"The first Type 356, designed by Ferdinand Porsche at the age of 72, was constructed in the then home of the Porsche company, an old sawmill in Gmund in Austria, in 1948. This first prototype, which now resides in the Porsche museum in "
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Porsche 356 – the tech
"All images Magneto Gary Irwin's 1959 Porsche 356 was imported to UK in June 1999, when the bodywork restored and refinished by Andy Barry of Southend. The car was originally Ruby Red but was refinished by Andy in Aetna Blue, an original Porsche "
Porsche 356: the outlaw
"They call it an outlaw. And that's why we like it. But it has nothing to do with legality. It has everything to do with orthodoxy. When the concours-fetishists denigrate cars who don't take originality to be the quintessence of "
The Spencer Evo
"In the 16 years I’ve spent writing about motorcycles, among other things, I’ve come across hundreds of bikes I liked and dozens I’ve desired, but I’ve kept a lid on the lust. I have learned contentment is "
The Spencer Evo: Devilish Detail
"The Spencer Evo has a hold on me. In a decade-and-a-half of travelling the motorcycle world looking at one-offs, specials and race machinery, it is the one motorcycle that has made the biggest impression on my life. It is the "
Spencer Evo: Action
"The Spencer Evo XR1157R is a pure muscle bike. It is tense. Taut. Gym-honed to the point it could star alongside Jason Statham. It is, as a friend of mine used to say, very light on its wheels. Like "
Honda NSX: Miyagi wrought in steel
"When I was 23 Honda loaned me an NSX for a week. To this supercar novice it felt like Mr Miyagi: fearsomely capable, but patient and benign. I drove it and drove it and drove it, and it hard-wired into my "
Honda NSX: The Tao of Tech
"In a project as big and complex as the development of a new supercar it's hard to isolate the influence of an individual. As time passes the Honda NSX seems to be seen more Ayrton Senna's supercar than Honda's. In "
Honda NSX: The First Time
"You never forget your first time. Since my first drive in a Honda NSX 15 years ago I’ve driven maybe half a dozen others: earlier 3.0-litre cars; the raw, empty, fabulous NSX-R; the post-2002 cars that lost the pop-up lights. "
Le Mans Classic 2012
"Images: Magneto for Influx There's probably been more motoring column inches dedicated to the Ford GT40 than to any other racing car of the last half a century. There's a reason why. At the Le mans Classic, to see these "
Classic Summer: Rudge Motorcycles
"Images: Magneto for Influx In the pre-war years, The Rudge was the British bike to have. With a reputation for reliability, brawn and style, the company was the result of a the merger of two bicycle manufacturers in 1894. "Rudge it, "
Classic Summer: The Hayride
"Images: Magneto for Influx Held from the 27-29th July at Bisley Shooting Ground in Surrey, The Hotrod Hayride this year was the eighth event staged by Jerry Chatabox & Anna Porter. It's a unique UK gathering bringing together Europe's "
BSA: King of Marques
"Images: Magneto for Influx In terms of totemic British brands, you can't get more classic than BSA. Evocative of all the positive aspects of Empire: industrial ingenuity & community, technological boldness and design brilliance, the motorcycles produced by the Birmingham "