Anew world order was emerging in the British sports-car industry by 1980. British Leyland had failed to replace many of its long-playing favourites, such as the Jaguar E-type, MGB and Triumph Stag, le

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I enjoyed Martin Buckleyʼs article on the BMW 328 and SS Jaguar 100 (February). The rear view of the 328 was especially evocative for me, because it revived memories of when my dad entered his 1934 M4

Something is not right. Racing cars are meant to be more difficult to drive than road cars; extra power and performance but less harnessed, so trickier to access and control than with the engineering

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