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Ex-Mikkola Escort returns
The Ford Escort Mk1 Hannu Mikkola used to win the 1000 Lakes rally in 1970 has made its competition return…
The Ford Escort Mk1 Hannu Mikkola used to win the 1000 Lakes rally in 1970 has made its competition return…
Darlington-based Jimmy Blumer, who died in August aged 82, was a leading national racing driver in the 1950s and 1960s.…
Desert warrior in village hall “Richard Noble is a legend. If only there were a few like him in government.”…
A summary of classic and racing auctions from around the world in numbers RM Auctions Battersea Park September 8/9 120…
Former F3 ace Bev Bond is planning to race in Historic Formula Ford next season – at the age of…
Audi’s Quattro concept had been widely trailed long before the show, but I refuse to get excited about it. The…
...and on and on. Not much can match Frankfurt Intentionally or otherwise, within most motor shows lurks a theme that…
Family and comrades assemble in Holland to commemorate Roger Williamson and Piers Courage The names of Piers Courage and Roger…
Sadly it look as though my days of Ferrari ownership remain as far into the future as ever. At a…
In Frankfurt few try to paddle hard against the tidal wave of German product, figuring there’s little point when the…
Not to be outdone, Porsche showed the final production version of its 918 supercar and timed its arrival to announce…
An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, January 1964 Soon after that man Chapman had been signed…
For me, attention was held most by a phenomenon outside the halls: there, platoons of electric BMW i3s silently swept…
Mercedes-Benz’s offerings might have been less eye-catching, but that was more than offset by their considerable advantage in being genuine.…
An other British manufacturer was also drawing unlikely amounts of attention and for all the right reasons. I think the…
Stupendously fast – but is it the 911 you want? I have driven at least one example of every Porsche…
There’s a surprise in the way this one goes Of all the car launches I wish I’d attended, I think…
All the right ingredients but not enough flavour For some time I have been evangelical on the subject of progress…
Four seats and every comfort. Is this the first hyper-saloon? You would think, would you not, that no Mercedes would…
Your feature on Jock Horsfall brought back some sobering memories. My first visit to a motor sport event was at…
The RAC initials, the cold November air, and the Kielder forest backdrop gave the beginning of the Roger Albert Clark Rally a nostalgic feel, even before the first of 140…
Monaco winner sells for almost twice the estimate to become the most valuable modern-era F1 car sold at auction Chassis #211 was the car in which Schumacher last won at Monaco, when…
It is now August, and these days that means that the Formula 1 circus is packing up and going on holiday: the summer shutdown. But for old boys such as…
The Williams Racing team has been sold to a private investment firm, ending 43 years of control by Sir Frank Williams. Dorilton Capital has taken over ownership of the team…