by Kooverji Gamadia – – – If the India of the Raj was identified with the Maharajas and their Rolls-Royces, Bentleys and Daimlers, then independent India was identified with the […]
International Correspondents
The Case Book of 23s
By Eli Solomon Eli goes down a slippery slope with this article that attempts to trace all the Lotus 23s that raced in South East Asia. These cars were extremely […]
Super Friendly, Super Frail
By Eli Solomon Eli takes a look at most of the Lotus cars that raced in South East Asia (and Macau) from the late 1950s until the early 1980s. These […]
Clubbing in South East Asia
A brief history of the sporting pursuits of the motoring clubs of Malaysia and Singapore By Eli Solomon Malaysia and Singapore have a rich motoring and an equally rich motor […]
Museums of India
THE MOTOR COLLECTIONS AND MUSEUMS OF INDIA [Firstly, a note from our Chairman about this special contribution: I met Kooverji and some members of the Classic Drivers Group in Mumbai, […]
The Making of the De Tomaso Pantera – by Gautam Sen
By the end of the 1960s, after a decade of designing cars for Ghia, Pininfarina, and then Ghia once again, the American architect-turned-car-designer Tom Tjaarda had finally developed a style […]
ON THE STROKE OF TWO
The Art of Winning a Grand Prix After ceaseless campaigning by members of the Singapore Motor Club (SMC), His Highness, the Tunku Mahkota of Johore stepped forward to […]
Through Their Eyes – Thirteen Years Of Exciting Racing Around The Upper Thomson Road Circuit
“It was lovely and fast-flowing, a wonderful and challenging circuit, and so gratifying when you manage to put it all together. You never ever thought, ‘‘Ooo’, what if I go […]
THE 1947 BUICK ROADMASTER IN INDIA
During British rule, which ended in 1947, and into the 1950s, British and American vehicles dominated Indian roads. Every conceivable marque from Rolls-Royce and Cadillac to Austin and Plymouth could […]
