Birth of Sports Car Racing. The birth of sports car racing The sports car as such is a child of the
The regulations for the Corsican race marked it out, however, stipulating as they did four-seater cars of up to 3 litres, properly...
BSA Scout. Like today's Morgan cars, the BSA Scout of 1936-39 was the descendant of a three-whee
Although a pretty little car with its smart vee-radiator, folding windscreen and customary 'Le Mans' uniform as popularised by MG — two...
ALLARD J2. Sydney Allard was a pioneer constructor of Anglo-American hybrids, using big American eng
Sydney Allard was a pioneer constructor of Anglo-American hybrids, using big American engines with British chassis, body and running...
INVICTA. The first Invicta 'factory', indeed, was the three-car garage of Macklin's own
Noel Macklin got together with Oliver Lyle (of the sugar-making family) in 1924 to produce cars of a type new to the British market —cars...
FRAZER NASH. Nash Of all the many vintage sports cars I've never owned, the one I yearn for is t
Nash Of all the many vintage sports cars I've never owned, the one I yearn for is the chain-drive Frazer Nash. It was a frantic, spiky,...
VAUXHALL PRINCE HENRY. One of the better known ancestors of the sports car, the Vauxhall `Prince Hen
Numerous racing and record-breaking successes at Brooklands track and in sprints, hill-climbs and reliability trials further enhanced the...
MASERATI BIRDCAGE. If beauty is efficiency, the Maserati "Birdcage" was inefficient; its b
If beauty is efficiency, the Maserati "Birdcage" was inefficient; its builders worried not about aesthetics, but about creating an...
STUTZ. The Stutz, like Paul Bunyan or the Twentieth Century Limited, is part of America's folklo
The Stutz, like Paul Bunyan or the Twentieth Century Limited, is part of America's folklore. Mention the name "Stutz Bearcat" and you...
The Original "ITALIAN JOB" Movie. The Italian Job GB, 1969, 96mins, colon, Dir: Peter Coll
It stars Michael Caine, the embodiment of the working-class lad made good, and the Austin Mini-Cooper S, the car that won the Monte Carlo...
SAAB SONETT. Saab saloons have gained splendid sporting reputations, but the company's attitude
Saab saloons have gained splendid sporting reputations, but the company's attitude to its only sports car seemed reticent, and little...
