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Miss B. M. Haig, whose motoring sport before the war was mainly confined to continental events, writes in decidedly nostalgic vein. Yesterday I touched 80 m.p.h.! Moreover, I was not…

Rally of the Thousand Lakes Finland is not what you would call a wild country. Had George Borrow gone there instead of to Wales he would very likely have found…

Anti-roll bar controls There is a surprising divergence of opinion on the use and function of the suspension anti-roll bar. Everyone is agreed that suspensions front and rear need the operation…

Blown head gaskets and finally a comprehensive engine blow-up when the timing gear fell off the end of a camshaft of his Triumph Stag had driven to despair Mike Stephens,…

Indelible evidence We applaud TOCA's decision to ask RAC stewards to make use of comprehensive TV footage to examine driving standards in the final round of the British Touring Car…

The following received awards at the Concours d'Elegance held during the R.A.C. Garden Party: W. P. Maidens (1932 10-h.p. Austin saloon); C. F. Widmann (Junior Car Club) (1939 1,991-c.c. A.C.…

Ford's Great Safari Rally Victory Three thousand one hundred and eighty-eight miles of terrible roads, mud, swamps, dust, torrential rain. . . . Only 21 finishers out of 94 starters.…

by John B. Rae. 265 pp. 9 1/2 in. 6 1/4, in. (The Univercity of Chicago Press, 70, Gt. Russell Street, London, W.C.1. 44s 6d.) This is a scholarly presentation…

Hanging The Masterpiece In Oils If the amount of publicity it received is any criterion, the outstanding event of August was Castrol's Great Motoring Extravaganza, celebrating 75 years of this…

A SILENCER PROSECUTION. A prosecution of a Zenith rider of a 6-80 Zenith fitted with the maker's standard silencer was heard a few days ago. The Bench were invited to…

Sir, I note with interest the article in the April issue on the finding of another Lola-Aston Martin, and particularly references to myself. I would like to point out that…

You saw it here first! It makes a change for a German car to come on sale in the UK before it reaches showrooms in its native land, but in…