Moto Guzzi weren’t the only ones to make a V8. Finnish genius Tauno Nurmi built his own eight-cylinder for the 350cc world championship in 1965 – and the amazing device has been brought back to life

With the new bearings, piston rings and seals fitted into the 850 block (at last), it was time to pull the old 700cc engine from the Vegemite Special so certain other parts could be swapped over. Firs

Motorcycle history is littered with landmark V-configuration engines, plus some astounding alternatives packing from two to eight cylinders. Here are some of our favourites...

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Alan Kemp began building his Countach-alike kit car in 1989 – with one big difference: it’s a Citroën CX underneath!

Hesketh’s name didn’t join Brough and Vincent on the list of iconic British V-twins – but David Sharp’s unique V1200 Vulcan shows how good the aristocratic superbike could have been