If this had appeared five years ago I would have been impressed; it's wide-ranging, readable and well illustrated in Crowood's attractive AutoClassic style. There is a history, plus tables, roadtests,…

Corridors of petrol power A brief elevation to the House of Lords proves that some of ‘them’ are really some of ‘us’ Who’d have thought that MPs fought a constant…

A packed weekend Saturday Sadly the weather was unkind to the VSCC for the Saturday section of the Richard Seaman weekend at Oulton Park. Blue skies and sunshine were just…

Preserving the Patina Bare-metal rebuilds are the simple way to restore a car, but it takes knowledge and effort to retain the relevant history It's always the same: you go…

"Dream workshop" could form hub for classic racing companies I felt a bit underdressed when I arrived at CKL's new Sussex base for its open day. Chris Keith-Lucas has been…

Abandoned at birth and forgotten for decades, Kieft's grand prix contender has finally hit the track. Gordon Cruikshank describes a 48 - year build-up What has a gestation period of…

More of a muscle-tone than a face-lift, Alfa's revisions to its executive flyer are significant, but almost invisible. Added side protection which you can't see, new bumpers which you won't…

by Christian Huet ISBN 2 9500432 3 2 Published by Editions Christian Huet. €79 Considering the Bucciali brothers built a mere handful of cars, this thick volume must have the…

For a motoring journalist it's like being let out of prison. Six years after the accident which paralysed most of my body and my hands, I am finally behind the…

1962: Henry Ford II decides he wants a Le Mans win. 1963: Attempt to buy Ferrari outright falls at 11th hour: Ford begins to plan Its own car, and creates Ford Advanced Vehicles In…

Best in the World Only one 40/50 Rolls-Royce is strictly known as "The Silver Ghost"— AX201, built in 1906, works demonstrator and heroine of the RAC 15,000-Mile Trial of 1907.…

Bill Blydenstein's watchword is "driveability". Over the many years he has been tuning cars; concentrating on Vauxhall GM and latterly Datsun Nissan), he has developed a philosophy of "usable performance"…