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It seems that the 12/60 Alvis which Anthony Powys-Lybbe successfully
raced at Brooklands from1933 to '35 before he acquired the ex-John Cobb 2.6-litre Monza Alfa Romeo and then a 2.9…
raced at Brooklands from1933 to '35 before he acquired the ex-John Cobb 2.6-litre Monza Alfa Romeo and then a 2.9…
which included an aero-engined HispanoSuiza, Delage D8, Speed Six Bentley, Type 44 Bugatti, Lagonda M45,12/50 Alvis. a Sunbeam, a sports-bodied…
old: in the1930s Max Miller had a Standard Swallow, 'Wee' Georgie Wood a 15.7hp Crossley, Binnie Hale a six-cylinder Standard,…
e • • • When replicas are acceptabl I suppose a replica is acceptable if the real car it represents…
is amusing to recall that a race for 'veterans' was held at the Southport Sand races in1930. The Autocor rather…
the edification of past staff of The Motor, as it was from 1903 to 1988, mostly about the later period.…
The most stupendously authentic rebuild of a virtually derelict, very rare, pre-1919 Lanchester Sporting 40 has nearly been completed, a…
In 1930. long before SORN declarations, a car owner went to renew his 'road fund' licence. He presented the correct…
A change of perspective With a membership of over 7000 and rising, the VSCC today is far removed from the…
The Bristol Owners Club (secretary G Hawkins, 1 Tails Lane, Fenstation, Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 9JJ) has as good and glossy…
Powerful home-brew Home-built cars have abounded from the early days, in the form of those modified to owners' ideas and…
With automobilia now much sought after, does anyone remember the sheets of 144 postage-size stamps, each one depicting a racing…
Fafnir Formula Junior The Fafnir was one of the rarest of all Formula Junior cars created in the late 1950s.…
Bulldog breeds a double for Tuthill Bulldog Rally I Wales I Oct 23 Torrential rain and testing conditions on the…
DESSIE NUTT Britsh historic rally champbn How good has 2004 been? A perfect season. The car has been perfect. Geraldine…
Maunsell's Rapier thrust Rally of the Tests I Noy 4-7 Robin Eyre-Maunsell and Peter Scott emerged atop a fierce contest…
Costin Lister-Chevrolet The Costin-bodied Lister-Chevrolet now raced successfully by Julian Bronson was a 1959 car originally registered •TUF 1 It…
Gallego's TGP title on home ground IEsbril I Oct 9-10 Local hero Rodrigo Gallego's allaction drive in the concluding round…
The Team Goldarts Caterham squad took handicap victory in the 55th running of the Birkett Six-Hour Relay Race at Silverstone.…
Double wins for Tony Smith (Ferrari 246) and Bugatti boss Thomas Bscher (Maserati 450S) headlined the final weekend of the…
New banked corners at Zandvoort have been completed, two months before Formula 1 returns to the Dutch circuit. The two sections, angled at 18- and 19-degrees, are said to be…
Starting from sixth on the grid in Istanbul, Lewis Hamilton deployed title-winning speed, skill and judgement to win the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix and secure a seventh championship title
Mercedes will not make more major upgrades to this year’s F1 car, despite the risk that Red Bull will pull away in the championship. The team has shifted most of…
This year's crop of new drivers is one of the strongest that F1 has seen and the competition is still on to stand out as 2019's rookie of the year Albon,…