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Ford GT40: The Legend Lives on, part 2 preparation for Le Mans

Dutchman Hans Hugenholtz captured in chassis AJL988G at the Spa Classic in 2019 / Story & Images by Marcel Hundscheid/Speed-O-Graphica
In our second feature looking back at the legendary Ford GT40, we take a closer look …

Legends at the Porsche Museum: Porsche’s 917 One-Hit Wonder

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
During a visit at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart (Germany), Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid came eye to eye with Porsche 917 KH chassis number 053, winner of the 1971 …

Mega Gallery and Report: Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or 2021

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Motorsport Retro’s European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid recently had the opportunity to attend the Grand Prix de l’Age d’Or held at the unique Dijon-Prenois circuit for the very first time. Despite the …

Ford GT40: The Legend Lives On

Ford Motor Company’s CEO James Farley driving a GT40 at the Spa Six Hours in 2018 / Story & images by Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Fifty seven years after the Ford GT40 was introduced at the …

Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Nissan, Part 2

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
In this second part of our look at Nissan’s campaign in the world of  Group C sportscar racing, we continue with the Nissan R90C from 1990. Nissan entered this car for …

Legends at the Porsche Museum: The Unique 911 GT1

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Due to the COVID19 limitations around the world, historic racing events are very limited at the moment. So, our European correspondent Marcel Hundscheid decided last year to pay the Porsche museum …

Group C: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Endurance Racing: Nissan, Part 1

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
We continue our Group C retrospective with a look at Nissan’s contribution to the World Sportscar Championship.

BMW’s M1, The Thoroughbred Racer from the late 70’s: End of a Short-Lived Story

By Marcel Hundscheid / Speed-O-Graphica
Our sixth and final entry on the BMW M1 sees us take a look at the end of the short-lived story of the legendary racer.