THE MOST DIFFICULT LONDON-EXETER ONLY 13 PREMIER AWARDS AMONG 276 STARTERS. SIMMS HILL AND FINGLE BRIDGE ACCOUNT FOR THE MAJORITY OF COMPETITORS. M.G.'s GAIN SIX PREMIERS, FORD FIVE RILEY AND…

THE SOUTHERN MOTOR COMPANY We recently had an opportunity to inspect some of the reconditioned RollsRoyces in which the Southern Motor Co. of 72, l'ark Hill, Clapham, London, S.W.4 (Mac.…

Following the successful record attempts by the Austin-Healey Sprite at Utah, the supercharged M.G. EX-181 was taken out by Phil Hill to attack Class E (up to 2,000 c.c.) records.…

A TRIUMPH CLUB. The latest one-make car club to be formed is for Triumph owners. It is enrolling members rapidly, and the social events so far organised have been well…

We are informed that Turner Sports Cars of Wolverhampton have built a 496-c.c. four-cylinder-in-line engine intended for 500-c.c racing cars, but it will also be developed as a sports-car unit. We…

As is probably well known to our readers, cars built up from kits of parts are not liable to purchase tax if assembled without professional help. As these cars are…

The Ligier JS17 that won the 1981 Austrian Grand Prix in the hands of Jacques Laffite will return to racing this season after an extensive rebuild by James Watt Automotive.…

The engine is that used for the Light Fifteen, but with Inclined o. h. valves in hemispherical combustion chambers in an alloy head, higher compression-ratio and, on the British version,…

What Do Yot Know About Cars ? Report on Competition No. 8. TH first correct solution to our last month's competition opened on the 15th January was that submitted by…

CONTE NTS MATTERS OF MOMENT ... MOTOR-CYCLE BEATS CAR AT BRIGHTON ... THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX PETERBOROUGH M.C. SILVERSTONE MEETING GRAN PREMIO DI MODENA ... S.U.N.B.A.C. AT SILVERSTONE ... SUNBEAM…

CHEVRON GROWS A EW WI G Long after the death of its founder, the racing marque adds another twist to its story HE COMPLEX HISTORY OF THE Chevron marque gained…

Sir, Knowing of your interest in the various current malpractices towards the everyday motorist, I would appreciate your comments on the following episode. In June of last year I bought…