History

The histories of Porsche and Volkswagen

All In the Family Porsche archive. The histories of Porsche and Volkswagen are inexorably linked, with the first 356s relying heavily on mechanical components...

Jaguar SS entries on the 1934 Alpine Rally

Finishing lines – Jaguar SS entries on the Alpine Rally, 1934. Ian Appleyard’s successes on the Alpine Rally between 1950 and 1953 forever linked Jaguar’s...

Paul Michaels tale

Brabham, Bernie, and a garage owners Great Formula One Adventure. Not content with simply running Hexagon of Highgate, Paul Michaels decided to go motor...

John Haynes – my life in car

John Haynes – my life in car. Understand, this is terribly, terribly difficult because Plike them all. John Haynes is the father of the...

John Rhodes – my life in cars

My life in cars. I have always adored the internal combustion engine and everything that goes with it.  John behind the wheel of a...

Jim Keeble turned the original Gordon GT idea into reality

Learning on the job. Jim Keeble turned the original Gordon GT idea into reality, but he had help from a young apprentice who saw...

Honda NSX effect 25 years after the original

The Honda NSX effect 25 years after the original, a classic gets reimagined. On the eve of the 1989 Chicago Auto Show, Honda executives...

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe – American artifact

One more accolade for the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe: congressional approval. The federal government has recognized the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe as a true...

Backfire – Sir Basil Spence

For some reason, the name of Sir Basil Spence, the prolific Scottish brutalist and modernist architect, keeps cropping up. He is one of those...

Full throttle

Full throttle. We all enjoy anniversaries, and we’re constantly being reminded however many years it is since the birth of a manufacturer, or the...

Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs

Barely a day goes by in the classic-car world without someone - whether it be the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, specialists, owners’...

From the cockpit – Bugatti T57G

From the cockpit. Faithful recreations of long-lost cars have been among the highlights of historic racing in recent years. When Drive-my was launched in...
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