One of the most important Alfa Romeo racing cars ever
The Tipo 33 TT 12 made its competition debut in the 1973 season battling with the Ferrari 312P, with Alfa Romeo using the second half of the season to fine tune and develop the car ahead of the 1974 season…
Racing 'striipes' for your feet
Based in Santa Cruz, California, STRIIPE make high performance attire for your feet. These American-made socks, crafted from the finest recycled moisture wicking fibres, feature the rich colours, graphics and fine…
Bugatti – which came first: the horseshoe or the egg?
Horseshoe or egg? Not many questions about the French hyper sports car manufacturer Bugatti have been discussed as often as the origin of the iconic radiator grill shape. Did founder and horse enthusiast…
A very potent, patriotic pony
In 1969, Sam Auxier’s red, white and blue 1969 Mustang was a fixture at drag strips across the north east of the United States. Powered by a 427 Tunnel Port engine, the fastback’s match-racing and UDRA Ultra Stock
77th Goodwood Members' Meeting
This year’s Goodwood Members’ Meeting took place at the West Sussex circuit just over a week ago. Goodwood’s opening weekend recreates the atmosphere and camaraderie of the original BARC Meetings…
When Porsche met Concorde
Fifty years since they moved under their own power for the first time, two machines developed in the same era of ambitious, ground-breaking engineering have met as they celebrate a special anniversary…
'Powered by Honda' transformed through animation
Digitas UK has created an animated film showing a variety of Honda-powered vehicles and machines racing against each other. It aims to promote Honda’s leading role in Formula One, following the…
Porsche celebrate the 917 at Goodwood
This weekend sees the Goodwood Motor Circuit host its 77th Member Meeting, and for the first time Porsche is bringing along four examples of its 917 to demonstrate around the track, including the first 917…
'Of Rainbows and Other Monuments' by Clemens Ascher
Clemens Ascher dreamt up ‘this surrealistic and graphic world featuring mysterious monuments, the legendary Ferrari Rainbow and its furious drivers’ – a minimalistic and metaphysical series in three…
The perfect Porsche for Monte Carlo
The previous owner of this beautiful 1967 911 S was interested in the model’s 1960s sporting pedigree and was a particular fan of the legendary factory driver and 1967 European rally champion, Vic Elford…
Gerry Marshall’s furious Firenza
In April 2005 the motor racing world lost one of its most unforgettable characters when the legendary Gerry Marshall passed away while in the process of testing a Chevrolet Camaro at Silverstone…
McLaren x LEGO (half a million of them)
A unique, full-scale LEGO McLaren Senna has been created in secret by shifts of specialist assemblers working around the clock. Taking nearly 5,000 hours to assemble, it comprises almost half a million…
The ultimate tribute to the original GT40
The late Terry Drury, a former Ford Motor Company engineer. was a very familiar figure in British national and International racing, well remembered for his exploits as an energetic Ford GT40 privateer…
The most extreme one-off Ferrari ever made
Creating an entirely new and modern take on the Ferrari sports prototype concept is both an ambitious and complex undertaking. But it was in this spirit, and with very specific input from a client, that the new…
The art of cars and coffee
Discommon has released another bespoke coffee table as part of its automotive series, this time featuring the Aston Martin Valkyrie. Following on from their Ferrari F40 and Ford GT tables, this piece is crafted from…
Is this the ultimate M3?
The E30 M3 is widely acclaimed as BMW Motorsport’s finest creation. Touring car legends Roberto Ravaglia, Johnny Cecotto, Jim Richards, Frank Sytner and Will Hoy won a total of twelve championships…
Roborace x Benedict Redgrove
Shot by Benedict Redgrove at Oscar Niemeyer’s surrealist sci-fi Centro Niemeyer in Avilés Spain, the Roborace series celebrates groundbreaking design within two worlds: automotive and architecture…