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Reg Parnell was not strictly a works driver but raced Tony Vandervell's Ferrari 375 'Thinwall Special' to fourth place in the 1951 French Grand Prix. Roy Salvadori made a one-off…

The Americans wanted open roadsters for their sports-car series, but with Group 7 deleted, Europe needed a Group 4 sports coupe. Jackie Epstein wanted a replacement for his ageing Ferrari…

Grand Prix racing's new-style feeder formula is well populated, but Simon Arron witnessed a baptism that wasn't wholly smooth Formula 3000 makes its big step into the future, into a…

Club News WE HEAR John Whitehead now Itas the ex John Whitehead now Itas the exBriggs shortened 'Lancia Lambda•and has reduced further its weight and fitted a smart new body.…

Sir, I read with great apprehension the latest activity of the inventor, Mr. Ronald Perch. He, like a great many other people, is clearly not able to understand the cause…

-At the wheel of a Renault Fregate Amiral saloon Once a year it is my pleasure—unless I can think of a convincing excuse—to accompany my wife to Wolverhampton on the occasion of her Sunbeam STD Register week-end in this…

Having acquired a taste for "rorty racers" when testing Ken Rudd's 185-b.h.p. Austin Healey 3000, we quickly accepted the opportunity to try a Kieft-modified Morgan Plus-Four. The Kieft Sports Car Co.,…

Murray's urban concept edges closer to reality It seems that ex-Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray's dream of seeing his T25 and T27 city cars in production is at last on…

Buyers' Guide: Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow The timeless styling of the Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow is the one thing above all else which makes it difficult to believe that this, the Crewe…

Sir, I have read with interest your comments and those of other informed persons on the, in my opinion, iniquitous 10-year test, and thought that you would probably be interested in…

It had to happen. A major manufacturer has entered legal correspondence with the maker of a fibreglass replica of one of the manufacturer's current models. Many replica makers are technically…

Sir, Having read the letters of Mr. English, Mr. McGhee and Mr. Kearns, I can only conclude that they have been most unfortunate in the service they have received from…