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Auriol at last Since the tortuous dirt roads in the mountains above the Riviera of the Flowers were all covered in spoilsport tarmac, the Sanremo Rally has never been an…

A designer's expression It would be unwise to say when the first carburetter air intake appeared on a racing car, but it was certainly long enough ago to be academic.…

giving demonstrations. said to be interested. The fuel is composed of raw spirits, oils obtained from vegetable bases, ordinary tap water, and a secret chemical binder. The water content can…

Cataluña Rally When Toyota Team Europe went to Spain for the Cataluña Rally the prime object was to get Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya on the winners rostrum. The secondary…

Burton's 1927 Bentley Wins the Itala Trophy Race, Spero's 1934 Maserati the All-Comers' 10-lap Handicap, and L. S. Richards' Riley Special the Motor Sport Trophy Qualifying Race Cold weather but…

The Porsche factory was successful at Le Mans every year between 1981 and 1987, a run finally ended by Jaguar, and it has taken the Zuffenhausen company seven years to…

As certainly as the sun rises and sets, VSCC fixtures crop up again in their appointed places. Thus on April 14th, starting at 1.15 pm, the traditional 1908 GP Itala…

Sir, Ever since reading your various letters pertaining to "Shopping for a Daimler" I have intended writing this letter. Finally spurred by bricks and bouquets thrown at numerous marques to…

Enthusiasm! THE OCTOBER issue of the official journal of the Vintage MCC contained an article by Ken Hallworth about his repeat of the historic Round the Coast ride of 1924,…

SPORTING CARS ON TEST. THE 33-180 h.p. SUPERCHARGED iNIERCEDIIS. By THE EDITOR. IT has seldom been my lot to try Out any really interesting car ; I have driven 70…

There are so many surprising things about Ari Vatanen it's hard to know where to start. The first time I met him was at the Donegal Rally in 1975. Ari…

JW-Gulf Porsche Team fights to the finish Osterreichring, Zeltweg, June 27th. The magnificent circuit carved out of the hills in the Zeltweg valley seems to improve on every visit and…