📍. ‘The Jaguar D-Type’s legend wasn’t built on comfort — Stirling Moss said it preferred escape roads to corners.’ Think of the Jaguar D-Type as the Concorde of the 1950s racetrack: fast, exotic, and just a little terrifying. Stirling Moss swore the C-Type was nicer to drive, yet he and Peter Walker still hit 172.97mph […]
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📍. ‘Every Porsche is a contradiction: practical enough for the school run, dangerous enough for Le Mans.’ From James Dean’s fatal 550 Spyder to the techno-wizardry of the 959, and the widow-maker Carrera GT to today’s Vision 357 Speedster. Porsche has always built cars that terrify, seduce, and bankrupt in equal measure. These are not
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📍 ‘At classic car auctions, half the money is spent on cars. The other half is spent convincing your wife it was an ‘investment.’ At Bonhams’ Goodwood Revival sale, the catalogue was thinner, the reserves thicker, and even the blue-chip machinery looked nervous. A brave Lancia went ‘no reserve’ and fetched half its estimate. A
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Next F1: Singapore GP Date: Sunday, 5 October 2025Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit 🏁 ‘Baku Bust-Ups and Billion-Dollar Whispers: F1’s Rumour Mill Roars Louder Than the Engines.’ ◼︎ Verstappen storms the Baku streets, and there is silence in the McLaren camp as Norris and Piastri feud, rumours swirl after the team orders drama. ◼︎ Russell’s P2
📍 ‘Ascari’s greatest trick? Making genius look routine.’ Alberto Ascari: Ferrari’s Crowned Prince, Lost to a Mystery. Two world titles, a name whispered with reverence, and a Ferrari 500 still gracing collectors’ salons in miniature form. Yet his end? It’s not Ferrari red, and it’s not even in competition. A borrowed car. A discreet lap
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‘Forget aerodynamics — the most important feature is whether your silk scarf looks suitably heroic at 186mph.’ Jaguar F-Type Project 7: A Roadster for the Chosen Few Imagine a Jaguar so rare it makes an E-Type look mass-produced. Only 250 exist, each one a snarling tribute to Le Mans glory. With its single-seat fairing and
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📍 ‘St. Moritz is the only rally where a pit stop can mean swapping champagne flutes, not tyres.’ St. Moritz: Where Bentleys Meet Caviar Every July, the Alps echo not with cowbells but with Jaguars, Astons, and Bentleys, all polished to within an inch of their walnut veneers. This is the British Classic Car Meeting
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🏁 ‘F1 gossip isn’t news. It’s theatre, politics, and champagne all shaken into one.’ ◼︎ Lewis Hamilton admits that Ferrari feels ‘alien’ when driving and that its setup is baffling compared to Mercedes. He hopes urgent improvements arrive soon. ◼︎ Max Verstappen shrugs off rumours of new team-mates, including IndyCar names, dismissing the speculation as