...
If you have been watching the value of the US dollar against the British pound, and against the other major...
I see that Sylvester Stallone has given up the idea of making a movie about Formula One and is looking...
RM Auctions at Fisherman’s Wharf 1964 Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe $4,000,000 1964 Fiat Abarth Racer Replica $8,000 1972 Shadow Mk 2/3 Can-Am $190,000 1964 Porsche 904 Carrera GTS $240,000 1966 Porsche 906 $270,000 1969 Porsche 917 (ex-Steve McQueen) $1,200,000 1970 McLaren M8C Can-Am $140,000 1971 OTAS Abarth Grand Prix Coupe...
