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Porsche 935/78 ‘Moby Dick’ and Project ‘Typ 935/80’

The Leviathan From 2022 onwards, GT cars in endurance racing will be built to GT3 regulations, which means they’ll be technically less sophisticated than the current GT2-based cars, but above all, ...

Lance Macklin and the HWM - Part 1

by Lance Macklin In 1949 I had one or two drives on the continent in the 6CL. Maserati which I co-owned with John Gordon. On top of this I was a member of the Aston Martin team that participated in...

Classic Car Collectors: Nigel Dawes

First published in Classic & Sportscar September 1986 His passion for collecting old cars led to Nigel Dawes becoming a classic car dealer, as Philip Porter discovered. Above: Two pedigreed ra...

The red ‘Green Goddess’ fit for a King

by Michael Kliebenstein The untold story of Daimler DE36 Drophead Coupe, Chassis # 51724, by Hooper & Co. Coachbuilders The details of what I am writing about here are not yet officially confi...

HRH 1921-2021

by Gordon Murray CBE I first met the Duke of Edinburgh at the Prince Philip Designers Prize Evening in 1999 where I was awarded a prize for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Design for Business and Socie...

Extract from Norman Conquest, by Vic Norman

by Vic Norman One of the highlights was when HTV Television wanted to make a TV programme about me being at that time one of only five aerobatic pilots in the UK earning their living from flying ai...

1962 Le Mans 24 Hours

Extract from Ultimate Ferrari 250 GTO - The Definitive History by James Page. In 1962, Le Mans was still a Ferrari stronghold. It had won outright in three of the previous four years — the only exc...

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 ...

Stirling's 1960 Nürburgring 1000Kms in Maserati Tipo 61 (Birdcage) with Dan Gurney

For the 1960 race, Stirling was paired with the American, Dan Gurney, and they were to drive a Birdcage Maserati, entered by ‘Lucky' Casner's Camoradi team. Stirling and Dan had already suffered fr...