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In association with When is a car more than the sum of its parts? Possibly in the case of this remarkable replica of the Audi Quattro driven to third place…

After a long winter break, it’s great to get back out and blow the cobwebs away, and the Exmoor Trial is perhaps the best way to get back into the…

Vintage Racing Posters If you’re not overly fussed by the modern age of mass-produced posters, then we have a solution for you. In a world of ten-a-penny designs, having something…

1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 Sold by Silverstone Auctions, £596,250 Yes, you read that right – a Sierra Cosworth for almost £600,000. Although it wasn’t any old ‘Cossie’ from the…

Those who doubt that cars should ever be described as works of art have probably never seen one of Maserati’s Tipo 60/61 racers built from 1959 to ’61. By then…

Are you feeling M-powered? If not, a trip to RM Sotheby’s Villa Erba auction taking place during this spring’s Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza could put things right, because the sale…

Full-scale replica helmets Remember the days when drivers were actually identifiable by the scheme of their lid? A helmet design was a part of their brand and legacy. That makes…

What makes a great racer – is it nature or nurture? In the case of NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, it might well be the former. He began racing quarter midget…

2006 Maserati MC12 Corse Sold by Bonhams, £3.2m This was one of just a dozen Corse versions of the already rare Maserati MC12 homologation special, 50 of which were built…

It’s all too easy to look at a set-up like the Vintage Sports-Car Club and immediately think tweed, pipes and slippers – writing it off as not being a scene…

Here’s a challenge: find a rust-free MGB GT road car, then strip it down and have it professionally rebuilt into a competitive V8 racer with all the necessary mods –…

Kevin McNicholas artworks When it comes to Formula 1-themed art there seems almost no limit to the variety you can choose, from photo-realistic paintings to abstract and just plain bizarre…

If you’re looking for a road-legal track-day car but think a Caterham 7 is too obvious and a Radical SR3 SL is just a bit too, er, radical – why…

If you are reading this month’s issue hot off the press and you’re a fan of classic competition Ferraris, you might want to book a last-minute ticket to Paris in…

Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor ‘Bootneck’ Sold at Royal Marines Association gala auction, £60,000 Royal Enfield is going great guns with its 650cc models – and, given the India-based marque’s British…

When it comes to four-wheel motor sport that’s both fun and accessible, trialling is difficult to beat. And among the most competitive trials cars ever built are those that emerged…

Signed MotoGP Collectibles We don’t showcase enough MotoGP stuff on these pages, so here’s two absolute gems for fans of two-wheeled competition: a truly stunning Valentino Rossi tribute, above right,…