Anyone who has studied literature will know about footnotes and the glossary of terms because the language is constantly changing....
Mike Lawrence Recently, yet another attempt to revive the Allard name was announced. There have been three Allard revivals to...
This year is the 60th anniversary of the Morris Mini-Minor and Austin Se7en, and the Goodwood Revival will feature some...
Some people do; some people don’t. Some people enjoy it; some people don’t. Driving in the rain, that is. Apart from being the title of two wonderful books—the real racing one by John Horsman, (Racing in the Rain) and the other (The Art of Racing in the Rain) “written” by...
If you’ve been reading the editorials written by Casey Annis for a long time, you might already know of me....
Mike Lawrence Up to ten of the “continuation” “Knobbly” Lister-Jaguars are being made, and these are available in either full...
There has been much rejoicing over the return to F1 next year of Team Lotus and I cannot understand what the fuss is about. The team will be no more Colin than the Bugatti Veyron is Ettore. The good news is that the entrepreneur behind the revival knows the score;...
The Lister Motor Company has made “continuation” examples of the “Knobbly” Lister-Jaguar. An auction house has claimed that a car...
Aston Martin has announced a collaboration with revived motorcycle company, Brough Superior, to make the AMB001, a limited edition track-only...
A friend phoned saying he had been offered a CTG, and the vendor claimed it had been designed by Len Terry. I knew Cyril Malem, who ran CTG, and much of the outfit’s work was subcontracted to the racing industry. Len Terry did design a CTG for FF2000, and it...
Spring is in the air and historic sports cars are being fettled for the Mille Miglia, except they’re not. They...
Forty years ago a small racing car manufacturer came into being. That was 1976, for those who prefer to have their arithmetic done for them. It was founded, almost by chance, by two ex-Formula One drivers, Tim Schenken and Howden Ganley (me). We were both coming to a point where...
Mike Lawrence We are seeing some quite extraordinary prices paid for certain cars, and some people have recalled the late...
I was at a race meeting when a hunter/gatherer homed in on me, he had a race program in one hand and a pen in the other. He was scavenging for autographs. Hunter (offering the weapons of his calling): Would you sign this, please? Become a Member & Get Ad-Free...
To write this column I am taking time off from completing my contribution to a book. I need to take...
Whatever the 2010 Formula One season holds in the way of drama, scandal, and controversy, there will be one point of genuine interest, and that is whether Michael Schumacher can still cut it. Schumacher is the ideal yardstick. He retired on top of his game and there was no driver...
