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Parts Bin DIY for the Motoring Enthusiast, by Martin Port

I am equal parts proud, but also ashamed, to admit that I have always been a bit of a hoarder. I was brought up to save every scrap of wood, metal, old fixing, etc., safe in the knowledge that one ...

Première Night - part 3, by Serge Vanbockryck

Biofuel and Ground Effects The mid-’70s were not only marked by technical innovations, but also by the first global oil crisis. The Western world suddenly realised it was too dependent on oil and s...

BRP's Indianapolis Swan Song - Part 4

Monday, May 31, 1965 was a beautiful day. The temperature was in the high 70s, the sky was almost clear and there was just a faint breeze. Indianapolis owner, Tony Hulman issued his familiar comma...

The Richard Heseltine Column - What's In A Name?

By Richard Heseltine What’s in a name? Rather a lot as it happens. Automobile manufacturers blow millions on think tanks brimmed with chin-stroking thesaurus-wielders but to what end? All they do i...

Maverick The Car Thief - Part 2, by Mark Cole

Read Maverick The Car Thief - Part 1 Mark Cole continues his fascinating story of actor James Garner and the making of the iconic motor racing movie - Grand Prix  Frankenheimer’s filming at Monaco ...

BRP’s Indianapolis Swan Song - Part 3

The two cars had already arrived in the US less the engines. On arrival at Indianapolis airport, they were towed by rope to the team’s garage at the track. Masten Gregory’s team found digs for Geor...

Première Night - part 2, by Serge Vanbockryck

Monocoques and wings Defeated in 1952 by a lack of reliability, rather than Mercedes speed,  Jaguar returned with a vengeance in 1953 and with the next big thing in auto racing: the three British G...

Maverick The Car Thief - Part 1

Mark Cole on actor/racer James Garner and the making of the the iconic motor racing movie - Grand Prix Hollywood actor James Garner had always been one of my boyhood heroes through his Maverick TV ...

The Art of Driving - Stirling Moss in conversation with Philip Porter

PP: “Driving fast obviously consists of many factors, including reading the road, braking, setting-up the car, steering, balancing on the throttle, getting the power down, different lines, experim...

Experiencing Special Drives - A Classic Car Eulogy

by Michael Kliebenstein, Author and Automobilist Those of you who have the good fortune of spending hours, days or even weeks behind the wheel of a well-sorted classic car will surely agree: it is...