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Jimmy Shine Shine on!

Steve Havelock gets up close and personal with Jimmy Shine, who was a hot rod apprentice to Pete Chapouris, but ultimately has become an automotive celebrity in his own right today…

MACH IS BACK

The limited-edition, high-performance Ford Mustang Mach 1 will be available to customers in Europe for the first time ever. Making its European debut at Goodwood SpeedWeek in front of a global virtual audience, the Mustang Mach 1 is claimed to be the best-handling production Mustang ever offered to customers in Europe. Performance is boosted to a level worthy of the iconic Mach 1 moniker with enhanced aerodynamics, a specially calibrated 480bhp and 420ft-lb of torque, 5.0-litre V8 engine and uprated cooling for improved track capability.

PONTIAC GTO HISTORY

Jim Maxwell looks back on the history of what many consider to be the original American muscle car, the Pontiac GTO…

Electric Hum To GM Supertruck

After months of hype and a decade on the shelf, the Hummer nameplate has returned.

Brotherly love

Colin Jansen built himself a BSA café racer twin just like he’d wanted in the 1960s – his brother liked it so much, he had Colin make him one too.

The brilliant Benellis

World title success in 1950 was the highlight for the family firm from Pesaro, on the eastern Italy coast.

Go with the flow…

... or not, as the current peters out, meaning that there’s some more figuring out required.

Store cupboard special

This is the fifth monthly instalment, t and we’re back on track – of sorts, at least.

Hero hacks

A rarely seen original Royal Enfield 250 Clipper on the Isle of Wight provides an interesting contrast with the writer’s side-valve BSA from the same era.

Five-studs

In double-quick time, the JAP speedway engine became the unit of choice if you wanted to win, a situation which remained for more than three decades.

Fitting tribute

This replica of the 1970 and 1971 British ISDT Trophy team machines is a testament to their creator, Eric Cheney.

Deeprose and Pertwee

Doctor Who tries out a rejuvenated Triumph.

A brief chat with... Patrick Bramman

Of the many reasons to join the VMCC, wanting to race isn’t perhaps the most common one – and once you’re in...

Money Matters

In 1977, when this example was made, the 250cc CZ twin was the cheapest motorcycle of its capacity and class on the market.

Power of dreams

F1 needs to stop chasing manufacturers, and court technology instead

The I's have it!

Italy. Ireland. Iveco. What’s the connection? One man’s mission to preserve some of the rarest and most powerful trucks of the ‘80s and ‘90s

Le Grande Mack

If ever there was a truck that defined the 1990s, it has to be the towering Renault Magnum. There had never been anything like it before and to be honest, there’s never been anything quite like it since

Withdrawal agreement

How Honda’s position as one of the four F1 power unit suppliers has changed in 2020

Stroker Ace

The two-stroke Detroit diesel engine was a huge success in America, but it failed in the UK when Bedford offered it in their new TM, with heavy fuel consumption one of the main criticisms. But what were they really like?

Technology showcase

As the Covid pandemic continues to escalate, motorsport trade shows have had to be postponed.

THE BIG MAN

MAN have produced some serious heavyweights over the years. We look back on them, and talk to a heavy haulage operator who knows the German V8 well

SPACER race

A new seat insert technology from Germany that offers a significant improvement in driver comfort and safety

UK V8 trucks a history

Here’s a comprehensive rundown of everything that was fitted with a V8 and sold in the UK. Some… were more successful than others!

Structural integrity

A closer look at the carbon fibre frame that underpins the IndyCar Aeroscreen

The Last Act

Merc’s V8 swansong, the 16-litre OM502 powered Actros is now incredibly rare, but we found one in Northern Ireland and what a beauty it is

Silver bullet?

Proposed new cost controls in F1 go far beyond just limiting how much teams can spend on technology

Dublin up!

The first of a three-part series, Paul heads from Ireland to Bologna, Italy with a left-hooker Volvo FH 540 and a collection of maps

Independence day

The UK withdrawal from the EU is just around the corner. Be prepared

King of the ‘fill

Processing waste for the City of London has always been a major operation. For many years McGovern’s ran specially-built bonneted Magirus-Deutz artics on landfill work, and this superb restored example pays tribute to those trucks

Hot tubs

Carbon fibre monocoques lie at the heart of most top-level racecars, and they’re a complex piece of engineering in their own right. Racecar investigates