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1964 Jacques Coune MGB Berlinette model
Even among classic car enthusiasts the name of Belgian coachbuilder Jacques Coune is not nearly as well known as Ghia, Bertone or Pininfarina.
1934 – those were the days
The good old days of MG, before Len Lord butted in...
The Old Way
With manufacture of the X351 XJ now finished, the F-TYPE takes over the mantle of Jaguar’s oldest production model. To discover more about the continuing allure of this six-year-old sports car, we drive a 380PS V6 convertible from Lincoln to Bath on the UK’s oldest road, the Fosse Way
Saving Jaguar
On the brink of the abyss in the early Eighties, Jaguar saw its fortunes turned around by a new chairman, John Egan. We meet up with him at the Jaguar Heritage Trust at Gaydon to talk about his strategies for the company’s recovery
Black Dog Custom Show - The Black Dog, Broadmayne, Dorset
Named after the only pub in the village of Broadmayne near Dorchester, nobody there can quite remember how long the informal get together that is the Black Dog Custom Show has been going
Just like Buddy
This genuine Ariel Cyclone twin, Sel Oak’s rare export sports 650, goes a well as it looks. And Buddy Holly bought the third one dispatched.
What might have been
The bike with the little engine that might have beaten the best… If it had been built in period!
Dream machine
The combination of a British engine in a Swiss designed frame is still constructed, beautifully, in France.
The forgotten offering
Mention JAP engines and we visualise Pope, Fernihough or Baragwanath thundering around Brooklands, quickly – in fact, very quickly. Before moving on to JAP four-stroke units, first there’s a spin through the two-stroke models.
Born survivor
Hardy, resilient and super-versatile, the Panther Model 100 was no head-turner, but it proved one of the most successful machines for the everyman in British motorcycle history.
Rod Coleman (1926-2019)
The talented Kiwi who was the 1954 Junior TT winner, as well as a successful businessman and motorcycle restorer, recently died in his local Whanganui Hospital, New Zealand, aged 93.
FRED RIST
Rist’s talent was apparent from the start, and BSA’s Bert Perrigo was quickly on to him.
Autumn extravaganza
Over the weekend of October 19-20, the Stafford County Showground welcomed classic enthusiasts of, predominantly, 1970s and 1980s classics.
Name game
It’s perhaps neither ‘super’ nor ‘luxurious’ but what this little James and its ilk did, was satisfy a need.
A brief chat with... The Greeves Riders'Association
The one-make club is the backbone of classic motorcycling.
Compound Interest
Turbo-compound technology for the FH is a win-win, as the 13-litre engine transforms the performance and is parsimonious on fuel. We test the 500TC on a variety of work over a week to see how it fares
Muck And Brass
A passion for Scanias and long-term planning is the secret of success for Frank Pratt & Sons, which has just taken on two new Scania V8 XTs. T&D talks to MD Ivan Pratt
Clinical Warde
This is quite probably the world’s cleanest MAN TGX – and it’s three years old! In fact, Newry’s entire Warde Groupage fleet is immaculate. Let’s take a closer look.
Reborn Truckers
After a tragic accident, dad Garry swore he’d never drive again; daughter Louise thought trucking to be a man’s world. Hopper Transport Services is now on its third and fourth new Dafs
Alpha Better
More and more Foden Alphas are being preserved and restored these days, while a fair number are still hard at work. Dan Mountain has stripped and rebuilt this one, with stunning results
ONE LOVE
RS Turbos have been a lifelong passion for Adam Bowler. So, when he discovered that this one was riddled with rot and bodges, he couldn’t bring himself to scrap it; instead, he built it into something rather incredible…
LUCKY NUMBER SIX
A lifelong Ford fan, Simon Tudor always had a soft spot for the Mk6 ST and he now owns one of the best examples you’ll find...
FIRST CLASS SERVICE
The RS is back at mountune, not for upgrades this time but for its third annual service…
TRACK HABIT
James Allen has an all-consuming addiction, measured not in tenths of an ounce but in tenths of a second…
RE-FOCUSING – THE MK FOCUS WRC…
The first WRC Focus made the rallying world take notice of Ford again, the second Focus WRC made them fear the Blue Oval once more…
SHADOW PLAY
Jamie Kent’s silver dream machine appears at first glance to be a flawless Cosworth converted to WRC body specs. But there’s a whole lot of smoke-and-mirrors going on here…
INSIDE M-SPORT
We go behind the scenes at M-Sport’s factory and take a ride in one of the WRC cars built there for an experience to remember!
GONE IN TEN SECONDS…
This stunning Sapphire Cosworth is unlike any other, thanks to a homebuilt 760bhp YB engine and a sequential gearbox that help it cover the quarter mile in just 10.3 seconds...
FORDS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN…
The Ford Fiesta was and still is, a fantastic car. The Cosworthdeveloped BDA engine was a world-beater. So, what would happen if the two were to meet? We nearly found out…
DRIVEN M520 FOCUS RS
Jamie gets to try out mountune’s lairy new power upgrade for the Mk3 Focus RS; the 513bhp m520 MRX version…