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A CAR 11/ NEWS OPINION OF THE R.51 BM. IF. MOTOR-CYCLE —continued from page 146 sections of Inter-'Varsity fame, however, proved to be anything but dry, and it was only…

From that entertaining travel book " You Never Know Till You Get There," by Henry Longhurst, published by Dent in 1949: "To drive the bigger American cars of 1949 was…

Sir, I was certainly interested to read of Mr. Reaveley's M.G.-B motoring having a "B" now ten months old with 15,000 on the clock. My immediate reaction was why did…

Sir, We have long watched the spread of conversion kits and all forms of extra equipment for mass-produced motor cars, and wished that we could think of something that would…

Old cars: use and abuse The Veteran to Classic car scene has expanded enormously over the years, and now represents a highly important part of the overall motoring movement. In…

It is instructive to find out about different aspects of motoring, to discover how the other half lives. So every now and again I like to drive a commercial vehicle.…

Torino '90, the 63 Salone Internazionale Della'Automobile, was dismissed even by the country's national press as a pretty dull occasion. Yet there were some sparks of interest for those with…

A SECTION DEVOTED TO OLD CAR MATTERS A Country Garage Between The Wars THE other day I drove in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0 into the complexities of Woodley, from…

A flight to remember Sir, Norma Henderson’s letter about Webbair brought back memories of a journey to the 1960 Portuguese Grand Prix. The Dan-Air Elizabethan was not large enough to…

After the visiting drivers and teams had journeyed from New Zealand to Australia, leaving the locals to enjoy some National racing, the Tasman series got under way again with a…

Gliding Gossip and News THE London Gliding Club has now moved its headquarters from 44a, Dover Street, W.1., to a new address. In future all communications should be sent to…

WINTER DRIVING. The number of drivers who use their cars and motorcycles during the winter is growing greater every year. The R.A.C. is meeting this by maintaining a bigger winter…