A Blank Cheque, and the Buyer Asked for Three Pedals The Aston Martin Victor is what happens when a man can order any car in the world and deliberately chooses the hardest one to drive. Picture having that kind of money — not comfortable money, but the kind that gets you into Aston Martin’s “black … Read more
GMA T.50: The Car Gordon Murray Has Been Waiting 30 Years to Build Gordon Murray has spent his entire career proving one thing: that lighter is better. He proved it with 22 Grand Prix wins at Brabham. He proved it with the MP4/4, the most dominant Formula 1 car ever made. He proved it with … Read more
Ferrari 330 P4: The Most Perfect Reply To a Humiliation Ferrari never answered Ford with words. Ferrari answered with a photograph. Daytona, 5 February 1967, half past three in the afternoon. Three red cars crossing the finish line side by side, shoulder to shoulder, drivers revving their engines like men spitting in their rivals’ faces. … Read more
Ferrari F50: The Ferrari The Press Couldn’t Read Let’s get one thing straight before we start. In 1995, when Ferrari launched the F50, the motoring press of the entire planet agreed on one thing: it was a disappointment. They said it in the United States. They said it in England. They said it in Italy. … Read more
