It was a country on the verge of a revolution, in need of a hero. Three years had passed since…

The Forgotten Races - 1971 Osterreichring 1000km In retrospect, the 1971 Austrian 1000km for sportscars was a poignant event for…

The Forgotten Races - 1982 Monaco Grand Prix Five drivers all snatched defeat from the jaws of victory...but one of…

Mercedes-Benz went to Monza for the 1938 Italian Grand Prix fully expecting to win. And with good reason, for their…

"I drove some bad grand prix cars," says Martin Brundle, "but I don't want to waste a whole article talking…

Few remember that world rallying enjoyed a brief career in America but John Davenport does: he was there to tell…

Such was Bob Gerard's talent that he could take on post-war works GP teams in ancient ERA. Bill Boddy remembers…

This Lotus 77 transformed its maker's fortunes from no hope outsiders to Grand Prix winners and World Champions in waiting.…

By Stephen Archer and Simon Harries Palawan, £395. No ISBN listing The extraordinary thing about Palawan's output is no longer…

By The British Racing Drivers Club Motor Racing Publications Ltd, £175.00. ISBN 1 899870 37 7 Now this is a…

Edited by Gianni Cancielleri Haynes, £50.00. ISBN 1 85960 444 7 There aren't many books that I would feel comfortable…

By Karl Ludvigsen Haynes, £24.99. ISBN 1 45960-436-6 Ludvigsen hits the ground running in what he claims is the first…

By Bruce Jones Carlton, £29.95. ISBN 1 85868 515 X The accompanying promotional literature that comes with review copies of…

By Martin Bennett Veloce, £40. ISBN: 1-901295-12-5 A comprehensive look at the elite post-war Bentley, this work comes up to…

By Ken Stewart and Norman Reich Bookmarque Publishing, £65.00. ISBN 1-870519-56-6 I never cease to be amazed by how much…

German Grand Prix, August 3rd 1958 As I drove through the Eifel Mountains towards the Nurburgring for the first time…

The 3-litre twin-cam Sunbeam is one of the outstanding vintage models of this illustrious make, for those seeking a sports…

A reader has very kindly made available to me some correspondence involving buying a Bentley. Not from any of the…

The cars of the STD combine have been fully documented, as have the Roesch Talbots and the Rootes Group Sunbeam…

I was glad to see that the Marcos was doing so well in its class in today's GT racing from…