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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…

"Motoring Cavalcade," by W. J. Bentley (144 pages, 7 in. by 9¾ in., 16s. Odhams Press, Ltd., 96, Long Acre, W.C.2). Inevitably this motor history book goes over ground which has…

Sir, I was most interested to see the letter from your reader Mr. Richard Walker regarding steering troubles with a Triumph 2000. I too fitted a wood-rim steering wheel and…

Recognised as the world’s first credible Japanese sports car, the durable 240Z is still sought after, even if the period PVC trim is looking a little passé… By any rational…

Sir, I wonder how many other enthusiasts like ourselves were staggered at the admission fee of £1.40 per head charged for the Beaulieu Autojumble? My wife and I were at…

Sir, Much as I admire the spirit of Mr. Elliot-Pyles letter (Motor Sport for June "why do the beggars go out and buy foreign rubbish?"), the matter is more complicated…

After nearly 25 years, the familiar, aluminium-framed side windows, shallow, broad screen and high scuttle of the stumpy, TreVoR Wilkinson-originated TVR have made way for a brand-new shape. Martin Lilley…