By Richard Heseltine The lesson drawn from the exchange was simple – don’t ask. The question was: “Whose Lada is this?” It is May 2006 and all is not well. On reflection, agreeing to a road trip in Russia wasn’t...
By Ian Wagstaff ‘Indy fever is even visible in London as the BRP mechanics under Tony Robinson are building a couple of very nice semi-monocoque cars for Masten Gregory and Friend,’ wrote Henry N Manney in the influential US magazine,...
Mark Cole on actor/racer James Garner and the making of the the iconic motor racing movie - Grand Prix Hollywood actor James Garner had always been one of my boyhood heroes through his Maverick TV series, then later as Pete...
I first met the legendary rock star Brian Johnson when he visited us to film an edition of his TV series Cars That Rock on the Jaguar E-type and drove 9600 HP, my Geneva launch Press car, and we have...
For the first time in some years, the 2020 Le Mans 24-Hours will again feature a ‘Garage 56’ entry featuring ‘innovative technology’. But the routes nationales of La Sarthe have always been a non-stop automotive proving ground for over 90...
The following illustrations are a small sample taken from the Stirling Moss Scrapbook 1929-1954, published by Porter Press, compiled by Stirling Moss and Philip Porter Aileen Moss, Stirling’s mother, was a keen competitor pre-war and winner of the Ladies' Trials...
The Personal Organiser House A mark of how extraordinary Stirling’s Mayfair mews was in the '60s is that it has stood the test of time. Like all good design and original thought, it is as fresh and contemporary now as...
PP: “Driving fast obviously consists of many factors, including reading the road, braking, setting-up the car, steering, balancing on the throttle, getting the power down, different lines, experimenting.” SM: “A lot of that is gained purely by experience. When I...
By Mark Cole - Motorsport Commentator and Author I know that you will be as sad as I in losing our hero. I was fortunate to grow up in Tring, Hertfordshire, where Stirling lived with his family at White Cloud Farm,...
The first in a series featuring incredible feats of driving against the odds. 1955 Targa Florio in Mercedes-Benz 300SLR with Peter Collins Having taken the first three places in the Tourist Trophy, Mercedes-Benz had a mathematical chance of wresting the...
It is with enormous sadness that we learn of the passing of 'Mr. Motor Racing', Sir Stirling Moss. For most British schoolboys of the '50s and enthusiasts worldwide, the exciting vibrant name Stirling Moss meant a dashing gentleman who was...
by Michael Kliebenstein, Author and Automobilist Those of you who have the good fortune of spending hours, days or even weeks behind the wheel of a well-sorted classic car will surely agree: it is a special and rewarding experience, only...
