What has a gestation period of 50 years? Cyril Kieft's grand prix car. Conceived in 1953, part-built in '54, abandoned…

Clan:Manx International Rally September 8-10,1972 Roger Clark winning a seventies British rally in an Escort was the norm. But behind…

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It was one of the most brutal races ever, yet Mercedes conquered the Carrera Panamerica with a car of stealth,…

John Fitch may not be remembered as one of the finest racers of his era, but he stands as one…

When Colin Chapman was invited to the 1962 Indianapolis 500 by Dan Gurney, the Lotus founder surveyed the front-engined 'dinosaurs'…

England passed up the chance to host to the world's most famous race. Ireland stepped willingly into the breach and…

Stirling Moss 1961 Targa Florio He reckoned he had the perfect car for the job. Which is why, he tells…

For the last couple of years I've been working on a biography of Piers Courage, and it's been fascinating to…

By Rinsey Mills ISBN 1-85960-849-3 Published by Haynes, £19.99 Not another one, I hear you cry. But stand by —…

By Mika Hahn No ISBN NUMBER Published by BZ Verlag, €75 (Special Edition € 150) Somehow Mercedes keeps a lasting…

By Brendan Lynch ISBN 0-9513 668-1-5 Published by Portobello Publishing, £14.95 A few tome truths: never judge a book by…

With Wilfred Muller and Reinhard Klein ISBN 3-927458-05-8 Published by Verlag Reinhard Klein, £35 No one can begrudge Walter Rohrl…

ByJ-M Paris & William Mearns ISBN 2-9516357-5-3 Distributed by Menoshire, £39.50 This is the first full life of France's great…

By Franco Gozzi ISBN 88-7911-258-9 Published by Giorgio Nada Editore, £49.99 If you have enjoyed following the rise and fall…

The new Rolls-Royce Phantom is causing much controversy, especially, one presumes, among those with £250,000 to spend on a motor…

Over the Christmas break i was reading The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follet, a fictional spy story, and…

In view of the non-appearance of the 1.5-litre Alfa Romeos in the 1928 TT; due it was said to there…

I wasn't going to bother you with this had I not seen Steve Sutcliffe's opinion of Advanced Motorists in Autocar.…

The ex-Sir Alistair Miller 200hp Blitzen-type Benz four-seater, which had a long Brooklands career, has been acquired by George Wingard…