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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…

On the road again

A couple of months ago we were involved in an unfortunate incident. This month we’re happy to say it’s all fixed and looking good

Making Memories

Naming your Camper conversion business after a part of the brain might not sound very sexy, but when it’s the part that deals with motivation and memory, it starts to make more sense

Pete's meat

This isn’t our first rib rodeo, but here’s an alternative method of pre-BBQ prep for equally delicious baby back ribs`

Letting off steam

When the missus announced she was heading for a university visit with our eldest, Oscar and I decided to put the two-berth T5 through its paces in north Norfolk

System PORSCHE

If VW and Porsche worked together on a T6 we suspect it would have a little more power but, looks-wise, we reckon Jamie Colley has nailed it

Big Bang theory

Santa Pod Raceway is not just the UK’s premier drag racing venue, but also the home of the Big Bang. The 2019 meeting may have been wet ’n’ windy but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the Camper crew