Seeing the light

American footballers have shoulders artificially enlarged by statement armour; tailors in Naples don’t use shoulder padding, preferring a more easy-going look, flattering the body rather than exaggera

Picture Ford’s Group A homologation specials from the 1980s and it’s no wonder the Sierra RS Cosworth springs to mind, especially given the RS500’s dominance in Touring Car racing. The Escort Mk3 gets

Few traditions in the car world are stronger than the relationship between Alfa Romeo and Zagato. From the 1920s on, some of the most beautiful (and, in racing, most successful) Alfa Romeos were bodie

The Spider had a continuous, 27-year production history, but for most of that time the cars were rarely seen in the UK and few were sold in right-hand drive. Motor magazine only tested the round-tail

‘STOP!’ YELLS ASTON PARROTT FROM the passenger seat. ‘Stop stop stop.’ That means either something terrible has happened or – as I’m hoping – his photographer’s eye has spotted something too good to m

I OFTEN FIND MYSELF SCOURING THE deep recesses of car-based internet forums for a glimpse of the golden era of car development, a time when test mules were truly mysterious things and we weren’t drip-