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Triumph and disaster
Forty years ago the sport was shaken to its very core by the Le Mans disaster. Indeed, it almost shuddered…
Forty years ago the sport was shaken to its very core by the Le Mans disaster. Indeed, it almost shuddered…
Inheriting the 924 from Audi, Porsche found itself with a sound but unexciting coupe struggling to earn its badge. Something…
As the long trip by boat from his native Cape Town came to an end at Southampton in the damp…
The "Dustless Spyker" — so called, not because it excelled in those RAC dust-trials aimed at keeping down road grit…
We reported on this event of April 1/2 last month but the results were then unavailable. The Saturday driving tests…
The VSCC's requests to the weather-gods met with a bleak reception on April 21, when the Colerne speedtrials were run…
The MGCC got a very fine response on April 29/30 to its 60th Anniversary of the formation of the MG…
It is good to hear of the return to the town of its origin of the only surviving 50 hp…
Organised by Sir John Venables-Llewelyn, assisted by Mark Garfitt, this involved two nights at the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells,…
Steaming, the very high-class magazine of the national Traction Engine Club, had an interesting article recently by John Hirons, about…
Many of the 150 entrants on the seventh Giro Storico left Palermo by ferry, and were therefore not incommoded by…
It is interesting to discover what cars people owned in vintage times and in what sequence, or so I find.…
The Bugatti Trust at Prescott is making moves to attract more visitors, and to this end has issued a brochure…
Nothing rude intended, I assure you. Simply that at my advanced age I take an interest in what other ancients…
North Country readers may like to note the date of September 17, this being the day when Jim Bolton will…
From Laura Ashley by Anne Sebba (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1990) we learn that the famous fashion designer's husband, Sir Bernard,…
Guests from racing and the motor industry assembled at Easenhall, Warks, in late April for a lunch to celebrate the…
"The four-speed gearbox (one more than Rolls-Royce or Hispano-Suiza when the FIAT was launched in 1922) has a rather wide…
Last month Motor Sport highlighted how to become a photograph collector. This reminded me of a racing-car picture the origins…
I hope strong objections are being raised against this proposed "Continuous Licensing", which the Government proposes to apply to all…
How to lead a Le Mans team to victory — three times. In the latest episode of our Engineering the Greats podcast series, Leena Gade, the first female race engineer to win the 24 Hour race, reveals what it takes to succeed
It is a great pleasure to report that Ben Bowlby’s revolutionary Delta Wing will race in next year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. The car will be built in California by…
Mark Hughes assesses the fortunes of George Russell and Williams F1 George Russell’s confirmation at Williams in a ‘multi-year agreement’ starting 2019 is a terrific feel-good story around a team…
By Perry McCarthy There I was, mid-January, on the phone to Ed Foster and I said, “Guess what! I’m going to all the Formula One tests.” Then, Ed says, “Why?…