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The Motorsport Scrapbook (82)

Rene Dreyfus lived a long and adventurous double life that began as a world-class racing driver in Europe and ended as one of New...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (81)

When AC Cars Ltd of Thames Ditton shipped the final 4.7-litre Cobra to Shelby American in November 1964, production switched to a ‘MkII’ version...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (80)

The 1921 French grand prix was the first to be revived following the end of the First World War and, as motorsport slowly recovered,...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (79)

In 1950 the governing body of motorsport established a coordinated series of races for grand prix cars and drivers and the winner of the...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (78)

During the aftermath of First World War, followed later by the 1929 world economic crisis, every automobile manufacturer was adversely affected but despite this...
The Motorsport Scrapbook (77)

The Motorsport Scrapbook (77)

Anyone who has indulged in any form of motor sport is aware that it is an expensive hobby but, before sponsorship arrived with its...
The Motorsport Scrapbook (76)

The Motorsport Scrapbook (76)

The French racing driver, Jean-Pierre Wimille, lived an eventful life, one that was interrupted by the tragic events in Europe between 1939 and 1945,...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (75)

Luigi Villoresi began his racing career in 1935 and went on to become one of the star drivers of the post-war era. Born in...
The Motorsport Scrapbook (74)

The Motorsport Scrapbook (74)

Most people who lived through the 1960s - and can remember it - now recall a unique decade when anything seemed possible and the...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (73)

Throughout the decades between the two World Wars, one of the most successful teams in motorsport was Bugatti. Founded in 1909 by the Italian-born...

The Motorsport Scrapbook (72)

In 1948 a talented British engineer named Colin Chapman modified aan Austin 7 to create a simple, lightweight trials car that became the foundation...
The Motorsport Scrapbook (71)

The Motorsport Scrapbook (71)

In 1885 Karl Benz was awarded a patent for a three-wheeled automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine that would secure its place in history...