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Here's a Saab you probably haven't heard of, doing something it really wasn't designed for; The Saab 91 Safir (Sapphire) is a single-engined, light aircraft built in Holland. It was used mainly by the Swedish airforce in the 'fifties and 'sixties. This...

In the month before the virus, the life of an Automotive Adventurer was so much easier. In early February, a simple plan had been hatched: budget flights, grab a cheap rental car and a full day's exploration of France's Route Napoleon. So after after lunch...

The Baltic Circle Rally is a fifteen day, 7500km winter charity event that runs from Hamburg up to the Noordkaap in Norway and back down via the Baltic States, including a chunk of Russia. Competitors are required to drive a car that is at least fifteen years...

About the time you read this I was supposed to be occupying the navigators seat in a classic rally car on the Mintex Yorkshire Classic. The Coronavirus restrictions have put paid to my hopes for any semblance of motorsport glory, which is probably for the...

The original VW Golf Gti. The Audi RS2. The BMW Z3 M Coupe. And, now, this magnificent Range Rover known as the Range Racer. All these were created after hours, behind closed doors, by Engineers who knew better than their bosses. These skunkworks projects are...

Nearly 70 years ago to the day, on 10 April, 1950, the great champion Tazio Nuvolari ended his racing career behind the wheel of the Abarth 204A, the first model constructed by Carlo Abarth.  The time trial ran from the Sicilian capital of Palermo up Monte...

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Since 1977, a small band of men have been meeting in a shabby west London church hall to keep alive one of Britain’s greatest pint-sized motorsports. Few of the regulars are under forty, many are well paid professionals and most brag at least a dozen...

Forgive us this little aeronautical indulgence; at times we find examples of engineering genius/insanity that are too good not to share. Cue the 1917 Supermarine Nighthawk. All those wings! We’ll come back to that. There are other mad details too;...