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A unique Royal Rolls-Royce

Above: Chassis 3 AZ 43 was ordered new by HRH the Duke of Kent, youngest son of King George V.   1936 Rolls-Royce Phantom III Touring Saloon by Barker for HRH the Duke of Kent, chassis 3 AZ 43. Aft...

JLR v. Enthusiasts

STOP PRESS (23/03/23): We are exceptionally pleased to say that the Magnussons have won their appeal against the lower Swedish court's decision in favour of JLR with regard to their C-type replica ...

Johnny Dumfries 1958-2021

Above: Johnny hustling the Formula 3 Team BP Ralt RT3/83 to victory at Thruxton in 1984. (Steve Rendle) Sadly, last month we lost another popular motorsport figure – Johnny Dumfries, probably best ...

No mercy for my Aston Martin DB5 in London’s streets

By Michael Kliebenstein Above: The Aston Martin DB5 on arrival at Stanhope Mews in 1984. A proud moment. In the late summer of 1984, I was sitting in my tiny flat in Stanhope Mews, South Kensington...

Foolhardy Or Not - That Is The Question

By Philip Porter Following JLR’s policy of sending ‘cease and desist’ instructions to artists who are selling their portrayals of Jaguars and Land-Rovers, there are disturbing rumours circulating i...

The Swansong of the Great

Above image: The Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B Landaulette-de-Ville Imperial, by Castagna, in all its beauty.   By Michael Kliebenstein 1931 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8B Landaulette-de-Ville Imperial by Cas...

The Malcolm Sayer Mysteries

By Philip Porter I am currently working on a completely new edition of a book I wrote for a massive publisher by the name of Orion, some 20 or so years ago about my E-type, with the obnoxious title...

Speed sensation - Le Mans test weekend, 18/19 April 1964

The test weekend at the long, fast Le Mans circuit would provide better proof of how efficient Sami Klat’s hard work over the winter had been – particularly down the 3.7-mile Mulsanne straight. Ano...

The book I always wanted, and have now written!

By Chas Parker For over 50 years, renowned motor sport and aviation artist Michael Turner annually produced a set of paintings depicting stand-out moments from that year’s Formula One and sports ca...

Ferrari 250 GTE: Author's Introduction

By David Wheeler (Adapted from Ferrari 250 GTE - The family car that funded the racing) It is well known that Enzo Ferrari had little interest in his road cars and is quoted as saying, ‘I have, in ...