Richard “Dick” Seaman was the only British racing driver to be admitted to the Mercedes-Benz “Silver Arrows” Grand Prix racing team in the period before the Second World War. Born on 4th February 1913 as the…
Lamborghini Urraco P250 Barn Find
A genuine barn find can be hard to find. However this Lamborghini Urraco P250 is a genuine barn find that is undergoing some modest restorative work to get it into running order ready for auction. The…
Porsche 911 Speedster
There’s an old Pontiac LeMans advertisement that reads “LeMans is for driving. LeMans is for looking at. LeMans is for being looked at in. Aren’t you glad we think of everything?” I think this tends to…
Sir “Black Jack” Brabham
“I was only ever interested in beating Ferrari, not joining them.” – Jack Brabham It was after he had received his OBE from Her Majesty the Queen in 1978 that the newly knighted Sir Jack Brabham…
Alvis Car Company: The Continuation Series
The Alvis Car Company began in Britain under the name of T.G. John and Company Ltd. in the industrial city of Coventry (where Lady Godiva made her famous ride) in the aftermath of The Great War in…
The Schlörwagen: The Autobahn Cruiser That Wasn’t
We need people in this world who are risk takers. We need people who are willing to let go of accepted wisdom for a while, who are willing to risk failure. Because so often it is…