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The roads of the 1920s We left Owen John lamenting the demise of the steam-car, and watching the first of what were to become the RAC/VCC London-Brighton Veteran Car Runs.…

SPEED TRIALS BY THE SEA It would seem that the one-time popularity of sprint events is fast returning, and on August 15th there will be another new fixture in this…

Alvis 12/50 Register The Esso House Rally and Driving Tests, open by invitation to the Humber and Sunbeam S.T.D. Registers, took place on April 24th, with an entry of 46…

Dissatisfied with your standard Range Rover? Fancy a GTi that climbs trees? Well Overfinch can probably help, at a price . . . Officially, Overfinch says it produces "enhancements" for…

A large crowd enjoyed an excellent day's racing at Crystal Palace on Whit-Monday. The main race of the day, the 36-lap London Trophy for F.2 cars, went to Roy Salvadori…

Losing is the English disease, they say. Grands Prix give lie to that. Paul Fearnley samples an English racing automobile that put us on the road to recovery and total…

Sir, I was very surprised to read the letter from Mr. T. N. Allen in your January issue complaining of poor Bentley service, which is completely at variance with my…

News from the main auction houses around the world — RM AUCTIONS — American auction houses proved there is still money to be made in classic cars during Scottsdale week…

SECRETS OF ENGINE BALANCE—continued. of the rim in relation to the register fitting over the flange on the crankshaft. This goes to show the importance of extending the balancing operations…

The Half-Litre Club at Silverstone An enormous progritinme was run through very slickly over the Silverstone Club Circuit on August 18th. Apart from a five-lap " free for all," which…

The charismatic Swiss Sauber team, like many others, retains examples of each of its Formula One cars and all conquering Sports Prototypes, but faces the not uncommon problem that several…

Rob Walker Racing's ex-Jo Siffert1968 British Grand Prix-winning Lotus 49B is the most significant early 3-litre Formula One car to be offered for sale for many moons, and is the…