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The vintage Morris Minor Register has been reformed, catering for owners worldwide of the 1928-1931 short wheelbase, overhead-camshaft Minors. Its Secretary, Ian Grace, is building a Morris Special based on…

The Opel division of General Motors has made considerable inroads into the British market since it started selling here just over four years ago. The Ascona and the Manta have…

June 1st. - See you at Shelsley Walsh, Britain's first international post-war event. June 8th. - Vintage S.C.C. members invited to an air display and party at Elstree aerodrome. June…

The Aero Engine that Never Was A motoring scribe has to be so very careful. Witness the case of the man who makes racing and sports-cars on a modest scale…

Sir, I always enjoy reading accounts of modern sports cars but cannot help wondering where progress, if any, is shown. The Morgan Plus Four in the Editor's hands gave 39.2…

What comes around ... Sir, I have read in the weekly press of Ayrton Senna's apparently clumsy attempts to talk his way into a Ferrari drive next year. This, I…

The good, the bad and the ugly Three separate slots in the Vauxhall range have each been topped with new high profile performance variants. Most important of these is a…

BROOKLANDS SUMMER MEETING. THE first Saturday of July was remarkable for the outdoor festivals which attracted sport and pleasure-loving Londoners. Racing at Henley, Lawn Tennis at Wimbledon, horse racing at…

No. 35: THE RICHARDSON THE Richardson light car was born of that optimism which flourished after the Armistice of 1918 in the minds of these who sought to provide New…

The First Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Sir With reference to the excellent photograph of the 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, registration AX 201 as shown in your Golden Jubilee issue of MOTOR…

Given a rare opportunity in a top works rally car on home soil, Tommy Mäkinen didn't waste it As the 1994 World Rally Championship heads towards its close, three drivers…

HEADLIGHTS We have pleasure in announcing one of the greatest scientific discoveries of interest to motorists—a specially treated glass which definitely projects light through fog and mist without back-glare. It…