Automotive
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THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LAGONDA...
...and so much more. Peter Tomalin celebrates the life and works of a remarkable design talent - with special guest stars from Aston Martin, including DBS V8 and Bulldog
10+ min |
December 2022
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Scheckter's timely stash
For someone claiming little interest in watches, the F1 star has quite a collection
3 min |
October 2022
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Compact Disc
It was the future, once. And there's still something good about holding a physical embodiment of a sound source
3 min |
October 2022
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Ford Thunderbird
After 20 years, is this retro-styled T-Bird worthy of re-evaluation?
3 min |
October 2022
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National Museum of Arts and History, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland's turbulent past explained - and a Guinness to enjoy
3 min |
October 2022
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HERO'S RETURN
This Singer Le Mans once belonged to a tail-gunner from the intrepid wartime Dambusters mission. John Simister retraces its old Air Force haunts
9 min |
October 2022
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WUNDERCAR!
It's 70 years since Mercedes-Benz won at Le Mans in the 300SL Gullwing. Here we go again
10+ min |
October 2022
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Alan Gow
Meet the BTCC boss who turned unknown drivers of souped-up repmobiles into household-name heroes of the racetrack
7 min |
October 2022
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WATER WAY TO TRAVEL
In 1933, Niniette III set a World Water Speed Record. In 2022, John Simister braves the newly restored Bugatti-powered hydroplane
9 min |
October 2022
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Anna-Louise Felstead
You'll see her on the concours circuit, rendering the scenes surreal in ink or paint
4 min |
October 2022
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ONE MAN'S ENDEAVOUR
This Jaguar Mk1 has been developed to a high pitch over the last 27 years of ownership. And it became a crime-busting TV star on the way, as Robert Coucher discovers
8 min |
October 2022
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Rule breaker
2004 BMW Z4 3.0i SE
3 min |
September 2022
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OVERDRIVE
Other interesting cars we've been driving
4 min |
September 2022
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50 YEARS WITH A FERRARI LUSSO
Bill Collins bought his 250 Lusso five decades ago and has cherished it ever since. Robert Coucher finds out more about its celebrity connections
9 min |
September 2022
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freeze frame
The second volume of work from a gifted amateur photographer evocatively captures motorsport in the early 1970s. Here are some highlights
10 min |
September 2022
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THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE
One man's technical knowledge made the 1952 Zanussi 1100 Sport far more significant than the world would remember
8 min |
September 2022
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AS LEFT BY A GENTLEMAN OF VERONA
Just outside the Italian city of Verona is Museo Nicolis, home to 200 cars - and so much more. Massimo Delbò takes us on a privileged tour
6 min |
September 2022
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Roger Corman
Mike Renaut speaks to filmmaker Roger Corman about the car movies he's made during a career that spans eight decades
8 min |
September 2022
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THE FULL WORKS
The short-lived MGC suffered a poor reputation as a driver's car. The racing GTS suggests it could have been so much greater, as Richard Meaden discovers
8 min |
September 2022
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GOING WEST
What would you choose to drive nearly 3000 miles across the USA in two weeks? Massimo Delbò picked a 1930 Lancia Type 227 Dilambda Cabriolet - which wasn't without issues...
8 min |
September 2022
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THE RIGHT STUFF
It's 50 years since Porsche launched the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, the most iconic 911 of all - and first to wear a tail spoiler. Matthew Hayward meets the aerodynamicist responsible, and compares both versions of the legend
10+ min |
September 2022
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Audi RS2 Avant
With Porsche’s help, the maddest, baddest estate was born
2 min |
April 2018
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And Then There Was One
RM Sotheby’s, Amelia Island, USA 10 March
2 min |
April 2018
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Dursley-Pedersen Bicycle
Inspired by abridge, a Danish inventor set out to build the world’s best bicycle –in his adopted Gloucestershire
3 min |