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THE FIRST TO WEAR THE GREEN SOME HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED INFORMATION ABOUT THE 2-LITRE AND 4-LITRE SUNBEAM RACING-CARS tThe Sunbeam Motor Car Co. Ltd., of Wolverhampton, was the only British concern…

Three hundred and twenty cars from between 1923 and 1979 will celebrate the heritage of Le Mans during the fourth Le Mans Classic on July 11-13. The field is split…

Reid Railton was one of the most brilliant of all pre-War engineers, using the talents of men like John Cobb and Parry THomas to unlock the potential of his designs.…

MOTOR CYCLES—and A MORGAN—for 1925.

SIr, I dispute your claim that the longest solo drive in the 24 hours was by Levegh in 1952. This belongs to ER 'Eddie' Hall who drove his Bentley to…

Sir, Sad though I will be that Alain Prost isn't racing in 1994, isn't it nice to see one of the sport's greats bowing out gracefully while he's still at…

At the V.S.C.C. Silverstone meeting we fell over a small racing car in the Paddock, but otherwise took no particular notice of it. Calling on Nigel Arnold-Foster the other day…

READERS' SALES AND WANTS To meet the repeated demands for something on the lines of the old Spare Parts Announcements, we have hist it tiled a system of inexpensive ath•crtisements.…

"Grand Prix" by David Hodges, Doug Nye and Nigel Roebuck. 244 pp. 18" x 10" (Michael Joseph, London. £19.50) There have been many coffer table publications about motor racing, but…

Formula Renault, training ground for France's racing drivers, is to have a 10-round series in Britain. Run by the BARC and Two Four Sports/Donington Park, the series will offer inexpensive…

It’s a common complaint that today’s professional racing driver is too squeaky-clean, too focused on his career to have any fun out of the cockpit. His own personality must be…

Formula Three Review It started in November 1982 and lasted until June this year: a one-man domination of F3 that broke all previous records and not a few spirits. And,…