Bentley Speed Six: Le Mans winner, Old Number One and the Blue Train
The Bentley Speed Six is the sporting version of W. O.
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Blower Bentley: the supercharged 4½ Litre, its races and survivors
The Blower Bentley is the supercharged Bentley 4½ Litre of 1929 to 1931, the car Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin had built against W.
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900: the 2900A and 2900B Mille Miglia winners
The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 is the sports and racing car Alfa Romeo built from 1935 to 1939 around a twin-supercharged 2,905 cc straight-eight derived…
MG K3 Magnette: the supercharged 1,100 cc racing car from Abingdon
The MG K3 Magnette is the supercharged 1,087 cc six-cylinder racing car built at Abingdon in 1933 and 1934, about 33 of them, for the 1,100 cc class…
Le Mans to Tours via that Mulsanne Straight
Anyone who has visited the Le Mans Museum right alongside the circuit entrance will be left with a burning desire to go and investigate the Mulsanne…
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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 and the Monza: Jano's four-time Le Mans winner
The Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 is the supercharged straight-eight sports and racing car Vittorio Jano designed for Alfa Romeo, built from 1931 to 1934 with an engine of 2,336 cc, according to Stellantis Heritage's history of the 8C 2300 Le Mans .
Porsche LeMans Wins at the 24 Hours – Ten Magic Moments
It’s not very often that we simply cut and paste a press release verbatim here at Historic Racer.
Vic Elford on Jo Bonnier’s Fatal 1972 LeMans Crash – Vintage Video
Jo Bonnier was involved in an accident on the straight between Mulsanne Corner and Indianapolis at Le Mans in 1972 when his open-top Lola-Cosworth…
1963 TVR Grantura Racer – All The Way From Australia
Sitting in the sunshine at Lincolnshire’s Blyton Park Circuit, the pretty TVR Grantura before us probably has more racing experience that all of the…