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Paris-Rouen centenary On Saturday June 4, when the Allies were finalising preparations for the 50th Anniversary of the Normandy landing, another group of veterans from France, Britain, New Zealand, Australia,…

Enhanced power, performance, economy and refinement: these are the primary aims Jaguar set itself when it implemented the long overdue programme of changes to its V12 saloon models. And after…

Progress is inevitable, and although nostalgia often renders the past preferable to the present a comparison between the two rarely has any significance, whilst it is even more futile to…

A British sports-car that is practical, economical and represents excellent value-for-money To review our road experiences with a Triumph TR2 for the benefit of the large number of potential buyers…

Hants and Berks M.C. Blackwater Trial A fairly happy-go-lucky event divided into saloon and open-car classes this trial was rendered unexpectedly difficult by the thaw. The entry, as seen assembled…

Sir, I am delighted to find an articulate ally, for I, too, am an anti-twiddle monger. Not long ago I wrote to B.M.C. to expostulate about their ridiculous steering in…

If the Williams-badged version of the 16-valve Renault Clio was not such an enjoyable drive, we could simply dismiss the whole thing as a cynical marketing ploy. The only common…

Does this number plate mean anything to you? RDU 93 . . . " The caller hadn't finished before I interrupted him. "That's my old Jaguar! Series III! Brown, manual…

Images of Shelsley, edited by Robert Cooper. Midland AC, £10, inc p & p. To recognise the 90th year of the famous and respected hill-climbs at Shelsley Walsh the Midland…

As for several years past, this year's Willhire endurance race at Snetterton was qualifying round in the Uniroyal Championship, one of two production saloon series which have become breeding for…

Two Wins for Stirling Moss and Roy Salvadori. Scott-Brown's Magnificent Drive. Moss Sets New Lap Record. Sports-Car Races Won by Aston Martin, Cooper-Climax and A.C. In spring sunshine the B.A.R.C. had…

Aluminium-skinned 1960s-style monocoque chassis structures were pretty demanding things to make – and particularly to make straight. Past Team Lotus mechanic Cedric Selzer recalls one in particular which he was…