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FOLLOWING the failure of American racing groups to agree with the CSI's plans for a world-wide 4-litre formula, the United States Auto Club held its annual meeting and modified several…

Button wins trophy for third time Jenson is Britain’s most successful F1 driver Jenson Button was presented with the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy during the British Grand Prix weekend, having won…

How I earn my living, I seem to possess a worrying inability to spot a success story when I see one. Having lambasted BMW's ugly and profligate X6 it duly…

THE MCE GRAND PRIX. WINS GRUELLING RACE IN INTENSE HEAT AT 65 m.p.h. BRIAN LEWIS (ALFA-ROMEO) FINISHES SIXTH. NUVOLARI (MASERATI) THE HON. THE Grand Prix of Nice was run last…

Recent Even in Pictures. H. W. PURDY ON THE NEW LAysTALL, IA I, VF,RTAN I NC; A VAUXHALL AT THE EASTER B.A.R.C. MEETING. COMPETITORS AT GREENEORD DIRT TRACK ABOUT TO…

Advanced Design OF recent years, sports-cars of advanced design, that is to say, of the roller-bearing, twin o.h.c., hand-assembled sort, have been equalled, if not overshadowed, in performance by more…

Franco Lombardi writes Sir, May I please correct the errors of fact and impression in the Matters of Moment piece about me in your September issue. 1. I am not…

OBITUARIES Max Hill A s we closed for press we heard the very sad news of the death, aged 88, of Max Hill, after a very short spell in hospital.…

THE 12/70 H.P. ALVIS SALOON UNQUESTIONABLY, the Alvis is in the thoroughbred category. Ever since T. G. John introduced his four-cylinder light car just after Peace broke out, the Alvis…

SPORTING CARS ON ROAD AND TRACK. THE 16/55 DAIMLER SPORTS MODEL. By RICHARD TWELVETREES. S0ML.' little time before the Olympia Show, I had the opportunity of witnessing some interesting bench…

HAVANA GP SET FOR 2000 RETURN TOP CLASS INT! RNATI( .I MOTOR racing will return to Cuba for the first time in 40 years next March with the revival by…

At Oulton Park 40 years ago, this Jaguar E-type won on the models race debut. Graham Hill drove it then. Now it's David Malsher's turn While gazing at one of…