A late developer Conceived in 1963 as Ford's weapon against Ferrari in the sportscar field, but soon switching roles to become a Grand Touring Class combatant while American-built seven-litre models…

The navy blue IMSA trailer was laden with heavyweights at Daytona. Jean-Pierre Moreau, the Le Mans organiser, discussed the 1994 Grand Touring Car regulations peaceably with FISA engineer Charlie Whiting,…

Just as we have been advocating since January 1989, GT Supercars will be admitted to the Sportscar World Championship. This will come about next season. The mechanism to introduce cars…

Attractive lines and GT performance from the one-litre engine make the Abarth a favourite. Strictly speaking the Fiat Abarth Coupe we tested is not a modified car, but a recognised…

Corporate Cowardice Already hard-pressed for business and profits, the world's airlines are now hit again by the Gulf war crisis. Many major international companies have forbidden their staffs to board…

Mixing our metrics For the past two years at least petrol has been sold in litres at major garages, and nowadays a pump that registers in gallons maturity. Yet, having…

The "downsize" Aston Martin that Victor Gauntlet has spoken of in the past three years should be unveiled by 1993 at the latest . . . but it may wear…

"The 'Motor Sport' Racing Car Review," by D.S. Jenkinson (Grenville Publishing Co., Ltd., 15-17, City Road, London, E.C.1, 7s. 6d.). This book, beautifully illustrated, fulfils a long-felt want, because, however…

The luxury, high-performance sector of the car market was sadly neglected by manufacturers in the early eighties as they struggled to minimise their losses and keep their smaller cars fresh.…

Twenty years ago, at the Frankfurt Auto Salon in 1963, Dr Ferry Porsche unveiled the Porsche 901 which, through an accident of fate, was renamed the 911 by the time it…

1 : GT Marque racing It may be supposed, without much fear of contradiction, that one young male driver in ten has some sporting inclination. This is probably only embryonic,…

One leg good, two legs bad The ADAC's decision to hold the Nurburg 1000km World Championship race in two heats, each supposedly of 500km, proved extremely controversial and unpopular. The…