History
History
Rick Lance 1956-2019
Expert and hospitable Stateside RG500 fettler goes for a plug chop in the sky. Words: Mark Graham & Chris Newbigging. We...
Gordon Murray uses his own Austin Seven to break down the crucial design decisions that turned Issigonis’ imp into an icon
‘It could have been a disaster’ Gordon Murray uses his own Austin Seven to break down the crucial design decisions that turned Issigonis’ imp...
In this month: 31 July 1971 first Lunar Rover drives on the Moon
What is perhaps the human race’s greatest achievement, the Apollo 11 moon landing, happened 50 years ago this month. The complexity of the Saturn...
1958 Cadillac Cabriolet Four-Posti
Richard Heseltine unearths one of Cadillac’s more unusual collaborations with Italian styling house Pininfarina in the late Fifties… From here to...
1972 Mercedes-Benz LE 306 Electric Van Br.630
Unveiled some 45+ years ago, the Mercedes-Benz LE 306 light van was a forward-thinking electric vehicle. With the message, "Mercedes-Benz - eco-friendly thanks to...
Maserati MC12 GT1 Race Car
Race on Sunday… The Maserati MC12 was built to dominate. Fifteen years since it broke cover, here's how it did it. Words Nathan Chadwick....
1992-1997 Cadillac Seville STS KY5-Y69
Too radical for its homeland and too antiquated for Europe, the STS took an early Transatlantic bath. MODERN NOT CLASSIC Classic...
Icon View-Master
It began as a 3D viewer for tourist sites, then joined the war effort, became a toy and helped train doctors. Words Delwyn Mallett....
Gone but not forgotten – Norah Docker
The British car industry has had its eccentric characters, but few as extravagantly and ludicrously colourful as this. Words Dale Drinnon. ...
In this month: 15 June 1912 – WO Bentley’s first competitive event in a motor car
WO Bentley is a name as instant a symbol of ‘British-ness’ as Burberry, Barbour and Aston Martin. There’s a historic and somewhat ironic link...
125 years of Mercedes motorsport
Life, death, beauty, heroism, Hitler and the 190mph Mercedes. This year, Mercedes celebrates 125 years of racing. Its greatest car? Dick Seaman’s impossibly pretty,...
Cadillac Northstar LMP1
Cadillac’s barnstorming win in this year’s Daytona 24 Hours eclipsed the marque’s earlier, more modest success in international sports car racing. Richard Heseltine looks...
