Historic Racing Technology Issue 25

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Turning the J-car into the Le Mans-winning Mk IV Ford’s breaking of Ferrari’s Le Mans stranglehold, with the GT40 in 1966, inspired a Hollywood movie. But the tale of the futuristic new car it had intended to race instead is no less compelling, as revealed in this extract from the new edition of The Ford That Beat Ferrari

The world’s fastest Jensen There are some cars that are easy to imagine tearing across Bonneville’s salt flats, but as Alan Stoddart discovers, some racers won’t settle for easy

INDUSTRY NEWS Stirling Moss: the passing of a master;Motorsport UK to provide financial support amid COVID-19 crisis; Retro Rallycross on firms new 4WD class; National Motorsport Academy’s online boost; historicracing calendar update; John Horsman: how‘The Horse’ tamed Porsche’s mighty 91

Judd GV V10: an “accidental classic” Adam Weller visits Engine Developments founder John Judd to discuss the longevity of a classic racing engine

New gearbox for 100-year-old Sunbeam Doug Hill, chief engineer at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, tells William Kimberley about getting a 100-year-old Sunbeam back on the road

Duncan Hamilton Recalling the extraordinary life and times of Le Mans winner Duncan Hamilton, born 100 years ago

The ultimate Lotus Elan What do you get when a former touring car ace commissions a crack BTCC squad to build a car for historic racing? The fastest Lotus Elan around, reports Chris Pickering

Race Retro There was plenty of exciting technology for historic racers on show at Race Retro this year. Alan Stoddart details some of the products which caught his eye