by Brian Goulding – – – In my previous article on 4wd competition cars, I wrote about the success, or rather lack of success, of four-wheel drive cars in Formula […]
Four-wheel drive fallacy
by Brian Goulding – – – Many motor manufacturers use four-wheel drive on their powerful (and not so powerful) road cars as a method of ensuring a more efficient transfer […]
Ford Australia’s Archive
by Peter Robinson – – – The battle over Ford Australia’s precious archive, raging since 2015, finally seems to have settled. There’s still one major step before all parties are […]
The wild ways of Wally Warneford, motor racer and undercover policeman
by Andrew Moore – – – For those of us who read Racing Car News in the 1960s and 1970s, the name Warneford may strike a chord of recognition. No […]
The Graham Howard papers: a jewel of the Australian Motor Heritage Foundation
by Andrew Moore – – – Graham Howard (1937-2013) was the doyen of Australia’s motor racing historians and a highly respected journalist. Brian Caldersmith described him as ‘Our Doug Nye, […]
Corvette Concept
by Peter Robinson – – – The first in a raft of Corvette concept cars due to be unveiled this year has been revealed at the official opening of GM’s […]
Skoda 1000 MBXL Communist Cult Classic
Retro Stories by David Burrell – – – In a quiet corner of the 1966 Geneva Motor show was the Skoda stand. The Czechoslovakian manufacturer had survived through two world […]
Albanita: GM’s secret 1933 “aero” concept car
Retro Stories by David Burrell – – – Automotive folklore says that the Buick Y Job of 1938 was General Motors’ (GM) first concept car. But that’s only half right. […]
You wouldn’t repaint a Rembrandt
The story behind a Ferrari 330 GT barn find by David Williamson – – – Barn finds are always big news for motoring enthusiasts. A couple of years ago, twice […]
