The x factor

The year is 1968. And if you’re a racing driver in the British Saloon Car Championship and your name’s not Frank Gardner, bad luck. You just lost. Because to be fast that year, only one thing would do

I think he’d be happy with it,’ says Henry Mann thoughtfully, as the first official continuation of his father’s famous Mk1 Escort flies round the private test track behind us. ‘I’ve thought a lot abo

Power/engine size: 485bhp/7.0-litre Engine/gearbox: V8/four-speed manual 0-62/top speed: 4.2 seconds/215mph Price new/price now: N/A/£10,000,000 EVERYONE knows the story: in 1963, Ford tried to buy Fe

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

Almost 40 years after the Group B rallying era came to a close, we bring together the best cars Group A spawned to find out which one hits hardest

The idea of taking the simple, powerful, reliable powertrain from an American muscle car and dropping it into a vehicle that is a bit more special is nothing new. Indeed, De Tomaso – which created the