DE TOMASO PANTERA Alejandro de Tomaso, an Italian-domiciled Argentinian, is one of the motoring entr
That was powered by a Ford V-8, and Ford distributed it in the USA for a period. A much firmer alliance with Ford centred on the Pan-tera...
LORRAINE-DIETRICH The name Le Mans looms very large in the story of the sports car. It was not the w
With Britain, France, Italy, Germany and the USA all taking keen interest at different phases of its history, Le Mans rates as an...
MG MAGNETTE K3 Midget, Magna, Magnette . . . MG's creator and "kingpin" Cecil Kimber d
In 1931 in 750cc form it made a resounding impact on the British racing scene when it cleaned up in three major sports cars events at the...
JOWETT JUPITER One of the bigger surprises of the post-Second World War British motor industry was t
Called the Javelin, its potential encouraged the production of a sports version, using as many Javelin parts as possible. Initial...
JIM CLARK & 1965 FRENCH GRAND PRIX. Come for a moment to the mountainous Auvergne country in cen
To describe the circuit in detail,' wrote a contemporary reporter, 'would be something like detailing a "looping the loop" performance....
HISPANO-SUIZA ALFONSO. It was strange that a trendsetter should come from Spain, rather than France,
Meaning simply "Spanish-Swiss", this romantic-sounding concern was founded by two Spaniards, Damien Mateu and Javier Castro, and a young...
MERCEDES BENZ 300SL and 300SLR. Few manufacturers supported motor racing more wholeheartedly than M
However, two disappointing performances in Argentina against more modern Ferraris persuaded them that the blown V12s' racing days were...
PORSCHE 956 The Porsche 956 was built to win and win it did. With mechanical precision. From 1982 un
Silverstone. 1982: debut of the 956 in the hands of lckx and Bell. The car immediately set a new standard for Group C are not twisted, as...
BUGATTI TYPE 57 Almost any sports Bugatti could be rated a classic, but few models by that illustrio
Yet despite his affinity for the sport, Ettore Bugatti was notably tardy in heeding its lessons, especially in adopting the twin overhead...
FIAT 8V This amazing car was Fiat's first post-war sports car, a surprising car to come from the
At most, 114 8Vs were built between 1952 and 1954 and efforts to market it were localized, although foreign-language brochures were...
