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[ Phoenix from the flames ]

[ The Auto Union files ]

[ How they got there ]

[ Feature stories ]

  • Aiden-Cooper - The prelude to Paul Emery's last disaster, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • AFM - Alex von Falkenhausen's brave F2 effort, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • AFM - The unlikely post-war pairing of Hans Stuck and AFM, by 'Uechtel'
  • Aitken-Alfa - Bi-engined monster tuned to mono, by John Cross
  • Alta - Geoffrey Taylor's brainchild, by Greg England
  • Aston - Cooper clone running on enthusiasm, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Automobili Turismo e Sport - Angry at Laura, by Felix Muelas/Mattijs Diepraam/Robert Blinkhorn
  • Bellasi - She's beautiful, oh yes!, by Felix Muelas/Mattijs Diepraam/Beat Schenker
  • Bentley - W.O.'s Le Mans dream machines, by Leif Snellman/Hans Etzrodt
  • Berta - The Grand Prix car Argentina almost had, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas/Nicolas Korzan/Hans Swart
  • BMW - Four stages to Grand Prix success, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • BRM - The long road to success, by Felix Muelas/Leif Snellman/Mattijs Diepraam/Don Capps
  • BRM - The decline of the Bourne team, by Mattijs Diepraam/Leif Snellman/Felix Muelas/Eric Verkaaik
  • BRM Type 15 - The BRM 'Type 15' V16, by Quintin Cloud
  • BRM P67 - A GP fluke, a hillclimb winner, by Mattijs Diepraam/Roger Clark
  • BRP - Dad, Ken Gregory and their dream team, by Felix Muelas
  • Clairmonte Special - The forgotten Lotus, by Peter Ross
  • Connaught - Complex mind, complex output, by Don Capps
  • Connew - DIY heroes, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • CTA-Arsenal - French pride rebuffed again!, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Delage - A World Champion manufacturer, by Leif Snellman/Josh Lintz
  • Delahaye - René Dreyfus and the upset at Pau, by Leif Snellman
  • Derrington-Francis - Probably not Alf's finest, by Felix Muelas/Mattijs Diepraam
  • Dome - A stillborn GP project from Japan, by Rainer Nyberg
  • Eifelland - Periscope up!, by Mattijs Diepraam/Leo Breevoort
  • Emeryson Special - Colin Chapman's single Emeryson appearance, by Mattijs Diepraam/John Cross
  • Ecurie Nationale Belge - Lucien Bianchi and the ENB-née-Emeryson, by Mattijs Diepraam/Don Capps
  • Ensign - Mo Nunn's talent for effectiveness, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • ERA G-Type - The crooked Silver Arrow from Britain, by Felix Muelas
  • Ecurie Espadon - Rudi Fischer's team, by Alessandro Silva
  • Scuderia Everest - Minardi's F1 debut was with a Ferrari!, by Rainer Nyberg/Mattijs Diepraam
  • Enzo Ferrari & Alfred Neubauer - Legendary team leaders in the Targa Florio, by Leif Snellman
  • Enzo Ferrari & Alfred Neubauer - The greatest race car manufacturer measuring up the greatest team manager, by Alessandro Silva
  • Ferrari 553 & 625 - Ferrari's chassis doubts during the early 2.5-litre era, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Ferrari 246P - Ferrari's first rear-engined car, by Felix Muelas/Mattijs Diepraam
  • Ferrari 312 - Best car by far but no title, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Scuderia Finotto - Seventies privateer mystery, by Felix Muelas/Mattijs Diepraam
  • FIRST/Life - From FIRST to zero to Life, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Fittipaldi - Samba that never got into tune, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Gilby - Like father, unlike son, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Gordini - Nimble, elegant, ultimately French, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Hesketh - The Lord and the Vagabond, by Alessandro Silva
  • Honda - Honda: How it all started, by Thilo Figaj
  • Honda RC101 - Honda's after-hours F1 project, by Rainer Nyberg
  • JBW - Everything out of the ordinary, by Felix Muelas/Mattijs Diepraam
  • Jordan - Team Jordan: Formula 1, 1991 to 2004, by Jikku George
  • Kauhsen - One of F1's most abysmal efforts, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Lancia D50 - Tipo D.50 case history, by Don Capps
  • Ligier - The team that kept France awake, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Lola - Lola's 90s Grand Prix disasters, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Lotus - The rise of a phenomenon, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Lotus 72 - The Lotus 72 Story, six years at the top, by Hrvoje Vrbanc
  • Lyncar & Token - Seventies kit-car misery, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Maserati 250F - Classic Red, the Maserati 250F series, by Don Capps
  • Maserati 250F - Classic Red redux, a case history, by Don Capps
  • Matra International - Ken Tyrrell's French connection, by Mattijs Diepraam/Rick MacLennan
  • McLaren-Lamborghini MP4/8 - McLaren's brief flirtation with the Chrysler empire, by Rainer Nyberg
  • Milano - An 'original' design, by Felix Muelas
  • MBM/Monteverdi - Double Swiss failure, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Alfred Neubauer & Enzo Ferrari - Legendary team leaders in the Targa Florio, by Leif Snellman
  • Alfred Neubauer & Enzo Ferrari - The greatest race car manufacturer measuring up the greatest team manager, by Alessandro Silva
  • Politoys - No special FX, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Protos - The carpenter's car, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Scarab - Grand Prix roadster, by Don Capps
  • Scirocco - American heir buys British disaster cars, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • SEFAC - French pride rebuffed, by Leif Snellman
  • Scuderia Serenissima - Merchants of Venice, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Stebro - Canada's first GP car, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas/Michael Ferner
  • Talbot Monoplaces - The pre-war Talbot single-seaters, by Leif Snellman
  • Talbot-Lago - A case of what-could-have-been, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Tecno - A Ferrari recipe for disaster, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas/Gerald Swan
  • Theodore - Teddy Yip's feast from the East, by Mattijs Diepraam/Rainer Nyberg
  • Token - Taking up Ron Dennis' first failed entry into F1, by Marc Ceulemans
  • Trojan - Ron Tauranac's other marque, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Tyrrell 006 - Ken's team at the height of its powers, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Vanwall - The Green Comet: the brief history of the Vanwall, by Don Capps
  • Veritas - Self-made German privateers to the fore, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • R R C Walker Racing Team - Hallowed privateer, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas

