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ROUGH DIAMOND
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ROUGH DIAMOND

Homologation specials were nothing new in 1980, but few had turned a shopping car into such a beast, or transformed it so thoroughly in the process

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10 mins  |
November 2023
THE GREATEST
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THE GREATEST

Join us as we celebrate six decades of Lamborghini with time behind the wheel of the sublimely sensational Miura SV

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9 mins  |
November 2023
Delage crowned Best of the Best
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Delage crowned Best of the Best

Pearl Collection beauty adds to its silverware with the ultimate honour

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1 min  |
November 2023
Alfa 33 tops summer launches
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Alfa 33 tops summer launches

Concours season is always packed with debuts to interest classic fans, but this year a factory reveal outdid them all

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3 mins  |
November 2023
Mechanical democracy
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Mechanical democracy

It may be comfort food rather than haute cuisine, but Seiko's 5 is revolutionary

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4 mins  |
October 2023
Tupperware
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Tupperware

The bowl that burped and shunned the shops

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3 mins  |
October 2023
Frank Wootton
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Frank Wootton

Wartime RAF artist who illustrated many 1950s car brochures and magazines

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3 mins  |
October 2023
WINNING WAY
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WINNING WAY

It all came together at Le Mans for Aston Martin in 1959, with the DBR1

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2 mins  |
October 2023
ROBERT COUCHER The Driver
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ROBERT COUCHER The Driver

'BUY AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION SUPERCAR WITH A FABULOUS ENGINE, BEFORE THEY ARE BANNED'

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3 mins  |
October 2023
STEPHEN BAYLEY The Aesthete
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STEPHEN BAYLEY The Aesthete

'HAS THERE EVER BEEN A BETTER INCUBATOR OF INDUSTRIAL BEAUTY THAN MILAN IN THE 1950S?'

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3 mins  |
October 2023
DEREK BELL The Legend
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DEREK BELL The Legend

'I DROVE MCLARENS IN FORMULA 1 AND DECADES LATER AT LE MANS, AND I RECORDED A VICTORY ALONG THE WAY, TOO'

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3 mins  |
October 2023
JAY LENO The Collector
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JAY LENO The Collector

'WHEN YOU GET AN OLD CAR RUNNING, NO-ONE CAN DENY YOUR SUCCESS. THAT'S WHY WE BOND WITH THEM'

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4 mins  |
October 2023
TIME FURTHER OUT
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TIME FURTHER OUT

Only 28 examples of the Brubaker Box kit van were ever made - but it influenced a whole generation. Mark Dixon gets his groove on

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8 mins  |
October 2023
Hugh Conway
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Hugh Conway

As the chairman of the Bugatti Trust retires after 20 years' service, he shows us around its HQ - and reflects on his late father HG Conway, the noted Bugatti authority who co-founded it

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8 mins  |
October 2023
THE TROPHY HUNTER
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THE TROPHY HUNTER

One Dutchman ended up with a Jensen C-V8 purely by chance. Then he began winning international concours with it

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7 mins  |
October 2023
LAGONDA WAY UP
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LAGONDA WAY UP

Three men in vintage cars, 13 countries, three months, 19,000km: there were bound to be a few mishaps along the way from Buenos Aires to New York...

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9 mins  |
October 2023
A SINGULAR VISION
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A SINGULAR VISION

One man was determined to create a groundbreaking British supercar but the Panther Solo II fell short of its ambitious target. Glen Waddington suggests it should be better remembered

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9 mins  |
October 2023
THE ONE AND ONLY
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THE ONE AND ONLY

The unique Maserati 450S Costin Zagato reas raced at Le Mans by Stirling Moss in 1957-yet its maker then cast it aside. Marc Sonnery uncovers its infamy

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10 mins  |
October 2023
HARNESSING THE SPIRIT OF ENDURANCE
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HARNESSING THE SPIRIT OF ENDURANCE

Aston Martin has long chased success at Le Mans. Time with LM10, DB3S and DBR9 teaches us how nine decades of experience has informed today's incredible Valkyrie hypercar

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10 mins  |
October 2023
ROBERT COUCHER
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ROBERT COUCHER

The Driver

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3 mins  |
September 2023
STEPHEN BAYLEY
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STEPHEN BAYLEY

The Aesthete

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3 mins  |
September 2023
DEREK BELL
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DEREK BELL

The Legend

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3 mins  |
September 2023
JAY LENO
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JAY LENO

The Collector

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3 mins  |
September 2023
Bentleys invade Le Mans again
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Bentleys invade Le Mans again

Record-breaking grid in France as 71 vintage Bentleys head to La Sarthe for the Benjafields Racing Club Le Mans centenary

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3 mins  |
September 2023
Stuart Quick
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Stuart Quick

The go-to Suy for all your classic seatbelt needs, whether it be renewing, replacing or fitting them in a car for the first time

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4 mins  |
September 2023
BMW Z1
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BMW Z1

There’s more to the Z1 than just its disappearing doors

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2 mins  |
September 2023
Ruddy radiation
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Ruddy radiation

The dangers of radium lume need careful consideration and treatment

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3 mins  |
September 2023
Levi's 501s
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Levi's 501s

Jeans that went from work pants reinforced with metal rivets' to international fashion icon

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4 mins  |
September 2023
Bernard Cahier
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Bernard Cahier

The Leica-wielding friend of the grid who helped redefine motorsport photography

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3 mins  |
September 2023
GREEN CHILE PLANT
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GREEN CHILE PLANT

Porsche believes that e-fuel will keep the internal combustion engine alive in an electrified future. Steve Sutcliffe travels to Chile to find out how

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9 mins  |
September 2023