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Jaguar S-Type history

S-Type Exploration. We take a look into the development of the S-Type, and a non-too-successful Italian restyle. Words: Ian Seabrook. Pics: JDHT. ...

First production car with front-wheel drive 1931 DKW F1

At the 1931 International Automobile Exhibition in Berlin, DKW revealed the world’s first production car with front-wheel drive: the F1. By the late ‘20s,...

Four-door Porsche B17

With 50 years having passed since Porsche looked to broaden its appeal with a more practical model, Drive-My remembers the unique B17. Written by...

Suddenly it’s 1969

Tony Oksien dials the Classic American time machine back 50 years to 1969 when the muscle car wars were raging and horsepower ruled the...

1968 Checker Centurion

Checker Centurion Richard Heseltine uncovers another remarkable creation from the annals of American car design, this time a very upscale Checker that hit the...

Mick Andrews Double European Champion Ossa & Mick

Ossa or ‘Orpheo Sincronic Sociedad Anónima’ was originally a company that specialised in manufacturing cinema projection equipment. Words: Jeff Ware Photos: Nick Nicholls. ...

Car design supremo Harris Mann reveals the genius behind some of his favourite Austins

Italian designs weren’t modern enough – what worked in the Sixties wasn’t appropriate in the Seventies. As a result our proposals were chosen. It...

1953 Gio Ponti’s ‘Linea Diamante’

65 years in the making, Gio Ponti’s advanced saloon was, in 1953, the right idea at the wrong time. it’s finally been built –...

Obituary – Bob Jane 1929-2018

Legendary Aussie racer Robert Jane lost his long-term battle against prostate cancer on September 28, 2018, aged 88. Obituary Bob Jane...

John Sprinzel on speedwell

John Sprinzel co-founded Speedwell in 1957 to race-prepare BMC A-series-engined cars. He recalls tuning by pipe smoke, working with Graham Hill and giving BMC...

In this month: February 1928 ‘Speedway’ racing debuts in Britain

Britain in the 1920s had almost 450 companies manufacturing their own interpretations of motorised two-wheeled transport. Motorcycles were used in competition of all forms,...

1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1

Mach Mustang '69 Tony winds the clock back 50 years, to when a very special version of the Ford Mustang was making a name...
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