Bobby Clark
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Ferrari’s 312T was named for its transverse gearbox and carried Niki Lauda to his first F1 title in 1975
The “T” in Ferrari 312T stands for trasversale, Italian for transverse. It refers to the car’s gearbox, which Ferrari mounted crosswise instead of lengthways. In…
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Jaguar’s 750-bhp V12 XJR-9 won Le Mans in 1988, the marque’s first win there since the 1957 D-type
In June 1988, a Jaguar XJR-9 with a 7.0-liter V12 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Jan Lammers, Johnny Dumfries and Andy Wallace shared…
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Stefan Bellof lapped the Nordschleife in 6:11.13 in a Porsche 956 in 1983, a record that stood for 35 years
On May 28, 1983, Stefan Bellof drove a Porsche 956 around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6 minutes, 11.13 seconds. He did it in practice for…
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Mario Andretti’s 1977 John Player Lotus returns to Long Beach for a Historic F1 doubleheader in April 2027
Formula 1 cars from the 1970s and 1980s are coming back to the streets of Long Beach. The Historic F1 Challenge will run two races…
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How Coventry Climax turned a 1,020 cc fire-pump engine into a Formula 1 world champion by 1959
In 1950, Coventry Climax set out to build a lighter fire pump for the British military. Nine years later, its engines powered Jack Brabham to…
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Chrysler offered electronic fuel injection on four 1958 models, then had dealers swap in twin carburetors
For 1958, a buyer of a Chrysler 300D could tick a box for electronic fuel injection. The system was the Bendix Electrojector, and Chrysler also…
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MV Agusta’s 600 Four had shaft drive and twin front discs, and only about 127 were built
MV Agusta raced four-cylinder machines for well over a decade before it sold one to the public. When the road bike finally came, the MV…
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Al Crocker’s 1936 hemi-head V-twin had cylinders thick enough to bore out to 100 cubic inches
In 1936, Al Crocker rolled out a motorcycle from his small shop in Venice, California, that American riders had never been offered. The Crocker V-twin…
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7 Laverda motorcycles from the 1968 650 twin to the V6 that ran the 1978 Bol d’Or
Laverda motorcycles come from Breganze in northeastern Italy, where the Laverda family first made farm machinery. After World War II, Francesco Laverda started the motorcycle…
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International’s 1957 Travelette is credited as the first crew-cab pickup, six years before Dodge built one
The International Travelette arrived in 1957, and several histories credit it as the first crew-cab pickup. It put a second row of seats behind the…
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