Cadillac Northstar LMP1

Cadillac’s barnstorming win in this year’s Daytona 24 Hours eclipsed the marque’s earlier, more modest success in international sports car racing. Richard

The irony was never lost on me that some of the fittest sportsmen on the planet in the 1980s and 1990s were backed by cigarette companies. Words: Bertie

Start with one of the pre-eminent names in Italian coachbuilding. Add in the elegant form of a landaulet. What could possibly go wrong? Story by Chris

Meanwhile, at the circuit... The Ferrari F50 was an F1 car for the road. So, what about turning

Vignale Record Sperimentale 1000. A wind-cheating concept car that was built to break records. Story by Chris Rees.

As ever, the peerless John Robinson clouted several nails on the head when he tested the newly launched Suzuki Hayabusa at Catalunya with its 1km main drag.

Few could have suspected what an impact the Dodge Viper would have on an unsuspecting world in 1992. Ray Hutton was there.

Nissan 300ZX Z32 at 30. The Nissan 300ZX arrived in the US to take on American V8 iron, revitalise Nissan's image and beat Porsche. Here's how it achieved

It could have been the most advanced Rover, but the P8’s grand designs instead brought about its demise Words Jon Pressnell. Photography BMIHT/Author/Giles

Ambition and agony. In the early 1950s, David Brown hatched plans for a V12-engined race car to beat Ferrari at Le Mans. This is the story of what might

The speed of the modern world would not exist or function without the jet engine. That might be a bold statement, but it’s a justifiable one. The jet is

Enzo Ferrari founded Scuderia Ferrari in 1929 but it wasn’t until March 1947 that he produced a car that bore his own name. Having prepared Alfa Romeo race

That’s a long title for a long race from the east coast to the west coast of America. This unusual idea was inspired by the pioneering cross-country

Showing BMW the way. Racing and Alpina went hand in hand, as poacher turned gamekeeper. Words Jack Phillips. Photography Alpina/Motorsport

Proof that sometimes even the courage to tackle big ideas and the genius to make them work just isn’t enough. Words Dale Drinnon.

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: