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Alan Gow
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Alan Gow

Meet the BTCC boss who turned unknown drivers of souped-up repmobiles into household-name heroes of the racetrack

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7 mins  |
October 2022
WATER WAY TO TRAVEL
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WATER WAY TO TRAVEL

In 1933, Niniette III set a World Water Speed Record. In 2022, John Simister braves the newly restored Bugatti-powered hydroplane

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9 mins  |
October 2022
Anna-Louise Felstead
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Anna-Louise Felstead

You'll see her on the concours circuit, rendering the scenes surreal in ink or paint

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4 mins  |
October 2022
ONE MAN'S ENDEAVOUR
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ONE MAN'S ENDEAVOUR

This Jaguar Mk1 has been developed to a high pitch over the last 27 years of ownership. And it became a crime-busting TV star on the way, as Robert Coucher discovers

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8 mins  |
October 2022
Rule breaker
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Rule breaker

2004 BMW Z4 3.0i SE

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3 mins  |
September 2022
OVERDRIVE
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OVERDRIVE

Other interesting cars we've been driving

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4 mins  |
September 2022
50 YEARS WITH A FERRARI LUSSO
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50 YEARS WITH A FERRARI LUSSO

Bill Collins bought his 250 Lusso five decades ago and has cherished it ever since. Robert Coucher finds out more about its celebrity connections

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9 mins  |
September 2022
freeze frame
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freeze frame

The second volume of work from a gifted amateur photographer evocatively captures motorsport in the early 1970s. Here are some highlights

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10 mins  |
September 2022
THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE
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THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE

One man's technical knowledge made the 1952 Zanussi 1100 Sport far more significant than the world would remember

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8 mins  |
September 2022
AS LEFT BY A GENTLEMAN OF VERONA
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AS LEFT BY A GENTLEMAN OF VERONA

Just outside the Italian city of Verona is Museo Nicolis, home to 200 cars - and so much more. Massimo Delbò takes us on a privileged tour

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6 mins  |
September 2022
Roger Corman
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Roger Corman

Mike Renaut speaks to filmmaker Roger Corman about the car movies he's made during a career that spans eight decades

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8 mins  |
September 2022
THE FULL WORKS
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THE FULL WORKS

The short-lived MGC suffered a poor reputation as a driver's car. The racing GTS suggests it could have been so much greater, as Richard Meaden discovers

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8 mins  |
September 2022
GOING WEST
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GOING WEST

What would you choose to drive nearly 3000 miles across the USA in two weeks? Massimo Delbò picked a 1930 Lancia Type 227 Dilambda Cabriolet - which wasn't without issues...

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8 mins  |
September 2022
THE RIGHT STUFF
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THE RIGHT STUFF

It's 50 years since Porsche launched the 911 Carrera RS 2.7, the most iconic 911 of all - and first to wear a tail spoiler. Matthew Hayward meets the aerodynamicist responsible, and compares both versions of the legend

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10+ mins  |
September 2022
Audi RS2 Avant
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Audi RS2 Avant

With Porsche’s help, the maddest, baddest estate was born

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2 mins  |
April 2018
And Then There Was One
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And Then There Was One

RM Sotheby’s, Amelia Island, USA 10 March

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2 mins  |
April 2018
Dursley-Pedersen Bicycle
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Dursley-Pedersen Bicycle

Inspired by abridge, a Danish inventor set out to build the world’s best bicycle –in his adopted Gloucestershire

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3 mins  |
April 2018