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HISTORIC MOTORSPORTS PHOTOS, all taken by me or my late father, Ozzie Lyons. We also offer my BOOKS and CALENDARS, plus Duke Video's "Can-Am Thunder," a 2h 28m DVD that includes photos and stories from my years of Can-Am coverage. (My RESUME is below)
SPANNING 60+ YEARS, our GALLERIES cover such historically significant forms of racing as Can-Am, Formula 1, Indy 500, FIA Endurance (especially Sebring), Trans-Am, Formula 5000, SCCA club racing and more. We celebrate great drivers, epic events, beautiful machinery and fondly recall "Ghost Circuits" as well. If you don't see what you're looking for, we'll gladly check our archives for you; see CONTACT (in header bar or at bottom).
For Books, Calendars and the DVD, click on PRODUCTS.
I scan images originally taken on film into digital format, make them look their best and print them with long-life pigment inks in your choice of many sizes and formats. I personally autograph each print and we guarantee your satisfaction through replacement or refund.
ELECTRONIC IMAGES are also available; please CONTACT us to discuss your needs.
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RESUME / CV:

In my long career as a motorsports journalist and photographer, I've been a Staff and/or Freelance Contributor of stories or pictures to Autosport (UK), AutoWeek, Car and Driver, Car Graphic (J), Classic Motorsports, Corvette Quarterly, Cycle, Cycle World, Motorsport (UK), On Track, Private Pilot, Road & Track, Racer, Racecar* (nee Formula), Sports Car, Vintage Motorsport, Vintage Racecar and many others in many countries, plus book publishers David Bull, Motorbooks, Robert Bentley, Consumer Guide, Haynes, etc.
* Racecar's editor for 3 1/2 years.


I am the author of 9 published books to date: the new FAST LINES anthology of my Vintage Racecar columns with Octane Press; 2010's CAN-AM CARS IN DETAIL for David Bull Publishing (Winner 2010 MPG Dean Batchelor Award, see motorpressguild.org), CAN-AM (Winner 1996 Dean Batchelor Award), CAN-AM PHOTO HISTORY, marque histories of FERRARI, LAMBORGHINI and JAGUAR, CHAPARRAL Profile, JAMES HUNT Profile.


As well as the 2 Dean Batchelor Awards noted above, I have been honored to receive the Ken Purdy Award of the International Motor Press Assoc., a Best Feature Article Award of the Sports Car Club of America and an Award of Appreciation from the Road Racing Drivers Club. I am a co-founder and Past President of the American Racing Press Assoc. UPDATE: I am grateful to be 2011 recipient of the International Automotive Media Award for Lifetime Achievement.