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Two huge names in American racing were among F1's teams in 1976. David Malsher charts their roller-coaster ride A vigorous…
Two huge names in American racing were among F1's teams in 1976. David Malsher charts their roller-coaster ride A vigorous…
"I actually had the idea back in 1968 but for a completely different application." The words belong to Derek Gardner,…
Amazing Mount Panorama is famous for hard drivers, tougher crowds and mighty muscle cars — no place for whingers, says…
Rover Special If it looks right, it is right, the saying goes. But there are exceptions to every rule. Rover's…
The one that got away Four of Rick Mear's 29 champcar wins came in the Indy 500 but, even 18…
Bill Boddy remembers some of the racing drivers and motoring personalities he has met One of the first personalities I…
Vital but heavy, and liability in an accident, old-fashioned batteries simply do not pass motor racing's acid test. But then…
In an era of superb, sensational sports-racers, Maserati built arguable the best looking, best handling of the lot. Paul Fearnley…
Inheriting and developing another's design can be a source of frustration for someone with his own clear idea of how…
I was reading somewhere about the 100 best sportscars, which said the 30/98 Vauxhall seldom appeared at Brooklands. Come on!…
Not only are petrol prices astronomical but the cost and procedure for renewing a driving licence likewise. The paper licence…
A recent comment on the George Eyston Chrysler saloon said it was surprising that the great racing driver and record…
Some time back I marked out a standard as an unusual make to be raced at Brooklands. But, would you…
I have received a rather interesting photograph from Karl E Blochle of Zurich of his straight-eight Miller, showing the eight…
The reference in the February issue of Classic &Sportscar to Felix Wankel's rotary engines and editor James Elliot's comment that…
You hear stories like it all the time: “I was in a boring nine-to-five IT job and I decided to pack it all in”. This time, though, the man in…
Esteban Ocon joined an unfortunate list of F1 drivers who hold some of the series' most unwanted records as a result of bad luck, good sportsmanship and the downright bizarre
This week in motor sport from the Archive and Database, with Black Jack's final win, a rally great turns 70 and F1 goes to Phoenix March 6 1931: Jimmy Stewart,…
Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up. But…