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Cars in books, December 1971
"Fighting In Flanders", by E. Alexander Powell (Heinemann, 1914), to which a reader drew our attention, is an interesting example…

"Fighting In Flanders", by E. Alexander Powell (Heinemann, 1914), to which a reader drew our attention, is an interesting example…
According to The Migraine Trust his distressing disease afflicts some 5-million people in this country. We hope that not many…
The Earls Court London Motor Show now seems far distant—the 1971 Show I mean—for which grateful thanks to St. Christopher.…
In the jargon of motor racing there are numerous clichés that are often made in jest, but which are only…
During last month we had an enjoyable break from the normal run of modified production saloons as the well-publicised, but…
This new map has been published by the Ordnance Survey. Extra features shown for the first time include inter-town distances…
Around the time of the Senior Service Hill-Rally we heard about a home-built VW Buggy which the police stopped because…
Just once in a while you come across a really top-class, conscientiously-made product, like those Bardic electric torches I used…
The Taurus name has now almost ceased to mean anything to me for the company has had so many changes…
Officially known by the family trading name George Hartwell, the Bournemouth-based company have started to widen their interests outside the…
(D. Bradley-Watson’s reminiscences continued from the November issue.) I was very glad that Duncan Davis suggested that Ken Waller should…
With Ford-based engines revving to 11,000 r.p.m. and wheel to wheel dicing to the chequered flag the old 1-litre Formula…
I used to refer to Mercedes-Benz cars as the World's best, which got me into trouble with those who were…
Sir, It is perhaps not the easiest of editorial tasks to set down a note of reasoned appraisal and satisfaction…
Sir, The reason I am writing is to inform you that your aura was dimmed somewhat after I read your…
Sir, Your magazine has always been a stalwart defender of the general motoring public, and in view of this I…
Sir, As Social Secretary of the TR Register I feel that it is not beyond my call of duty to…
Sir, Should we not now learn a lesson from the past? When I was racing at Brooklands some 40 years…
Sir, D.S.J.'s comments in last month's Continental Notes, concerning "sideways" drivers such as Rindt and Peterson, prompt the following thoughts:…
Sir, I learn with horror that Alfa are to fit automatic transmission. This is sacrilege and almost unbelievable. Aston Martin…
On Sunday morning, I met up with a mate who was sampling his first taste of Silverstone and Formula 1. He wasn’t doing it by halves, having arrived with his…
KTM was the hero of the 2020 MotoGP season, then struggled in 2021. Team engineers tell us they need to improve qualifying speed and corner-exit performance to get back to the front in 2022
With just over a year to go until Audi's first Formula 1 car is revealed, the team has confirmed that it will set up a British outpost, joining nine of the 11 teams on the 2026 grid with a presence in 'Motor Sport Valley'
Mercedes has confirmed that George Russell will partner Lewis Hamilton at the team next season