1961 Ferrari 250 GT NART Spider by Fantuzzi

One-off racer-style rebody of a 250 GT for the USA. Story by Richard Heseltine. Images by RM Sotherby’s.

In 1959, the mid-engined Cooper T51 that won the Formula 1 championship signalled a revolution in design, a design seized upon by Colin Chapman. The

In April 1929, commercial wealth, vision and influential friends brought about the creation of the Monaco Grand Prix. It’s considered to be the jewel in the

This was Michelotti’s very first work for Triumph, a brand, with which he would enjoy a decades-long relationship. Story by Richard

It may have predated the groovy Citroën Cactus, but the 2003 Rover 25 Streetwise was the wrong car at the wrong time. Words Tony

Unlike the 24 Heures du Mans, Jaguar’s successful hunting ground during the Fifties, Italy’s Mille Miglia was a harder race for the company to crack. Its

On 30th January, Mazda celebrated its 100th anniversary with a ceremony at the company's Hiroshima headquarters that started a year of events during which

One of the most successful new cars ever dreamed up happens to be one of the most horrific secondhand. Words Tony Middlehurst.

Porsche’s rallying exploits are well documented, but in the 1980s one man had a very big hand in its success. Written by Chris Randall. Photography courtesy

Oldsmobile Mini-Toro - This Toronado may look as though it escaped from the crusher in the nick of time, but in actual fact it was made to look this way for

40 Years Ago Today Did Fiat, Volkswagen, Talbot, Vauxhall, Peugeot or Renault win CAR’s first hot-hatch megatest back in 1980? In April 1980, CAR gathered

Moscow looked to the United States for the car to carry its elite

Bold and the beautiful. Luxury coupe put front-wheel drive back on the map in America.

Pinin Farina’s sleek 1957 Coupe was the first coachbuilt car to be based on the then-new Alfa Romeo 2000. Story by Chris Rees.

Taking a break from the American-Italian exotica so beloved of Richard Heseltine’s column, this month he turns his attention to something one per cent pure

This dandy of a designer created objects both influential and execrable, and coined the idea of planned obsolescence. Words Delwyn