
DELAHAYE TYPE 135. One of the bigger surprises in the Inter-national sports car world during the &qu
It is said that Ettore Bugatti made slighting remarks to Delahaye's chief, Charles Weiffenbach, concerning the excessive weight and...

TALBOT LAGO It seemed unjust, but the only make to survive unscathed when the English-capitalised S
The whys and where-fores of this minor anomaly in the grand STD confusion need not occupy us here; suffice it that while the British...

BMW 328 Although it was called the Alpine Trial, that famous long-distance road event was Europe'
Although it was called the Alpine Trial, that famous long-distance road event was Europe's toughest rally before the Second World War. It...

HONDA S800 Inevitably, Honda's early cars echoed motor cycle practices, and none more so that th
Inevitably, Honda's early cars echoed motor cycle practices, and none more so that the little sports cars which spread the name of this...

TRIUMPH DOLOMITE This was one of the great might-have-beens of motoring history, for it promised to
This was one of the great might-have-beens of motoring history, for it promised to be a British sports car to match contemporary...

AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 Pound sterling for pound avoirdupois, it would be hard to equal the bargain offer
Pound sterling for pound avoirdupois, it would be hard to equal the bargain offered by Austin-Healey between 1952 and 1968. Their...

MATRA M530 The Matra aerospace company entered the motoring world when it took over the financially
The Matra aerospace company entered the motoring world when it took over the financially weak Bonnet company in 1964, and with it Rene...

MARCH NISSAN 86S Overall victory in the 1985 Fuji 1000 kilo-metres against World Championship oppo-s
Overall victory in the 1985 Fuji 1000 kilo-metres against World Championship oppo-sition in addition to successes in the Ameri-can IMSA...

FORD GT 40 LE MANS 1966. Ford tried to buy Ferrari but failed. Then it tried to beat Ferrari at Le M
THE LOST WINNER Ford tried to buy Ferrari but failed. Then it tried to beat Ferrari at Le Mans in '64 but failed. It tried again in '65,...

WM P87/88 PEUGEOT Just before the 1987 Le Mans race the WM team ran a straight line speed test on a
Just before the 1987 Le Mans race the WM team ran a straight line speed test on a closed section of autoroute and clocked 258 mph. The...