History
History
In this month: December 1902 First running V8 engine patented
The heart of the American muscle car – the V8 engine, that powerhouse of a nation, an engine enshrined in folklore – was invented...
1980-1981 Dodge Omni 024 De Tomaso
The Eighties was a decade of great change for the US auto industry, none more so than for Chrysler – reinvented as the purveyor...
2004 Joss JT1
A world-beating Aussie concept that lacked cash rather than potential THE HEROES. LOST IN TIME 2004 JOSS JT1 Joss JT1,...
1976 Cadillac Coupe deVille
A lesson in excess. Oil crisis? What crisis? Revered caddy never missed a beat as the world worried RETRO SERIES...
First production car equipped with a brake-intervention traction-control system
First production car equipped with a brake-intervention traction-control system 1987 Mercedes-Benz V126/W126 S-Class W126 THE INNOVATORS The cars we drive today...
1972 Fiat X1/23
Unless a car company runs a very forward thinking design department, like Citroen of old, most of its designs obviously belong to the decade...
Paul Fearnley remembers Carlo Trossi, cultured aristocrat and nonchalant racer
The style count He was the equal of Nuvolari on his day, but Count Carlo Felice Trossi had more important things on his mind....
Björn Waldegård 1943-2014
It is with much sadness that I have to write about the passing of Björn Waldegård: a rallying hero who garnered incredible results throughout...
Porsche’s F1 victory
Porsche and motorsport success go hand-in-hand, but its F1 career as a constructor was both short-lived and short on success. Story: Andrew Frankel. Photography:...
911 hero: Tony Lapine
911 icon Anatole Lapine was a pioneering designer who had a close relationship with Porsche for decades. Head of Porsche Design for almost 20...
1999 Lamborghini L147 Canto – Zagato
DOA: Lamborghini Canto. In the first of a new series looking at Drive-My cars that didn't quite make production, it's the Diablo replacement that...
Targa Florio-winning RSR returns to Sicily
‘R6’ retraces its steps with Gijs van Lennep in Italy The 1973 Targa Florio-winning Carrera RSR ‘R6’ prototype has been reunited...
