Retro Art: Catching Up with Tom Havlasek

Artworks by Tom Havlasek

We are big fans of the classic motorsport art of Tom Havlasek here at Motorsport Retro. It’s been a little while since we last laid eyes on his ravishing retro artworks, so we caught up with him to bring you up to date!

Born in Brno, Czech Republic, just outside of the famous Brno Circuit, Tom Havlasek has had motorsport pumping through his veins since childhood. Growing up he found his other great life passion – art – and inevitably combined the two to create the wonderful works you see before you.

His work is colourful and expressive, and captures the aesthetic and passion of the golden age of motorsport beautifully.

“Liveries express the soul of the freak sitting behind the wheel.”

Recently he was part of a project to create a new BMW ‘Art Car’ for BP Autosport team driver Mi Vi. The car turned out brilliantly, and will race on the Nurburgring in this year’s VLN series, as well as the Hankook series 12 Hours of Brno.

Enjoy these shots, which take you behind the scenes into his studio and show off his art.

Check out more of Tom’s work on his website here and Facebook page here. He is also available for commissions, meaning that you could organise your very own art car.. we’re tempted.