After WW2, British sports cars were largely aimed at the US market – the few sold in the UK were too expensive for most motorists. A thriving industry emerged for sports cars in kit form using more ...
Ferrari was irritatingly vague about its plans for the unit, but a glance at the specifications proved it was no flippant engineering indulgence. The diminutive all-alloy four-pot boasted a ...
Superb handling was non-negotiable and achieved via the combination of a low centre of gravity, wide 205/60 tyres and ideal weight distribution. Thus, as the ’70s dawned, a more grown-up Lotus seemed ...
“There was Prince Bira in a Maserati 250F, Tony Gaze in a Ferrari 625, Jack Brabham in a Cooper-Bristol; all sorts. “As soon as the flag dropped, everything changed. I was 13 years old and knew ...
The timely coming together of three youthful engineering wizards – Giampaulo Dallara, Paolo Stanzani and Giotto Bizzarrini – plus ace New Zealand-born test driver Bob Wallace, resulted in awesome V12 ...
The R107-generation Mercedes-Benz SL had a 19-year production life, from 1972 to 1989, with nearly 300,000 built. The 350SL’s 3499cc V8 has Bosch injection and makes 197bhp at 5800rpm, with 211lb ft ...