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Superstar Mount a BMW R90/S Motorcycle and just watch her respond ... a performance that's a veritable tour de force ! 67 brake-horsepower—the biggest, fastest, most powerful we've ever achieved.…

A section devoted to old-car matters VSCC Silverstone meeting The Vintage SCC had every reason to be pleased with its first 1974 race meeting, which attracted a big crowd, some…

Though best known for Formula Ford chassis, the Dulon marque also ventured into sportscars, and its 1969 GT coupe has just returned to the track after 30 years away. Badged…

The following were the first ten places in the British Trials Drivers' Association's "Star'' Competition as at June 6th :-                             Marks         No. of Events         Average K. Wharton ... ...    …

MARANELLO CONCESSIONAIRES Ltd., the Ferrari importers, are creating a new, separate, company which will operate independently and take over the current retail selling activities of the Group. The new company…

CURRENT AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS INTERNATIONAL FIXTURES-1931 MAY. 3rd. Italy-Tour de Sicily. 8-9th. Great Britain-J.C.C. Open Meeting at Brooklands. 9-14th. Germany-Wiesbaden Automobile Tourney. 10th. Italy-Targa Florio. 17th. Italy-Coupe Messina. 17th. France-Algerian…

11 ARTISTRY IN THI-4: AIR By MAJOR OLIVER STEW ART, M. C., SOME aerobatic pilots fill us with admiration at their skill and delicacy of touch ; others frighten us…

Writing from Zimbabwe, reader Jack W Sanderson would like to know what happened to the DIS Delage tourer (registration DR 3634) he bought for £100 from Bill Breen in 1946…

• * * THE V16 CADILLAC Sir, I have been an avid reader of MOTOR SPORT since 1947 and still regard the arrival of your magazine as one of the…

Sir, Regarding Mr. Spencer's letter, I feel I can add something to the subject of Carden Cyclecars and their designer. John Valentine Carden was born about 1890, he was therefore…

HIGH SPOTS AT EARL'S COURT Forebodings that the 1937 Motor Show would be just too dull are clearing. Amongst the entirely new sports-cars we have the 3I-litre S.S. " 100,"…

Richar Shuttleworth enjoyed a background gew can dream of. And he made the most of it, as Bill Boddy reveals p>Richard Ormonde (after Lord Ormonde, a godfather) Shuttleworth was born…