Automotive
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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 |
October 2023
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DEREK BELL The Legend
'I DROVE MCLARENS IN FORMULA 1 AND DECADES LATER AT LE MANS, AND I RECORDED A VICTORY ALONG THE WAY, TOO'
3 min |
October 2023
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JAY LENO The Collector
'WHEN YOU GET AN OLD CAR RUNNING, NO-ONE CAN DENY YOUR SUCCESS. THAT'S WHY WE BOND WITH THEM'
4 min |
October 2023
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TIME FURTHER OUT
Only 28 examples of the Brubaker Box kit van were ever made - but it influenced a whole generation. Mark Dixon gets his groove on
8 min |
October 2023
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Hugh Conway
As the chairman of the Bugatti Trust retires after 20 years' service, he shows us around its HQ - and reflects on his late father HG Conway, the noted Bugatti authority who co-founded it
8 min |
October 2023
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THE TROPHY HUNTER
One Dutchman ended up with a Jensen C-V8 purely by chance. Then he began winning international concours with it
7 min |
October 2023
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LAGONDA WAY UP
Three men in vintage cars, 13 countries, three months, 19,000km: there were bound to be a few mishaps along the way from Buenos Aires to New York...
9 min |
October 2023
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A SINGULAR VISION
One man was determined to create a groundbreaking British supercar but the Panther Solo II fell short of its ambitious target. Glen Waddington suggests it should be better remembered
9 min |
October 2023
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THE ONE AND ONLY
The unique Maserati 450S Costin Zagato reas raced at Le Mans by Stirling Moss in 1957-yet its maker then cast it aside. Marc Sonnery uncovers its infamy
10 min |
October 2023
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HARNESSING THE SPIRIT OF ENDURANCE
Aston Martin has long chased success at Le Mans. Time with LM10, DB3S and DBR9 teaches us how nine decades of experience has informed today's incredible Valkyrie hypercar
10 min |
October 2023
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ROBERT COUCHER
The Driver
3 min |
September 2023
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STEPHEN BAYLEY
The Aesthete
3 min |
September 2023
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DEREK BELL
The Legend
3 min |
September 2023
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JAY LENO
The Collector
3 min |
September 2023
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Bentleys invade Le Mans again
Record-breaking grid in France as 71 vintage Bentleys head to La Sarthe for the Benjafields Racing Club Le Mans centenary
3 min |
September 2023
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Stuart Quick
The go-to Suy for all your classic seatbelt needs, whether it be renewing, replacing or fitting them in a car for the first time
4 min |