History
History
1962 Vignale Record Sperimentale 1000 – Fiat 600D based design prototype, with ‘fish-bowl’ windscreen
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Vignale Record Sperimentale 1000. A wind-cheating concept car that was built to break records. Story by Chris Rees. OBSCURATI CURIOSITIES...
The forgotten Rover P8
It could have been the most advanced Rover, but the P8’s grand designs instead brought about its demise Words Jon Pressnell. Photography BMIHT/Author/Giles Chapman....
In this month: May 1971 Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash
That’s a long title for a long race from the east coast to the west coast of America. This unusual idea was inspired by...
Wayne Rainey 1990-1992 500cc World champ
The irony was never lost on me that some of the fittest sportsmen on the planet in the 1980s and 1990s were backed by...
Suzuki GSX1300R’s twentieth birthday
As ever, the peerless John Robinson clouted several nails on the head when he tested the newly launched Suzuki Hayabusa at Catalunya with its...
Aston’s first V12 – 1954 Lagonda DP115 V12 Le Mans
Ambition and agony. In the early 1950s, David Brown hatched plans for a V12-engined race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. This is...
How Alpina built its reputation on track
Showing BMW the way. Racing and Alpina went hand in hand, as poacher turned gamekeeper. Words Jack Phillips. Photography Alpina/Motorsport Images. ...
2006 Castagna Imperial Landaulet Concept
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Start with one of the pre-eminent names in Italian coachbuilding. Add in the elegant form of a landaulet. What could possibly go wrong? Story...
Dodge Viper – recollections from the launch of a V10 monster
Few could have suspected what an impact the Dodge Viper would have on an unsuspecting world in 1992. Ray Hutton was there. ...
In this month: April 1937 – First ground test of Whittle’s jet engine
The speed of the modern world would not exist or function without the jet engine. That might be a bold statement, but it’s a...
Hans Ledwinka
Proof that sometimes even the courage to tackle big ideas and the genius to make them work just isn’t enough. Words Dale Drinnon. ...
Ferrari 333SP – F50’s circuit sister added new meaning to endurance racer
Meanwhile, at the circuit... The Ferrari F50 was an F1 car for the road. So, what about turning an F1 car into a sports...
