Prouvé, Ennui, and the Problem of Cash


Money is the root of all evil, so they say, but it certainly catches our attention. Is it the best way to cultivate…

3 Days in Paris: Retromobile 2012


Paris in February? Oui, as that's when the awesome Rétromobile show happens.

Ralph Lauren at the Louvre


A display of 17 fantastic cars owned by Ralph Lauren and on display at the Louvre's Design Museum begs questions of…

2011 Concorso Villa d’Este


It's small and mostly private, but the Concorso Villa d'Este is the most spectacular vintage motoring exhibit on the…

1911: Indians Sweep Isle of Man TT


Oliver Godfrey rode the first non-English motorcycle to win the Isle of Man TT, and Indians took the top 3 spots - a…

Building a Norton Four


In the mid-1960s, there were no 4-cylinder motorcycles to buy, so riders made one. Mick King tells us how he did it in…

The Blue Box


The Audi Museum in 2009 only exhibited DKW motorcycles, but a visit to the basement revealed a treasure trove of unseen…

Rocket Cycles! Part 2: Archibald Low


Archibald Montgomery Low invented a television in 1914, concepted digital television and photography, and loved…

Book Review: ‘Private Owner’


Les Higgins was bitten by the racing bug while still a schoolboy, and spent his modest weekly wages buying used racing…

Then and Now


Graeme Brown worked for the Douglas factory, and built a badass special to race at Brooklands that remains at that…

The Amazing Zelocette!


Paul Zell builds amazing 'bigger banger' Velocettes, and this 700cc Zellocette is a 700cc version of an MSS Scrambler,…

Brooklands Relived 2005: David Vincent


David Vincent won his Gold Star in 1936 aboard a two-year old Velocette KTT MkIV, on of only 29 riders to win the award…

Those Dashing Racers of the 1920s: Harry Weslake


Harry Weslake was a snappy dresser, and revolutionized the scientific design of cylinder heads based on gas-flow…