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They’re Flying Again

No one had really doubted it, of course. Still, the Defender wants to prove itself once and for all – at the toughest off-road...

A Ferrari Like A Ferrari

The F355 rolled off the assembly line in Maranello thirty years ago this year. It was the best V8 that  Ferrari ever made. A...

World’s First Classic Porsche 911 Plug-In Hybrid With ADD On E-Engine

After eight years of development work, Roland Heidl Automobiltechnik and urban cleandrive Entwicklungs- und Vertriebsgesellschaft are presenting the first production-ready ADD on E-Engine. With...

The Road to Happiness

A day in Berlin and a few thoughts on happiness as an individual experience. With some musings about English ­musician Chris Rea and German...

Rennsport Reunion 7

More than 90,000 people celebrated the 75th anniversary of their cherished brand in California at the end of September. The event ended up being...
Notes From Le Mans

Notes from Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans celebrated its hundredth anniversary this year. Our author was there. For the start, he wore his Jochen Rindt...

Paul Smith Shows His Stripes

Legendary fashion designer Sir Paul Smith turned 77 this year, but with three collections in furniture, fragrances and housewares, he's showing why he's rightly...
The Bugatti Beating Alfa Romeo P2

The Bugatti Beating Alfa Romeo P2

The Bugatti Type 35 may well hold the most wins of any race car in history, but it had to overcome one major obstacle...
Seventy Five Years Of Porsche Sports Cars

Seventy Five Years Of Porsche Sports Cars

In 1948, Ferry Porsche realised his dream of a sports car: with his team, he produced the Porsche 356 ‘No. 1’ Roadster. It marked...

Petersen Classics: 1956 Cooper-Porsche “Pooper”

When the 550 was replaced with the much-improved 550A, John von Neumann had trouble procuring one of the in-demand new cars for his racing...

McKlein Motorsport Classics: 24h Spa-Francorchamps 1965

The second edition of the 24-hour race in 1965 at Spa-Francorchamps for touring cars was only open to cars of up to 2.5 litres...

A Very Wet London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run that celebrates the abolition of the Red Flag Acts has been running of the last 126 years...