Can old classic car documents really be SuperFinds? I say yes, if they are from significant or even lost cars they definitely have some historical value, and for me, many of them are also quite beautiful.I’m most passionate about older,...
Watching a Formula 1 race these days is an immersive experience. With the full weekend’s sessions exhaustively covered by more than 50 cameras, a squad of expert commentators and guest panellists and team radio for all to hear, it truly...
JOHN YOUNG on the Monte Carlo Rally with Graham Hill I did a Monte with Coombs and Salvadori and they didn’t take it very seriously, but Graham did take it seriously. We were supposed to do this rally with John...
When it comes to Graham Hill and BRM’s title-winning year, it’s the excellent victories at Zandvoort, Nürburgring, Monza and East London that get all the plaudits, and rightly so, given that these all counted towards the 1962 Championship. But there’s...
The Mediterranean shimmered brightly on race day although by mid-morning clouds had built up from behind the Alpes Maritimes, as they had done on the previous two days. Eventually, the sun dispersed the clouds and the afternoon turned out to...
Nine Maserati 250Fs were among the 21 entries for the 15th Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco [in 1957]. The factory brought its three lightweights (2527, 2528 and 2529), a single 1956 model (2501) and the V12-engined prototype (2523). The factory...
While searching through his collection of old German magazines, our great friend Michael Kliebenstein came across this lovely advertisement placed circa 1971 by then sole Lamborghini importer and German race driver Hubert Hahne to promote the new Miura. Our German’s...
By Michael Kliebenstein Fine instruments are the windows to the soul of classic and vintage cars. Seeing a huge, beautiful Jaeger tachometer with an original matt cream dial face for the first time is almost spiritual. Just thinking about the...
There can be no doubt that Jaguar’s use of disc brakes at Le Mans in 1953 provided the cars from Coventry with a tangible performance advantage. The winning 3.4-litre C-type finished a full five laps ahead of the 5.5-litre Cunningham...
While driving my 1962 Jaguar E-type Roadster on a dreary winter morning, I realised that my passion for classic sports cars and their interiors started very early on in life. Above: An early morning drive in a 1962 E-type is...
One of the UK’s favourite comedians, Barry Cryer also had a long career as a script writer working with such illustrious performers as Morecambe & Wise, Tommy Cooper, Ronnie Barker, Groucho Marx, Les Dawson and David Frost. The climax of...
by Philip Porter In 1958, Moss had had to regain the lead once and later build one when his advantage had been wiped out by his slower team mate. A year later, he chose Jack Fairman to partner him as...
