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

Ian Appleyard wins 1951 Tulip Rally

Arriving in 1956, the MkVIII helped consolidate Jaguar’s position as a manufacturer of luxury saloons. To mark the 70th anniversary of its debut we take acloser look at this often overlooked model

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

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

ASK ANYBODY, CAR ENTHUSIAST OR NOT, to name two famous rallies and it’s a safe bet the Monte Carlo and Dakar will be on the list. Steeped in history (124 years of it in the Monte’s case), they remain