Drivers had several near misses trying to navigate the tricky Club corner
The dramatic, competitive heats of the first Formula 2 race at Thruxton
Ford UK had various sites from Basildon to Doncaster
The all-conquering Ford of Britain in its heyday, Rover's class leader and the first ever simulators
We were hugely impressed by the way the E30 M3 handled itself
The most successful road racer yet, Bob Lutz on the future of motoring and a Toyota from the future
The Alfa GTA handled with astonishing grip in the wet and even muddy patches
We test the rally-prepared Alfa Romeo GTA, the UK's first Honda revealed and a clash of two worlds
By burning coal, flammable gases would be sent through to the carburettors of the engine
Coal- and wood-powered cars, driving a lorry in the blitz, and an indignant Mercedes-Benz owner
Rain during practice showed the concrete surface could get “phenomenally slippery”
From aircraft on the track to Geoff Duke's crash, the World Sportscar Championship was off to a hot start
The Moskvitch 400-420 was a Kadett copy made by tooling stolen from Opel's factory
The ultra-secretive USSR, covers off for the Sunbeam Alpine, the future of parking in London
The Metro Turbo's power delivery was smoother and less laggy than in other cars
MG introduces the turbocharged Metro, Peugeot 205 makes its debut and Top Gear films Autocar
The M10 used the same 2.5-litre 168bhp V6 as the Ford Mondeo
Noble's Lotus Elise challenger, Nissan launches R34 Skyline and Ferrari's new-era sports car
Autocar encouraged cultivating a relationship with their car as people might golf or tennis
Soothing troubled driving nerves, why car maintenance was a full-time job and beating The Blue Train
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