Articles tagged with: 1960s
$275 000 book: The Official Ferrari Opus
Ferrari has come up with a $275,000 book, The Official Ferrari Opus, which is being termed as the most lavish and most valuable historical reference the Italian sports car manufacturer has ever produced.
The most extravagant …
Video: Stirling Moss on Murray Walker’s F1 Greats
In this clip Murray Walker interviews the legendary Sir Stirling Moss.
Everybody knows he is a champion bloke, the winner of 16 Grand Prix and one of the best drivers to ever sit in a racing …
Steve McQueen Parfum D’Homme
For those of you who can’t get enough of Steve McQueen, now some you can splash some of his coolness on everyday.
“Steve McQueen, the Hollywood icon and the bearer of the King of Cool title, …
Video: Ride with Walter Röhrl in a Porsche 904 GTS
What happens when one of the best drivers in the world meets one of the most beautiful coupes of all times? Sideways action!
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Legends: Kel Carruthers
Kel Carruthers’ winning ride on a Benelli four to secure the 1969 world 250 championship on the treacherous streets of Opatija (in the old Yugoslavia) was the most dramatic title-clincher of Australia’s ten successful world …
Link: British Bullet at Indy – Brabham’s Cooper Climax shocks at Indy 500, 1961
I came across this great piece written by Kenneth Rudeen, which originally appeared in Sports Illustrated back in 1961. It’s the story of Jack Brabham and the impact he made by taking the first rear …
One off Grand Prix winners: Innes Ireland USA 1961
For many people Innes Ireland was the archetypal Scottish gentleman, although technically speaking he was born in Yorkshire, his family moving back north of the border when he was young. He seemed to be a …
Video: British Grand Prix 1968
There were plenty of nerves at the start of the 1968 British Grand Prix, as the paddock was still reeling from the loss of Honda driver Jo Schlesser, who was killed at the previous GP …
