It reads like a plot line no real screenwriter would dare pitch: A little-known transmission engineer who has never designed...
There are cars, and there are cars. Some come and stay, many come and pass on. A few appear briefly but don’t make it to the grid, and then they disappear. Thanks to historic racing and car collecting fever, however, a number have managed to rise from the ashes. VR...
Martin OgilviePhoto: Ogilvie Collection Martin Ogilvie is a rare example of someone who knew all along what he wanted to...
Every job has its drawbacks and its drudgeries. While writing for VR is a passion that all of our staff...
Tyrrell’s Project 34 six-wheel Formula One car was one of those refreshingly radical cars that used to come into Grand Prix racing in the 1970s, designs seldom seen today. Many look back on this car as a total failure, forgetting the early success it had in 1976, for Jody Scheckter...
If he lasted long enough—that is, if he didn’t get killed in the process—canny observers thought this young South African...
Derek Gardner will be remembered, by many, as the designer of one of the most radically designed cars ever to...