Automotive
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TINY GIANT
Only 250cc, but ten straight race victories thanks to six cylinders, six carburettors and six exhaust pipes! This is the rival-slaying Honda RC166
2 min |
250 - April 2024
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WINNING WAYS
A mainstay of Formula 1 grids for longer than any rival, the Maserati 250F powered the true greats of racing to championship domination. This is its story
8 min |
250 - April 2024
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THE SPEED KINGS
These are the brave knights of air, land, sea and two wheels who were first to crack the magic 250mph mark
7 min |
250 - April 2024
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THE PACE RACE
How the supercar arms race dashed from 200mph to 250mph - and more...
4 min |
250 - April 2024
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RHAPSODY IN BLUE
One of the rarest and most beautiful Ferraris, this Zagato-bodied 250GT garners awards wherever it is shown. But its owner is not afraid to use it, as Mark Dixon finds out
7 min |
250 - April 2024
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ROBERT COUCHER: The Driver
'WHEN I ARRIVED IN LONDON IN THE 1990S, THE STREETS WERE LINED WITH CHOCOLATE BROWN CLASSICS'
3 min |
250 - April 2024
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STEPHEN BAYLEY: The Aesthete
'THE PARKING SPACE OUTSIDE MIGHT ALREADY HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY ONE OF THE DAVE CLARK FIVE IN A MINI COOPER'
3 min |
250 - April 2024
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DEREK BELL: The Legend
'60 YEARS AGO I WON MY FIRST RACE AND IN DOING SO MY WORLDVIEW TILTED ON ITS AXIS'
4 min |
250 - April 2024
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JAY LENO: The Collector
'THERE ARE NO SPARE PARTS, YOU MAKE THEM YOURSELF. WE DID THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE WE GOT IT RIGHT'
4 min |
250 - April 2024
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Richard Hammond
Top Gear and The Grand Tour star who now runs DriveTribe and The Smallest Cog classic vehicle restoration workshop
2 min |
250 - April 2024
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Mongolian madness
George Ratcliffe's first proper drive in his newly purchased Bentley was across Mongolia
3 min |
250 - April 2024
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Royal appointment
Salon Privé gears up for its London spectacular
2 min |
250 - April 2024
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Mullin UK still 'on' despite US closure
Those close to the £150m scheme claim collector's passing will not derail it
3 min |
250 - April 2024
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What became of Bravingtons?
Our man's horological rabbithole heralds an improptu tour of London
3 min |
November 2023
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Eddie Rickenbacker
War hero, racer, motor manufacturer and more
3 min |
November 2023
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COALS TO NEWCASTLE
A Cadillac V-16 restored on a Mediterranean isle may seem an unlikely California concours star, but Jeremy Jackson-Sytner (aka Mr Concours) was there to witness it
7 min |
November 2023
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Mark Grinnall
From V8-engined Trumph TR7s via the three-wheeled Grinnall Scorpion to being an official dealer for Indian motorcycles-and there might be another surprise in store yet
8 min |
November 2023
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the LOCOMOTIVE
Tony Hunter had always wanted a Bond car-so he designed and built his own, based on the descriptions in lan Fleming's books
9 min |
November 2023
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WHO NEEDS TARMAC?
This off-road adventure features some very special V8-engined Defenders. Matthew Hayward endures the Land Rover Classic Trophy
9 min |
November 2023
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THE ACCIDENTAL HERO
This 1950 Aston Martin DB2 was built for Le Mans - but missed the race. Yet that fact sells short a storied car with celebrity connections and enormous driver appeal
7 min |
November 2023
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ROUGH DIAMOND
Homologation specials were nothing new in 1980, but few had turned a shopping car into such a beast, or transformed it so thoroughly in the process
10 min |
November 2023
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THE GREATEST
Join us as we celebrate six decades of Lamborghini with time behind the wheel of the sublimely sensational Miura SV
9 min |
November 2023
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Delage crowned Best of the Best
Pearl Collection beauty adds to its silverware with the ultimate honour
1 min |
November 2023
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Alfa 33 tops summer launches
Concours season is always packed with debuts to interest classic fans, but this year a factory reveal outdid them all
3 min |
November 2023
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Mechanical democracy
It may be comfort food rather than haute cuisine, but Seiko's 5 is revolutionary
4 min |
October 2023
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Tupperware
The bowl that burped and shunned the shops
3 min |
October 2023
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Frank Wootton
Wartime RAF artist who illustrated many 1950s car brochures and magazines
3 min |
October 2023
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WINNING WAY
It all came together at Le Mans for Aston Martin in 1959, with the DBR1
2 min |
October 2023
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ROBERT COUCHER The Driver
'BUY AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION SUPERCAR WITH A FABULOUS ENGINE, BEFORE THEY ARE BANNED'
3 min |
October 2023
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STEPHEN BAYLEY The Aesthete
'HAS THERE EVER BEEN A BETTER INCUBATOR OF INDUSTRIAL BEAUTY THAN MILAN IN THE 1950S?'
3 min |