Articles tagged with: 1960s

Silverstone Classic Sale 2011
After a promising ’74 season, James Hunt took the Hesketh team to its first Grand Prix victory at the Dutch Grand Prix in 1975.
Jumping into the pits first for a set of slicks, Hunt slid …

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 …

For Slot Mods, 12 Hours Just Isn’t Enough
Slot cars are great fun. You can slide them around nicely, and it can all get extremely competitive. So when I heard about Slot Mods’ limited edition replica cars and tracks, I was looking forward …

Markus Haub’s Racing Legends
Markus Haub is a Barcelona-based artist, photographer, and car designer who shares our love of retro motorsport, and has the talent to turn it into art.

Old Warriors set to roar at The Shannons Lakeside Classic Speed Fest
Some of Australia’s best-known ‘old warriors’ will be shedding their dust covers to celebrate 50 years of Touring Car racing at Queensland’s favourite circuit in the Shannons Lakeside Classic Speed Fest from 12-14 …

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.