Tour d’élégance

Carlo Bugatti believed that any object could be a work of art, paving the way for his children, elegant Rembrandt and genial Ettore, to sculpt supple, predatory panthers and craft automotive masterpieces. Charles Harris traces their lives

1922 RLTF ● HIT Alfa was race first, road second. In the hands of Ugo Sivocci, the lightened, 6cyl RLTF gave AR its first big international race victory, taking the chequered flag in the 1923 Targa Fl

The Bond Bug belongs to the world of pure, monospace wedges. As a design concept, this bold geometric approach usually hit home with a big ‘wow!’, but not in this case. The Bug is one of those cars th

It’s a changing of the Avant Garde for Ian and his new car

Sunshine, beaches and a decidedly laid-back lifestyle might not be the first things that spring to mind when you think of Wolfsburg. Brazil’s culture and economy – not to mention its political instabi

The V8 came of age in the USA, but historically America has by no means been its only home, nor the source of some of its greatest exponents. British car makers also saw the layout’s appeal, and while