Articles tagged with: 1950s
Perfect Technique, Heart, Resistance, Intelligence – Targa Florio Returns
“You need to have a perfect technique, heart, resistance, intelligence”
Piero Taruffi
Six minutes and eleven seconds for the Nordschleife by Stefan Bellof in a 956. Thirty three minutes and thirty six seconds, or a 79.890 …
Video: Schumacher and Rosberg drive the Mercedes W196 at the ‘ring
57 years ago Juan Manuel Fangio drove the legendary W196 Silver Arrow to victory in the Eifel mountains. Last week, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher got the chance to drive the old Nurburgring in …
Best of The Cahier Archive: John Surtees
John Surtees, massive legend, winner of six motorcycle World Championships and the 1964 Formula 1 World Drivers Championship. The only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels.
Surtees drove for Lotus, …
Video: Fernando Alonso powerslides the 1951 Ferrari 375 F1
Watch Fernando Alonso push hard in the V12 1951 Ferrari 375 F1 at Silverstone. Go to the five minute mark to see Fernando on a hot lap that includes some awesome powerslides.
This is the car …
Legendary 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype Set to Break Records
We talk of storied historic racing cars going under the hammer quite often here at Motorsport Retro, but this is something else. Gooding and Company are set to auction a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Prototype, …
45 minute Video: 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed
Enjoy this full length documentary of the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Almost better than being there!
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Legends: Gary Hocking
“Meteoric”. That was Gary Hocking’s international motorcycle career. Aged 20, he first ventured onto the Continent in mid-1958 and within a month finished third in the West German 500 GP.
Shocked by the death of Australia’s …
Video: The sound of 62 years of F1 cars launching off the line
The subject of the noise of an F1 car has been in the press a lot of late. The planned introduction of a V6 for 2014 has moved Bernie to threaten to sue the FIA …
Legends of the Road and Track
Every now and then, we like to get a little sophisticated in our appreciation of the golden years of motorsport. And it’s easy enough to do – motorsport has inspired artists to produce some truly …
£7M+ Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale Results
Results from Bonhams’ traditional Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, where some of the most desirable and beautiful cars in the world went under the hammer.
Video + Photos: The HSRCA’s All Historic Winter
We’re enveloped in the deepest and darkest depths of winter here in Australia, but Mr. Sun kindly managed to forget about it over the weekend, presumably cheered up by the HSRCA’s mighty showing of historic …
Best of The Cahier Archive: Juan Manuel Fangio
El Maestro, “The Master”, Juan Manuel Fangio. The Argentinian legend would have celebrated his 100th Birthday this week. What can you say about the guy? Five world titles with four different teams. Brave, passionate, quick, …
Photos: Sammy Miller Museum
Here are some great photos from Derek Hanbidge’s trip to the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. Sammy has a massive private collection of totally functional motorcycles all housed in a multi room Museum which …
Best of The Cahier Archive: Stirling Moss
Sir Stirling Moss announced his retirement from competitive motor racing last weekend and in doing so marked the end of an astonishing career.
Moss, who raced from 1948 to 1962, won 212 of the 529 races …
Legends: Tarquinio Provini
You’d have thought it was no contest – a small Italian factory’s two-valve single against a 16-valve four. But with one round remaining in the 1963 world 250 championship, Tarquinio Provini and his Moto Morini …
