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Skunkworks – Part two

In the second part, Mel Nichols looks at off the books projects all the way from the original Toyota Prius to the Pontiac that fired the muscle car revolution

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Skunkworks – Part one

Some of the most inspired and influential cars have come from off-book projects conceived in complete secrecy even from their company directors. Mel Nichols reports

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How the Japanese saved Porsche

Hard to believe now, but 30 years ago Porsche was a poorly run, loss making business whose very survival was in question. Then the Japanese turned up. By Mel Nichols

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The man who bought the world’s most valuable car

In May 2022, Simon Kidston bought the legendary Mercedes ‘Uhlenhaut Coupé’ for a client. It cost €135m. He tells Mel Nichols how it happened

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Saving Jaguar – Part two

John Egan turned a basket case into a business worth billions. Mel Nichols asks him how he would turn around Jaguar today

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Saving Jaguar – Part one

In the 1980s many thought Jaguar doomed. John Egan begged to differ. In an exclusive two-part interview, he tells Mel Nichols how he did it and how he’d do it again today

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Education, education, education

Think you know how to be a safe, fast driver? Well, as Mel Nichols finds out, it’s never too late to discover how much more you have to learn

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Every picture tells a story

Mel Nichols chooses his favourite photographs from a motoring journalism career spanning more than 50 years

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