Fathers of style

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

Classic emails, letters, tweets, posts & threads

Motoring journalist, or quality-assurance final boss?

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

The Esprit is 50. Helped by dedicated owners and the people who created it, we tell the story of the Lotus that dared to be different

MOST OF US are content if we find our niche and become really good at one thing. Pete Brock, however, mastered several disciplines: car design, engineering, race car driving, journalism – and hang gli