The first event in 1899 was won by René de Knyff driving a Panhard et Levassor. Organised by Le Journal Le Matin, under the control of the Automobile Club de France, the event was to continue running until 1986. During the in-between years, a host of unusual and exotic cars have taken part, from the..
It was coming up to the end of 1939. Enzo Ferrari had just left Alfa Romeo, who had constrained him under contract not to undertake racing activities for at least four years. But it didn't quite go like that. Ferrari immediately began to prepare for a new venture: under the name of Auto Avio Cos..
Read the title of the book carefully. It thoughtfully combines the names of AC Cars of Thames Ditton, down the river west from the centre of London, and Carroll Shelby, the wily Texan 'snake charmer', garage owner and ex-racing driver, with the name of 'Cobra’: the time-honoured story is that the Co..
This publication starts with a look at Alfa Romeo during the period 1934-1940, and then progresses onto the study of the special 256 series cars, with a focus on chassis number 915014. There is a look at the identifying characteristics of the 256, reprints of original 6c 2500 super sport documentati..
Charles Cooper and his son John founded The Cooper Car Company Ltd to build a long and fast developing series of racing cars. They initially produced 500cc racing cars, followed by a series of other cars including the famous 2 litre Cooper Bristols which were campaigned by such teams as Ecurie Richm..
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