History
History
La Jamais Contente – 1899
On 29 April 1899, Belgian racing driver Camille Jenatzy drove his streamlined car called ‘La Jamais Contente’, which translates as ‘The Never Satisfied’, to...
McLaren’s carbon crafter, Tom Barnard
John Barnard changed the face of Grand Prix racing with his revolutionary use of carbonfibre, but his time at McLaren wasn’t all plain sailing…...
Picture Post in October, 1954, to illustrate an article titled “Which Came First – The Woman Or The Car?
A family outing gone awry on a wet autumn afternoon being recorded by a heartless roving photographer? Not quite. This tableau was posed by...
Formula One in my day
Formula One in my day. Having worked behind the lens for more than 30 years, Charles Briscoe-Knight picks his favourite shots from the glory...
1965 Shelby Cobra Ghia Spider
From here to obscurity Ghia Cobra GT This Italian American has more than a whiff of the continental exotica that Ford was so keen to...
Obituary Ole Sommer – 6 March 1931 – 24 July 2018
Ole Sommer, the former importer of Jaguar cars in Denmark and a leading collector of classic Jaguars, has died at the age of 87...
How with importer Max Hoffman the Porsche 356 conquered America
Conquering America. How Porsche became big Stateside. And Porsche needed the USA too. Delwyn Mallett tells the story of how, with importer Max Hoffman,...
In this month: October 1997 Bloodhound SSC breaks the sound barrier
Thrust SSC breaks the sound barrier… First, some figures: 1227.99km/h, or 763.035mph. Or Mach 1.02. IN THIS MONTH: OCTOBER 1997 ...
Range Rover Generations
Range Rover Generations… From the original Classic to the BMW-era car, we chart the values of the Range Rover over its first 40 years....
Greatest Races – Michael Schumacher’s win in the 1996 Formula 1 Spanish GP
Greatest Races the Reign in Spain. Greatest Races Schumey in the rain in Spain. Michael Schumacher's win in the 1996 Spanish GP was simply...
Sign of the time 1984 Kawasaki GPZ750 Turbo
Sign of the time 750 Turbo making its mark It’s 1984, you’ve got the first 750 Turbo in town, a near empty car park,...
Marking 60 years since the introduction of the DAF 600 Variomatic
Two Pedal Wonders Marque Guide... DAF – Marking 60 years since the introduction of the 600 Variomatic. Push forwards to go and pull back...
