Motor sport fans are, of course, ‘up-to-speed’ when it comes to recognising a racing stinker and although we have much faith in Joseph Kosinski’s talents as a director – his…

Book of the month What is it about 1964 spy flick Goldfinger that gives it such ‘rewatchability’? Of course there’s Sean Connery as James Bond, who brings humour-tinged rock-hard assurance…

• Last spotted at the Weston-super-Mare Speed Trials in 1973 and kept away from the public gaze since, BRM P139-01, above, was raced in six F1 GPs in 1969. Its…

● The distinctive air feed snorkels of the Lotus 47GT, mark this as the ex-John Miles/Jackie Oliver 1967 lotus components works car which was driven to class victory in the…

● Looking for a motor with stellar credentials? A 1950 Jaguar XK120 alloy roadster, above, on sale at LEGENDS in Bicester, £POA, was formerly owned by 9½ Weeks film producer…

Anybody with an interest in vintage chart music will know that this glossy, 258-page book about France’s ruthless march into motor racing from 1966-74 shares its title with Peter Gabriel’s…

• Already home to Porsche and MG showrooms, Piccadilly in London will soon have a new automotive neighbour. This autumn Lotus Mayfair, above, will arrive, a new ‘global store’ across…

• There is a part of London that will, for the foreseeable future, be a little part of Yorkshire. Twisted, the Thirsk-based modifier of old Land Rover Defenders, has a…

• For some, the Lotus Carlton is as ’90s as watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air while slurping a Hooch. It first appeared in 1990 with a price as stiff…

Although there seems a certain amount of finality surrounding MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi’s retirement from two-wheeled racing, we have to remember that this, for him, is merely the closing of…

This year, Morgan celebrates the 60th anniversary of its famous Le Mans class win. Mere feet from where that Plus 4 SuperSport was built – Astwood Mews, Kensington – Morgan…

There’s a superb moment in the 1969 car-race caper Monte Carlo or Bust where Major Digby Dawlish (Peter Cook) and Lt Kit Barrington (Dudley Moore), driving the ‘1928 Lea-Francis Special…