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Classic cars in slices

Anyone afflicted with a passion for cars has more than likely spent a disproportionately high percentage of their lives staring at the lines, curves and surfaces of some beautiful machines. Spend ...

A Mobile Tradition

An invitation to visit BMW Group Classic to drive a 507 arrived in my inbox back in 2010 – that’s not something you turn down. The following was my report on that experience.   BMW Group Classic, f...

Ferrari 250 MM Vignale Berlinetta

by Michael Kliebenstein Looking back into the history of any Ferrari from the 1950s is not only great fun but almost always an eye opener. These cars are a window into a world long since gone, one ...

Driving the DeLorean

by Wayne Batty It is said that John Zachary DeLorean wanted people’s eyes to light up when they walked through a DMC showroom.  It’s been 40 years since car buyers first had that opportunity, and ...

Camel Trophy Experience

I am writing to regarding the book Camel Trophy – The Definitive History (Collector's Edition) which I recently purchased. It is an exceptional book, which is part of my story. In fact, as a journa...

An extract from Drivers on Drivers

Derek Bell Interviewed by Philip Porter You did a lot of filming with Steve McQueen for the film Le Mans. How good a driver was he? ‘He was, I think, a lot better than we all thought. At that time,...

SuperFinds: Erich’s Engines, and a Morgan

My friend Erich is the most ardent engine fanatic I know. Regardless of whether they’re steam-driven or petrol-powered, he absolutely loves their inherent mechanical beauty. His only proviso is the...

Recent SuperFinds

by Michael Kliebenstein If you think it’s getting harder to find special cars these days, simply because most of the lost treasures have been found already, you’re probably right, but I would like ...

One for the Archives, by Wayne Batty

On a trip to Stuttgart back in 2012, I was afforded an opportunity to visit Porsche’s archive as well as its then ‘semi-secret’ new storage facility. Frank Jung holds the position now, but Dieter L...

Opel: Bicycles, Rockets and Racers

The March 2017 purchase of Opel and its twin-sister brand Vauxhall by PSA Group, followed by the 2021 merging of PSA with Fiat Chrysler Automotive has all but guaranteed the continued survival of t...