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Ferrari tamer
Ferraris may be the most exciting, rewarding and covetable of modern high-performance cars, but I have never regarded them as…
Ferraris may be the most exciting, rewarding and covetable of modern high-performance cars, but I have never regarded them as…
This year represents the 60th anniversary of the Hudson-Essex Terraplane, that American car which was at times underrated but which…
Congratulations to Barry Clarke, who has been elected the next President of the VSCC, taking office in March 1993. The…
Last month, I wrote that performance figures for the supercharged Ulster Austin 7 have proved elusive. Since then I have…
Building sports cars from kits is a fairly recent innovation, judged by the long run of motoring history. Making an…
These days a large proportion of the motoring population is drawn along by its front wheels. But in vintage times…
Following its Curborough Speed Trials, which closely followed its Silverstone Race Meeting, the energetic VSCC had another day at Wiscombe…
The VSCC is anything but insular, organising events in England, Wales and Scotland, and on May 2 holding a rally…
The weekend after the Colerne speed trials, the VSCC held its annual speed trial meeting at Curborough near Lichfield. The…
Reggie Tongue We learned with sadness of the death of Reginald Ellis Tongue, aged 80. Reggie was a well-known ERA…
Bentley Boys Sir, Many thanks for the splendid write-up of the Millbrook 1000-mile record attempt. The final pit stop was…
The Wolseley Hornet Special Club is arranging a display of these cars, to commemorate their winning the 1932 LCC Relay…
There is some excitement about the possibility of a rolling-start, as in the Indianapolis 500, being introduced for F1 racing,…
A reader, engineering consultant Mr Brian T Pritchard Lovell, had brought to my notice something which I had not previously…
Our long-running and apparently well liked feature Cars In Books has been somewhat hampered in recent times by the clauses…
Jaguar Cars is extending its former one-year guarantee on all Jaguars and Daimlers to a three-year, 60,000-mile warranty. They claim…
A man called Mike, by Christopher Hilton. MRP, £16.95. Mike Hailwood's name first became engrained in my youthful conscience not…
Virage advantage Sir, It may seem churlish to criticise JW's most positive and complimentary test on the Aston Martin Virage…
We drive southwest from ‘King’ Kenny’s ranch, where America’s Grand Prix dominance began, down the Californian coast on Highway One, the smell of the Pacific Ocean dazzling our nostrils. We…
Two years ago, Taylor Hagler realised suddenly – and sickeningly – that she’d reached the big time as she listened to the “Star Spangled Banner” blasting over the loudspeakers before…
I wonder how many of you tuned into the interweb or some other medium to keep pace with events in the 24-hours of Spa over the weekend? I can't say…
The huge crowd stood as one. Never before had two drivers battling for the lead of an Indianapolis 500 made their final pitstops simultaneously. Onboard air-jacks plugged in – these…