Michael Turner has been established at the very top of his profession as a motor racing artist for many decades. His work is universally known throughout the motoring world, as is his distinctive style. We first met on a Guild...
By James Page Tucked away in the Cotswolds above the picturesque village of Bibury, the Classic Motor Hub has become a popular destination for enthusiasts since it opened a few years ago. For obvious reasons, in 2020 it has been...
Adapted from the book SuperFinds by Michael Kliebenstein Although he is an accomplished businessman and has given his name in sponsorship to his local Bundesliga football stadium, Thomas Sommer tends otherwise to avoid the spotlight. He is the owner of...
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 fact, no...
Above: Gordon Murray's initial sketches of potential spaceframe arrangements with one (of 6 September 1989) showing the first incarnation of the final Rocket body shape. Sketches copyright Gordon Murray Design Above: Job lists for early 1990 showing the chassis work...
So far in my automotive career, I have designed upwards of 50 cars but the Rocket stands out as a very important and personal design for many reasons. Firstly, Chris and I had been talking about doing a car together...
By Michael Kliebenstein When I was researching cars in Italy for a client, I got a call from my friend Paolo telling me that he had seen a very mysterious race car in Vicenza. The mystery being that he...
By Richard Heseltine Coachbuilding is an artform, and one I find fascinating. I was recently asked to write a feature on the most creative metal-wielding firms of yesteryear and, remarkably enough, the makers of the ‘car’ pictured here didn’t feature...
JUE 477, the first production Land-Rover and chassis number one sat for 30 years in a Northumberland field. Exposed to the elements, it was eventually moved under cover in 1998, yet arguably that did it no favours as the leaking,...
Bob Blake was a remarkable and delightful man. A life member of the SCCA, in 1936 he started building race cars in Arlington, Virginia for Ted Horn and others. Stationed in England during the war with the US Third Army,...
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 concluded with a spectacular set-piece crash between...
The following illustrations are a small sample taken from the Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954, published by Porter Press, compiled by Stirling Moss and Philip Porter Aileen Moss, Stirling’s mother, was a keen competitor pre-war and winner of the Ladies' Trials...
