" At the time I couldn’t stand the Triumph TR7. It was an abomination. Ugly. And many of the world’s motoring press said so, too. It just didn’t make sense, that cheese-wedge shape, that inconsequentially pert rear three "
The Return of The Flying Finn
"It’s exactly 30 years since Ari Vatanen won the UK stage of the World Rally Championship in the crazy days of Group B racing. This November Ari will be back in the UK for the Wales Rally GB (13th-16th "
Rover x BRM
"Gas Turbines — A much maligned power source. Sounding like the wheezings of a deadly dragon and producing freaky vehicles that used too much fuel – we are glad that some madcap engineers wanted to try them in racing cars. This snoop-nosed "
Ford Consul Capri
"It might have looked like a spaceship - particularly when compared to Ford UK’s standard issue cars of the time like the Anglia - but this first edition of a Ford car to carry the Capri moniker was as "
Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France
"We were gobsmacked by the beauty of this rare and precious Ferrari 250 GT 'Tour De France'. The first of the 250 Berlinettas rolled out of the factory in March 1956, and were the first real iteration of the genius combination of race-worthy "
Ford Transit Supervan 1
"There's something deliciously audacious about the very idea of a Mk 1 Ford Transit with an F1 engine installed. And look at the first edition of Ford’s promotional Transit. It looks every bit of the burly 1970s monster that it "
Porsche: the sum of its parts
"Came across this amazing 'teardown' video on the venerable and inspirational Le Container recently. It's magic being able to see the frightening amount of moving parts that goes into making the magical 'simplicity' that is the Porsche 911. Without peeking into "
Spirit of the Seventies
"Something strange happened in the early seventies. In fact, quite a lot of strange things happened in that part of a weird decade. But in the motoring industry – it just so happened that some of the most creatively imagined, outrageously "
Influx Social
Chrysler Diablo Concept
"It's a while since we ran a Jetsons inspired American land-yacht. Here's one of the best. The Chrysler Diablo is the result of an unholy match between Detroit and styling house Ghia - via the famous penmanship of designer Virgil "
On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter
"It had to happen. The most influential motorbike film is getting its sequel. It might be over forty years since Bruce Brown's totemic flick opened the world's eyes to the life-enhancing beauty of motorcycle racing - but that doesn't mean "
American Motorcycle Girls
"It's amazing, really that there are still so many associations between the words 'biker' and 'girls'. Do an online image search and see what you come up with. Pretty predictable really. It's all Back Street Heroes. The equation with boys, "
Citroën M35
"Sometimes it strikes you how innovative Citroën was as a company. The M35 is one of the most striking concepts in a long list of bold vehicle designs. The M35 was derived from the Ami 8 – and came equipped with "
Banacek – Loss Adjuster Hero
"A recent run-in with a loss adjuster put me in mind of that greatest of all claims investigators, Thomas Banacek, and his eclectic motor collection. With the ten percent skim from the cash he saved the insurance moguls this cool "
The Importance of being Shelby
"Words: Charles Bamber Looking at publicity shots of Carroll Shelby from the 1950s, with Stetson and crooked smile in place, you could be forgiven for thinking him the lead man in a classic John Ford Western. In fact Shelby’s "
Killer Cobra: Shelby and the Snake
"Words: Charles Bamber If you had been an American MG owner in the early to mid sixties, you would have been pretty smug and self satisfied with your exotic, excitingly nippy little English runabout. But imagine the day you first "
Five Shelby Rarities
"The Shelby badge isn't all about the Mustang and the Cobra. Here are five lesser known cars from the stable of the cowboy himself. [gallery link="file" ids="37733,37734,37735"] 1968 Shelby EXP500 CSS 'Black Hornet' Mustang Known for his penchant for the "
