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The inventions that made cars fly - or failed in their attempt to do so



[ The rear-engined revolution ]

[ Alternative power ]

[ Feature stories ]

  • Brabham BT46B - Ground Effect and the Fan Car, by Darren Galpin
  • Cosworth DFV - Customer power, the Cosworth DFV story, by Darren Galpin
  • Engine failures - The worst engines of the 3.5-litre era, by Rainer Nyberg
  • Four-wheel drive - The Cosworth F1 car and the history of four-wheel-drive in racing, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Six-wheelers - Overtaken by history, the quick rise and fall of six-wheeled cars in Grand Prix racing, by Mattijs Diepraam
  • Rudolf Uhlenhaut - The Mercedes-Benz tech brain, by Leif Snellman

[ Short articles ]