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Aston Martin DB3: the underrated Dark Star of sports cars

It is fair to say history has not been kind to the Aston Martin DB3. Relative to expectations then, and seen now in the light of what was to follow…

July 2011 Issue

By Andrew Frankel

Porsche 914: the ‘beast’ that time (and Le Mans success) finally made cool

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Porsche 914: the 'beast' that time (and Le Mans success) finally made cool

There’s fact, and then there’s opinion. Rarely are the two the same. By means of a wholly inadequate segue, take the Porsche 914. When it was new, motoring hacks couldn’t…

July 2008 Issue

By Richard Heseltine

Peter Arundell: ‘Give me an equal car and I can beat Clark!’

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Peter Arundell: 'Give me an equal car and I can beat Clark!'

Being up against a superstar is tough. Many drivers must have thought that, with a shift of history's timescale, they could have been top dog – if only they weren't on…

December 2002 Issue

By Gordon Cruickshank