[ Short profiles ]

  • Alfa Romeo 158 - The voiturette that became the Grand Prix car to beat, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Andrea Moda - Only slightly bigger than Life, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Anglo-American Racing - Louise Bryden-Browne's own racing team, by Richard Armstrong
  • Bugatti Types 35, 37, 39 & 51 - The ideal privateer car, by Leif Snellman
  • Bugatti T251 - Colombo's flawed brilliance, by Mattijs Diepraam/Eugene Zhmarin
  • Scuderia Centro Sud - Italy's Maserati privateer, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Cooper - Rear-ending in and out of Grand Prix racing, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • De Tomaso - From Argentina to Italy to Grand Prix racing, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Early post-war German F2 cars - The BMW-derived specials that appeared in war-struck Germany, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Ensign - Falling into the clutches of Teddy Yip, by Michael Ferner
  • ERA - Raymond Mays' first enterprise, by Michael Ferner
  • EuroBrun - Unholy matrimony, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Ferrari 375 "Thinwall Special" - The first car that rattled the Alfetta's cage, by Felix Muelas/Greg England
  • Frazer-Nash - The marque that failed to take the Cooper straight, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Gordini - Midget among the manufacturers, by 'Uechtel'
  • Team Haas Lola - Taking the FORCE out of the Lola name, by Rainer Nyberg/Mattijs Diepraam
  • HWM - The product of John Heath and George Abecassis, by Felix Muelas
  • Kojima - Briefly touched Grand Prix racing, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Lamborghini - We liked the Miura better..., by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Life - For the Life of me..., by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Lotus 12 - Chapman's first GP car, by John Cross
  • Lotus 25 - The first monocoque, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Lotus 56B - Aircraft on wheels, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • March - Customer care, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Martini - Tico's kit-car disaster, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Maserati - A tale of six brothers, by Leif Snellman
  • Maserati V-8R1 - German influence, by Leif Snellman
  • McLaren M2B - The first steps to a great heritage, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Mercedes 18/100 - Peugeot beater, by Leif Snellman
  • Mercedes W125 - Merc's 1936 dud, by Leif Snellman
  • Mercedes W154 - The '38/'39 cars, by Leif Snellman/Don Capps
  • Merzario - Possessed by the will to carry on, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Osella - Madmen rather than enthusiasts?, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Onyx/Monteverdi - Recipe on how to destroy a fledgling team, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Porsche - Weissach's single Grand Prix win, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Shannon - Lady Godiva goes to the races, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Surtees - The downfall of Fearless John's marque, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Token - Introducing Mr Tom Pryce, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Trojan - The pre-war namesake, by Alessandro Silva
  • Turner - A pidgeon among the British F2 cats, by Mattijs Diepraam/Marc Ceulemans
  • Vanwall - Vanwall's inconspicuous entry to the GP world, by Felix Muelas/Don Capps
  • Williams - From rags to riches, by Mattijs Diepraam/Felix Muelas
  • Williams FW08 - Title winner in its own right, by John Cross