The sixth Dakar Classic, in Saudi Arabia from 3-17 January, was the longest yet, at 7281km (more than 4500 miles) across the prologue and 13 stages. The rally started and finished in Yanbu, on the Red

An eclectic line-up of Austin, Frazer Nash, Lea-Francis P-Type, Singer LM Sports and Citroën 2CV welcomed in 2026 at The Old Bull in Inkberrow, Worcestershire. Although typical of many local first-foo

Car enthusiasts welcomed 2026 at a host of classic meets across the UK on New Year’s Day, with some unseasonably dry weather allowing old and new events to run at full strength – unlike last year’s st

George Lepley will challenge once again in his ...

The three Defenders that tackled this year’s Dakar Rally (p48) represented the first works entry on the gruelling rally raid from JLR or its predecessors. But it wasn’t the first time a manufacturer-o

The pride was evident in an advertisement that ran in 1953: ‘Lincoln for two years straight won 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place over all stock cars in the Mexican Pan-American Road Race, 1912 twisting, to