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Win an unused 1977 Triumph Trident 160v with the NMM

A unique example of one of the greatest late British bikes is up for grabs in the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle. ...

BMW’s bobber goes big

BMW is going into the bobber business. With many manufacturers going down the bobber route and launching lean, low, cut down motorcycles that ape...

1928 Grindlay-Peerless JAP 498cc “Hundred Model”

Silver Machine. For this month’s Machines That Matter, Rachael Clegg delves into the history of the National Motorcycle Museum’s sensational Grindlay Peerless 498cc record-breaking...

2019 RUF CTR Anniversary

80 years of RUF: CTR Anniversary driven It’s our first drive of the CTR Anniversary. Does RUF’s modern-day Yellowbird live up to the legend...

1934 Bentley Derby Drophead and Sports Saloon

Feature 1934 Bentley Derby Drophead and Sports Saloon. Walter Owen Bentley’s design philosophy was quite simple: “build a fast car, a good car, the...

1986 Porsche 959 Sport vs. 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 992

New Porsche 992 C4S? Well, not so new actually. Porsche has been there before with the 959, some 33-years ago. Despite being from another...

Le Mans 1979: it wasn’t all about Paul Newman

This year’s Le Mans marks the 40th anniversary of film star Paul Newman coming second in the race. People often compare Newman to Steve...

Goodyear back on track

New range of high performance tyres from Goodyear to take on Michelin as default option for Porsche drivers   ‘Back on...

1962 Ford 100E Popular

100E Ford prefect from Dagenham, Essex, to the Utmost parts of the Earth. The Ford 100E wasn’t exactly a ‘£5 POM’ but lots of...

1928 Bentley 4 ½ litre ‘Blower’

Landing the first blow. An exclusive drive in the original ‘Blower’ Bentley, the first produced by Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin... Words James Mitchell. Photography Drew...

1997 BMW 840Ci Sport Automatic M62 E31

Coupé E31 840Ci Sport (1996-1999) BMW’s sharp-nosed 1990s super coupé is now an appreciating classic and, if you can find a well-maintained 4.4-litre 1996-on 840Ci, then you could be on to a winner. More reliable than the gas-guzzling 850 V12, the ‘entry-level’ V8 looks just as cool – with its pillarless side profile and classic pop-up headlights – and performs damn-near as well. But you must avoid the early 4.0-litre M60-engined version (1992-1996) which suffered from Nikasil bore-wear issues.

Celebrating BMW 700’s 60th birthday

The forgotten hero Celebrating BMW 700's 60th birthday The Neue Klasse saloon is oft credited with being the car that saved BMW but, as Bob Harper explains, without the 700 the company would have folded before the Neue Klasse left the drawing board. We celebrate the 700’s 60th birthday. Photos: BMW Archive and Matt Richardson.

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