Racing

The Lotus Elite was the world's first glassfibre monocoque, a 660-kilogram coupe that cut through the air like nothing else in 1957 and won its class at Le Mans six years running. A guide to the Type 14, the Climax engine, the racing record, buying checks and values.

The Jaguar C-Type and D-Type won Le Mans five times in seven years, pioneered disc brakes and aviation monocoques, and became some of the most valuable British cars ever sold. A guide to both racers, the XKSS, the continuation cars and the replica industry that keeps the shapes on the road.

The Lotus Cortina put Colin Chapman's twin-cam engine into Ford's family saloon and created the touring-car legend of the 1960s, Jim Clark cornering it on three wheels in every archive reel. A guide to Mk1 and Mk2, the racing record, originality traps and values.