B.O.R.C.'S DINGHY RACES. ALTHOUGH the B.O.R.C. meeting at the Welsh Harp on Saturday, 6th September, did not attract a big "gate," from the point of view of sport, it was…

The Godiva and the Lox, The Godiva mentioned by Nigel Mills in the May issue (Vintage Postbag) may be the sole survivor of the marque, but is certainly not the…

There still seems to be little unanimity amongst motor manufacturers on the subjects of running-in, warming-up and oil-changing. The motoring press still receives letters from readers citing cases of new…

Sir, According to the potted history in your March 2000 issue, the Ferrari 375 Plus of Mr Favero would have been rebuilt from the engine of the 1954 Le Mans…

Sir, I found February’s Lunch with Mike Costin most interesting. Talking of the DFV, Mike mentions that “the pick-up after a gear change wasn’t very good. Dare I say it,…

/Lewd scornsH SPORTING CAR CLUB The Team Trial must be written down as a very successful event. That something like a hundred officials gave their services suggests it from the…

No. 4. — A LONDON TUNING SHOP OF my personal experiences of purveyors of speed, Messrs. Automobile Supertuners stand out as one of the most interesting. Situated in Roberts Mews,…

Renault is by no means alone in what Eurocrats nowadays term the MPV (that's Multi-Purpose Vehicle) market, but there is no question that the Espace sparked the MPV revolution. So…

CONTENTS. PA GP: Editorial 327 The U 1st er Tourist Trophy ... • • • 328 (Ireat Racing Marques—XIV. Renault 332 The Type XII Steyr Saloon 335 Rumblings • •…

This year's Sunbeam Motor-Cycle Club's Veteran and Vintage Rally will take place on June 17th. It differs from previous years in being run solely on a distance-cum-age of car-cum-age of driver…

The Williams Renault Formula 1 Motor Racing Book, by Xavier Chimitis and Francois Granet. Dorling Kindersley, £9.99. According to the PR spiel, this is published by Dorling Kindersley Adult Books,…

The Vintage Renaults Sir, The reference to "abominable brakes" in M. Jorrand's letter in your September issue prompts me to mention the magnificent brakes on the 13.9-h.p. (2,121 c.c.) "semi-sports…