One currently for sale A series 1 1275cc Cooper S that has been restored over an unknown period of time is up for sale at classic car dealer Blue Butts…

Alec Issigonis didn’t like old mate John Cooper’s suggestion that his utilitarian creation was ripe for a performance upgrade and a future in motor sport. The Formula 1 team boss…

The racing record of the BMW M3, the original E30-shape version, makes for very impressive reading. This machine captured World, European, British, German and Italian touring car titles to name…

One currently for sale Johnny Cecotto, Gianfranco Brancatelli, Riccardo Patrese, Allan Grice, Denny Hulme and Paul Radisich: the list of drivers who raced this BMW M3 in period reads like…

One already restored This BMW M3 Sport Evo that ran at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last year was indistinguishable from the car that crossed the line to win the…

With spring here, our attentions are turning more to using old cars and motorcycles than simply dreaming about them and reading about them – and in many cases that means…

Silverstone classic Within the varied sphere of motor sport, few things used to conjure up such a delicious sense of intrigue as did the original European Formula 2 Championship. Approximately…

1. Tom Kristensen Years: 1997-2014 Starts: 18 Best result: 1st 1997, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’08, ’13 A multiple F3 champion, Kristensen was leading the FIA F3000 series…

“Three things: Derek Bell, Porsche 962 and Rothmans. That does it for me. I grew up watching Derek wrestle the 962 and he was a master at it. His record…

2. Jacky Ickx Years: 1966-85 Starts: 15 Best result: 1st 1969, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’81 & ’82 The Le Mans legend of Jacky Ickx is born of much more than…

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: Motor Sport’s Le Mans top 50 owes a little to statistics but this is not a list of drivers with the most wins. There are other places where…

3. Woolf Barnato Years: 1928-30 Starts: 3 Best result: 1st 1928, ’29 & ’30 Barnato liked his 3-litre Bentley — and enjoyed racing it so much that he bought the…