Great Read Archive X-ray spec: Alfa Romeo 158/159 Very few Italians would be inclined to acknowledge it, but the unique competition record of the Alfa 158, the original Alfetta, arguably owes as much to the rise of National… July 2003 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Bentley EXP Speed 8 Taking Bentley back to the Le Mans victory rostrum was a more complex task than the cynics suggested. As its designer explains, despite its Audi roots it was much more… February 2007 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec -- McLaren M19 Ralph Bellamy designed this car when F1 was still a sideline for the team. He explains to Keith Howard the problems this caused. In 1971 Bruce McLaren Racing began its… January 2005 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Ford C100 Designer Tony Southgate insists the troubled endurance racer could have brought success back to Ford in the mid-1980s By Keith Howard During the 1960s and ’70s, Ford of Europe built… February 2009 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec: Mobil Special Two men who thrust SSC through the sound barrier have spent hours in quiet contemplation of Reid Railton's masterpiece. By Keith Howard It was a bit early for flying saucer… September 2003 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive GMC blower Today's Top Fuel dragsters cross the line at over 300mph in motorsport's rawest display of power. But the mechanical catalyst of this blood-and-thunder action was originally designed for a meek… October 2001 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Technofile - the Alford & Alder upright It began in a modest pre-war saloon, won three F1 world titles and is still made today. Keith Howard reports on a truly remarkable piece of suspension. In an era… October 1999 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Dieselmax Fast diesel road cars, a diesel Le Mans winner. What next, a diesel Land Speed Record car? That's how JCB decided to showcase its skills, with the fastest man in… November 2006 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive Technofile - the rod end bearing Among the wreckage of a German fighter plane was found the future for racing car suspensions. Keith Howard reveals the origins of the rose joint. Compliance. If you had to… August 1999 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray spec -- Lotus 30 Sometimes there are good grounds for saying "it'll never work". Keith Howard hears a few To paraphrase the famous Richie Ginther quip, the Lotus 30 was a 40 with 10… November 2005 Issue By Keith Howard
Archive X-ray Spec: ERA E-type Built to challenge the Continental GP teams, this design was flawed from the start: Keith Howard speaks to the man who sorted it out, 65 years on English Racing Automobiles… February 2004 Issue By Keith Howard
Great Read Archive Matra MS80: Jackie Stewart's first title-winning F1 car Colin Chapman’s privileged access to the Ford-Cosworth DFV ended at the close of the Formula 1 race season in 1967. What followed we now regard as the DFV era, but… March 2008 Issue By Keith Howard