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Ferdinand 'Ferry' Porsche 1909-1998
Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…

Ferdinand ‘Ferry' Porsche, who died on 27 March aged 88, established the most successful sportscar marque of all time, steering…
The 1906 Spyker 4WD racing car with the world’s first six-cylinder engine stars in a new show at the Dutch…
So now both Bentley and Rolls-Royce are owned by BMW, what are we to think of this peculiar state of…
The shrill wail of a flat-12 Alfa Romeo will be heard among the Cosworth DFVs in the FIA Thoroughbred Grand…
The innovation Years theme of June’s Goodwood Festival of Speed has had organisers scouring the world for amazing racing cars…
Honda president Nobuhiko Kawamoto is pictured in the company’s first Grand Prix car, the RA271 of 1964, at last month’s…
One thousand applications for race entries from owners of cars with the requisite circuit history will ensure the success of…
AIthough being a car lover can sometimes make you feel like a hunted species, there seems to have been some…
The rope of racing’s heritage by the Green Army continues. Latest victim is the banking at Monza which, I understand,…
Congratulations to Rivers Fletcher, whose lifetime contribution to motorsport has been recognised with an RACMSA Prince Michael Award of Merit…
Vaughan Davis, the long-time Bentley practitioner who preserved the Marker-Jackson Bentley (Mother Gun), died in February. Born in 1919, he…
Sixty years after Auto Union star Bernd Rosemeyer's fatal attempt to reclaim a prestigious speed record from Mercedes-Benz's Rudolf Caracciola,…
At Le Mans in 1952, during the practice sessions Daimler-Benz tried an air brake on a 309SL coupe. This consisted…
Press schedules being what they are, I am writing this before, and you're reading it after, the Argentinian Grand Prix.…
The two Nigels… Sir, That the letter written by Mr Burrell in the March edition appeared at all only goes…
As a devotee of Messrs Cook & Moore, I recently learned with horror that most episodes of Not Only… But…
The arguments about who is the greatest racing driver of all time have gone on as long as motor racing…
These extraordinary images of the 1957 German GP have never been published before. They tell the tale of how one…
This is the last year an Escort will lead Ford’s rally effort. Matthew Franey honours an icon and lets rip…
Garage Francorchamps is a distinct misnomer for the edifice greeting visitors to Jacques Swaters' Ferrari emporium. Situated in a large…
All the data from the tight midfield battle at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix analysed
A series taken from the 162-page Motor Sport special 100 Greatest Grands Prix (other specials are available here). From the editor Damien Smith The Grand Prix motor races we can never forget… Welcome to…
There has been a certain amount of low level crowing in the industry at the departure of Andy Palmer from the saddle of Aston Martin. Some thought he should have…
Bentley has announced that it is returning to motor sport with a GT3 version of its Continental GT road car. The prototype was launched at the Paris Motor Show and…