Articles

Text materials

Show filter
Scuderia Red painted 1973 Ford Capri Mk1 3.1-litre GXL with RS style quarter bumpers

‘The Car You Always Promised Yourself’ read the infamous advertising slogan for the Mk1 Capri. As a teenager, Rav Dhuna added a 3-litre GXL to his bucket list, and to say he’s come good on his promise could be the understatement of the year.

1090
2000 Jaguar XKR 4.0 Convertible X100

The first owner of this 2000 Jaguar XKR 4.0 Convertible X100 ordered every optional extra available resulting in a highly specified and quite possibly unique example.

564
The resurrection 1988 Porsche 962-200 RLR

Ready to go racing after an extensive two-year restoration, RLR 962-200 is one of the most historically significant Group C prototypes ever to wear the Porsche crest…

627
1973 Ford Landau

A two-door ltd sounded great in theory; the execution took care of itself…

608
2010 Peugeot 908 HDi FAP

Audi and Peugeot pushed diesel to its peak… but soon Toyota was racing itself

586
1989-1999 BMW 8 Series E31

Want to feel ancient? Well, consider this. Temporally speaking, the launch of the E31 BMW 8 Series was closer to the first televised appearance of Elvis Presley than it is to today. But then the 8 Series is a car that has a rare ability to catch you off guard. Despite none finding customers during the ’80s, it’s viewed by many as a quintessentially ’80s BMW yet the technology that underpinned this car was anything but a throwback.

792
1973 Porsche 911 E 2.4 Targa

The mystique of the barn find is strong. As this fully restored 911 E 2.4 Targa ably demonstrates, it’s also a rich source of Rindt Vehicle Design restoration projects, the kind many other specialists dare not get involved with...

542
1958 Porsche 356 A Coupe

Serial Porsche owner, Jon Stevenson, throws us the keys to his 1958 Porsche 356 A Coupe. And for one Classic Porsche journalist, it’s quite an education...

508
1972 Matra-Simca MS670

How a French car won Le Mans for the first time since 1950, helped by Graham Hill.

865
1997 Porsche 911 Turbo 993 converted to GT2 specification

Despite rolling out of the factory as an already impressive 993 Turbo, this silver stunner was immediately transported to Porsche’s headquarters in Italy and treated to an exacting GT2 makeover at the instruction of a wealthy industrialist. We take to the wheel...

756
1953 Cisitalia 808 Coupe

Henry Ford II himself commissioned Cisitalia to build the 80S. Ford’s first sports car? Time to lay bare a real rarity.

1147
1991 Lancia Hyena Zagato

Nothing funny about the Zagato-bodied Lancia Hyena, though few cars will make you grin more broadly. Glen Waddington takes the wheel.

565
1964 Ferrari 250 GTO/64

To many, the Ferrari 250 GTO is the unsurpassed peak of all things automotive. But even Ferrari tried to improve on it, and chassis 5575GT is the last of all. Marc Sonnery delves into its incredible history.

877
Drives TODAY use cookie