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CanAm Revival! The World's Most Spectacular Road Racing Series, Now on DVD
Filed in archive Famous Drivers , Gifts , Porsche , Racers by Philip Powell on November 27, 2009
Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s there existed a kind of road racing unlike any other before or since. It was called the CanAm Challenge Cup and featured many of the finest drivers from Europe a...
The British Are Coming! (Paul Revere Drove an Aston Martin)
Filed in archive Aston Martin , Auctions , Racers by Philip Powell on November 23, 2009
Just as there is something very special about the British Isles, so too is there something special about British cars. So special, in fact, that RM is planning an All British evening to launch its ann...
Goodwood Snapshots Through the Lens of a Pocket-Size Digital Camera
Filed in archive As We See Things , British Cars , Famous Drivers , Fun Events , Racers , Vintage Racing by Philip Powell on October 2, 2009
As mentioned in the previous blog a long-awaited visit to the Goodwood Revival turned into a major disappointment. My brother and I misjudged the time it would take to drive from the town of Bingen in...
My Goodwood Revival Goes Bust
Filed in archive As We See Things , Ferrari , Racers , Vintage Racing by Philip Powell on September 30, 2009
To those of you waiting patiently for my report from the Goodwood Revival, apologies. A comedy of errors (though it wasn't funny at the time) resulted in your reporter missing the first day's ...
A Rainy Day Keeps No One Away at the Steamworks Concours
Filed in archive Concours , Famous Drivers , Racers by Philip Powell on September 28, 2009
Who are these people and why are they wandering around in the rain when they could be inside enjoying a coffee and a croissant? Spectators at the 2009 Steamworks Concours d'Elegance in Vancouver, ...
Famous Indy Racer to be Auctioned at Hershey
Filed in archive Auctions , Racers by Philip Powell on September 4, 2009
Each autumn the Antique Automobile Club of America holds its annual AACA Hershey Fall Meet, held in the club's hometown of historic Hershey, Pennsylvania. One of the largest and oldest antique aut...
Style and Speed in America: Rare Jaguar C-Type to be Auctioned
Filed in archive Auctions , British Cars , Racers , Vintage Racing by Philip Powell on July 24, 2009
Many beautiful race cars have been designed and built in the last sixty years, their shapes answering to performance and aerodynamic needs rather than marketing demands: Thus no showroom compromises. ...
Ultimate Bentley Display Promised for 2009 Pebble Beach
Filed in archive Bentley , Concours , Famous Drivers , Great Drives , Racers by Philip Powell on June 15, 2009
The cars at Pebble Beach are always spectacular but the 59th Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will present something truly special. On August 16th it promises to "showcase the most impressive...
Mike Hawthorn, Britain's First F1 Champion, Remembered in Art
Filed in archive As We See Things , Automotive Art , British Cars , Racers by Philip Powell on May 29, 2009
On January 2nd, 1959, I was working the morning shift at CKFH in Toronto. The station's news policy was of the "rip and read" type, where we announcers ripped off items endlessly flowing...
Nuvolari, Greatest of All Grand Prix Racers, Honoured in New Artwork
Filed in archive Alfa Romeo , Automotive Art , Famous Drivers , Racers by Philip Powell on January 30, 2009
Michael Schumaker, Ayrton Senna, Jimmy Clark, Juan Fangio... if your acquaintance with Grand Prix race drivers is limited to contemporary heroes you may not be aware of Tazio Nuvolari. In the postwar ...
Recession Racing Hurts Fans the Most
Filed in archive As We See Things , Racers by Philip Powell on November 17, 2008
For this Canadian, a dedicated F1 fan since the 50s, the news that the Canadian Grand Prix is no longer on the calendar is sad, indeed. Montreal's mayor has announced that a sponsor could not be f...
Want More F1 Passing? Watch This!
Filed in archive Racers by Philip Powell on October 24, 2008
It was arguably the most thrilling F1 race in history, though neither of the prime competitors, Didier Pironi in a Renault and Gilles Villeneuve in a Ferrari, finished in first place. During the 1979 ...
Fairfield Concours Highlights 60 Years of Racing at Watkins Glen
Filed in archive Concours , Racers by Philip Powell on September 4, 2008
For me, as a young enthusiast, Watkins Glen was the Valhalla of road racing, the place I wanted to be when the annual weekend festival occurred. The circuit was superbly located in the hills above sce...
Ford Model T Racers in a Trio of Colors
Filed in archive Antique Autos , Fun Events , Racers by Philip Powell on July 30, 2008
It's my intention to feature the Model T in all of this week's blogs, so hopefully those of you who can't quite relate to antique vehicles won't tune out. But after seeing some 800 Mod...
Magnificent Miller Sells for $2,035,000 at "Joe's Garage" Auction
Filed in archive American Specials , Auctions , Racers by Philip Powell on June 16, 2008
When Joe MacPherson began his collection of sports, racing, custom cars and vintage motorcycles many years ago, he probably never thought it would eventually be worth in excess of $10,000,000. But tha...
Famed McQueen/Revson Porsche Racer Highlights Bonham's 2008 Monterey Sale
Filed in archive Famous Drivers , Ferrari , German Cars , Racers by Philip Powell on June 6, 2008
My memories of actor/racer Steve McQueen are just two: the first came during a Sebring 12-hour race when a colleague pointed him out. I wasn't a movie fan in those years so his presence meant litt...
Forget the Body. I'm Ready to Drive Now!
Filed in archive British Cars , Photographs , Racers by Philip Powell on June 4, 2008
Back in October of 2007 Nigel Matthews e-mailed me scans of photos taken by an old friend who worked with Colin Chapman in the early days of Lotus. I immediately added one to a blog and promised more,...
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