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Road impressions of the Volkswagen 1500S and Volkswagen 1200 A car is only as good as its after-sales service." — Dr. Ing.h.c. Heinrich Nordhoff, Managing Director, of Volkswagenwerk .A.G. Last…

That Fastest Ever 30/98 In The Motor dated January 13th, "King-Pin," a regular contributor to that journal, published two paragraphs on the 30/98 Vauxhall car which, raced at Brooklands by…

"The Automotive Art of Bertone" by Rod de la Rive Box & Richard Crump. 166 pp. 10 1/4 in x 8 1/4. (Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 711.…

The second American Grand Prix for Formula 1 cars, which counts towards the World Championship, was held at Riverside Raceway on the edge of the South Californian desert. The Raceway…

I wasn't going to drive it anywhere, I was going to park the bastard, pick up my cleutschmarks and get home to Mum...

CARS I HAVE OWNED IN all I have owned 25 cars and handled and looked after two owned by my father. Of these only two were " bad " cars,…

Heikki Kovalainen was confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2009 even before he scored his maiden F1 win in the Hungarian Grand Prix. Although there was never any real likelihood…

Down the years I have done my best to solve readers' motor racing puzzles. Will they now solve one for me? Long ago I was given a nice framed 18x11…

Jaguar ‘E2A’, the prototype racer that provided the link between the D-type and E-type, is expected to sell for over £3.5million when auctioned in California in August. The semi-monocoque car…

Neutral Contour Technology was used in the development of the low-profile NCT tyre in the late 1970s, the introduction of which was a milestone in the development of high-performance tyres.…

A Section Devoted To Old-Car Matters A Memory of "The Sunbeam" at Wolverhampton The other day I had an interesting chat with Mr. J. L. Cozens, MBE, TD, about the…

There is no ticket to cover the whole three days, but individual day times and prices are set out below. FRIDAY - Gates open approximately 6.00am Admission price Adult £12.00…