Aston Martin gets hyper
Continuing its march into the manufacture of mid-engined hypercars, Aston Martin unveiled not one, but two further models at the Geneva Motor Show last week. Aston started by confirming that the AM-RB 003…
The ‘Rapid Transit System’ Road Runner
This rather special Plymouth Road Runner Rapid Transit was the Plymouth brand’s star for their release of the 1971 factory models. The new G-series designs rewrote the book on Mopar’s B-body lines and sent…
Lancia's two-wheel drive Group B hero
The design of the new Lancia Group B machine was approved in March 1980. The car featured a supercharged, longitudinal, four-cylinder, 16-valve engine and double wishbone suspension in the front…
The Photography of Patrick Curtet
Patrick Curtet has been shooting professionally for over 20 years and after concentrating on sports and reportage photography, he shifted his attention to automotive work. Together with his wife, Marlyne…
The iconic 'Big Cat'
Jaguar’s return to global sports car racing coincided with the high watermark of late 80s / early 90s endurance racing. Grids saw closely-fought races between Jaguar, Mercedes and Porsche as…
VW reinvents the Beach Buggy
Volkswagen revealed the ID. BUGGY at the Geneva International Motor Show this week. The ID. BUGGY is a zero-emissions high-tech vehicle for the summer, on the beach or in the city, based on the modular…
RUF's one-off eighties wild child
This Porsche was originally purchased new in 1984 from a dealer in Illinois, USA. Upon delivery, the new owner/collector immediately wanted to improve the performance of his 911 and soon called upon…
Bentley honours Birkin’s historic ‘Blower’
Bentley has created the ultimate collector’s version of the all-new Continental GT to celebrate the company’s centenary in 2019. The Continental GT Number 9 Edition by Mulliner is inspired by Bentley’s…
Another British classic goes electric
Sixty years after the iconic Mini first hit the streets, a British technology company has unveiled the first production electric classic Mini. The Swind E Classic Mini combines a fully-restored body and bespoke…
Italian style with American muscle
By war’s end, as Italy re-tooled for peace, Rivolta turned to the manufacture of motorcycles, scooters, and tricycles. Amongst these were the Furetto, the Isoscooter, and the Isocarro. By the 1960s, Rivolta embarked…
A futuristic look at Formula 1's past masters
John Frye is an automotive designer based in South Pasadena, California and when he’s not working for Honda’s Research and Development facility, he’s creating these amazing driverless racing cars…
Classic Brabham raced by Rindt and Ickx
On September 20, 1969, Belgian racing driver Jacky Ickx won the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park, Ontario in this Brabham-Cosworth BT26. It is also the car in which Ickx, the renowned six-times Le Mans…
Classic glovebox reading from Ferrari
These beautifully designed, original Ferrari manuals recently went under the hammer with Artcurial at their Retromobile sale in Paris. The first belongs to an early 1970s Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’…
Jean Todt's Miura SV
This important car underwent a complete restoration by Polo Storico and is owned by Jean Todt, current President of the FIA, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile. This Miura dates from November 1972…
The Art of After the Race
After the Race is a partnership born from a 30 year friendship between Belgians Jean-Denis Claessens, a graphic designer, entrepreneur and car lover, and Edmond Thonnard, aka. Pogo, a painter and street…
Sunbeam's mighty V8 Tiger
The Sunbeam Tiger is a high-performance V8 version of the British Rootes Group's Sunbeam Alpine roadster, designed in part by American racing driver Carroll Shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967…
America's first real sports-car
Frank Kurtis rose from humble roots as the son of first-generation Croatian immigrants to a leader in the construction of beautiful, race-winning Midget and Indy cars. Born in 1908 to a blacksmithing…
Disintegrating X by Fabian Oefner
For the first time, Fabian Oefner has created one of his highly acclaimed Disintegrating images with a real car. And not just any car: its the iconic Lamborghini Miura SV from 1972. The creation of the image…