History
History
How to… Keep your classic cool
Recent record temperatures have taxed car cooling systems to new limits. Most modern cars can cope, and with their air-con on you’re hardly aware...
In this month: 4 October 2000 – last original Mini leaves production
Many people had an original Mini as a first car. Many more have travelled in one. It’s a proper design icon, and a cultural...
Gone but not forgotten Carlo Abarth
Because of the miracles he worked with cars the size of teacups, they called him The Magician. Words Dale Drinnon. We’re...
Jim Randle, 1938-2019 Driving force behind Jaguar innovations
Jim Randle, the former director of product engineering at Jaguar, best known for helping save the marque in the British Leyland era and bringing...
First production car to employ active aerodynamics – 1986 Porsche 959
The lines of the Porsche 911 are one of its defining features; its silhouette is a product of evolution rather than revolution. One of...
Under the skin – Porsche 917
During the 917’s competitive life Porsche continued to develop and experiment. Our technical editor looks at some of those iterations, focusing on the 917K....
Emerging Classic Ford Probe
Some big shoes to fill. A strange footnote in Ford’s history, the Probe’s notoriety far outshines its terrible sales figures. But the car that...
Rare 1967-1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88
Tony tracks down a rare and unusual Oldsmobile at a local show and reflects on the model’s history and a shadowy historical connection… ...
John Zink Trackburner
Gas turbine racing cars? Yes, that really was a thing in the Sixties and briefly it looked as if it was the future, as...
1964-1967 NSU Wankel Spider
A brave toe in the water: the first ‘rotary’ car sold to the general public Grand Design: NSU Wankel Spider...
25th Anniversary Range Rover P38
Mike Gould casts a critical eye over the second-generation Range Rover’s history. The P38 Range Rover had big boots to fill, but with technology...
Modern not Classic – Mercedes-Benz R63 AMG W251
Who’d want a bloated land-yacht with monstrous performance and mini mpg? Not many, it turned out... Words Tony Middlehurst. Modern Not...
