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Industry insight: Continuously variable TransAxle
Continuously variable fun Ford and Fiat have brought automatic transmission within the grasp of Fiesta and Uno buyers with a…

Continuously variable fun Ford and Fiat have brought automatic transmission within the grasp of Fiesta and Uno buyers with a…
Good vintage SMMT Test '87 is a one-and-a-half day annual event for journalists centred upon Donington Park, which can yield…
Crown jewel Regarded by many people as the jewel in Grand Prix racing's crown, Monaco has always been one of…
Millionaires' row GTO— three letters signifying a peak in a famous, possibly the most famous, auto-history. 12 cylinders, 3 litres,…
by Terry Cole. 111pp. 91/4 61/4. (GT Foulis & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ £7.95). Here is a little book full…
by Stuart Bladon (Penguin Books, £3.50) In its thirtieth edition, this compact guide has a new shorter name to replace…
by Nigel Trow (Osprey, £19.50) Although its title suggests a concern only with the track, Nigel Trow's book actually embraces…
by Philip Porter. 175pp. 101/2" x 8". GT Foulis & Co Ltd, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ. £14.95) Here is…
Custom Fords by Pierce Riemer and Stephen Mills. 120 pp. 101/4" x 8". (GT Foults & Co, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset…
by William Morse. 64pp. 91/4 x 7 (Nelson & Saunders, Olney, Bucks. £5.95.) The rotary aero-engine (redolent of the days…
The roads of the 1920s As the summer of 1926 approached, Owen John was doing his best to silence critics…
It was in 1939 that a contest was arranged at Brooklands to decide which was the then-fastest road-equipped sports-car. It…
We learn with regret of the death of Eric Giles, who played such a prominent part in the early days…
We are grievously saddened to hear that Betty Haig, great-niece of Field Marshall The Earl Haig, died in an Inverness…
Simplicity itself The aircraft industry had a bad time immediately after the Armistice of 1918, orders for military aeroplanes having…
The snippers got at last months "Silverstone snippets" making Sweet's MG fourth in the VSCC Pat Lindsay race, whereas it was…
Overall winner the VSCC Scottish Trial was RG Winder (Austin 7), and other first-class award winners were P Stringer (A7),…
The Lea-Francis OC celebrated its 25th Anniversary at Stanford Hall, near Lutterworth, on June 7, when some 30 cars representing…
Joy-riding When Duncan Rabagliati phoned last December to ask if I would like to join Team Rabagliati on the RAC Classic Run,…
No, not mine, although I do have them! I am referring to car bodywork in the context of the now…
It’s straight out of a video game, but Formula 1 really will be racing on Las Vegas Boulevard, or the Strip to you and me. Whether you’re a fan of…
The PalmPilot was among the first personal digital assistants. Its chunky dimensions were launched in 1997 and enabled the tech-conscious businessperson to scribe notes, monitor daily schedules and organise extensive…
Air used to be dirty in Formula 1. Nowadays it’s expectant. There’s a whiff of madness in it too. Ten years ago the sport was in the Doldrums, glum and…
MotoGP is at Aragón as the championship nears the final stages of the 2017 season, with three riders covered by just 16 points at the head of the standings. Our…