1952 Lancia Aurelia B50
On a rare sunny day in late spring, on empty roads in Wiltshire, this car was a complete delight. It handled well, was very comfortable,… Read More...
Yearly Archives: 2012
Enduring Scot – 1962 Tojeiro-Buick
“Just turn the key and it will start,” I was told, as the door of the Tojeiro-Buick registration number TSU 719 was closed. A quick… Read More...
Darl’mat – The French Evolution
One glance at a late 1937, ‘38 or ‘39 Darl’mat 402 Special Sport tells you it’s classic Art Deco French. Those swoopy airfoil fenders reminiscent… Read More...
The Wildest Cat in Texas
By late 1956 the production of Jaguar’s D-Type competition model had come to an end, but of a total of 71 cars built since 1954,… Read More...
Drew Alcazar
VR: How did you first get bitten by the “bug”? DA: Well, that was an easy moment to remember because it was like an epiphany.… Read More...
Tommy Hoan
From 1950 until his premature retirement from road racing and hillclimbing just three years later, Tommy Hoan set his competitors on their collective ear with… Read More...
The Haunting
It’s the end of October as I write this, which is fitting, because I’m being haunted…by one of my former racecars. I received an email… Read More...
Ode to the Bench
Another little piece of our motoring heritage is about to be banished to the rubbish bin of automotive history. Like the kerosene lamp, the 8-track… Read More...
Damon Hill
Damon Graham Devereux Hill is the only son of a Formula 1 World Champion to have also won the title. His father, Graham, won the… Read More...
The Impossible…
Privateer Bruce Halford took part in the epic 1957 German Grand Prix, finishing 11th in his Maserati 250F. It was one of my duties to… Read More...
Showcase — December 2012
OPTIMA Chargers Digital 1200 12V Performance Battery Charger The OPTIMA Chargers Digital 1200 12V Performance Battery Charger enhances the performance of OPTIMA and other AGM… Read More...