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Ron Tauranac was honoured in the recent Australia Day Honours by being appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia. The award is amongst the highest accolades outside military service.…

The Judge looked down on the pleader, And said with a long-drawn sigh, "The police caught you using red petrol, You must know that 'tis better to die. Your licence…

4 MARK BLUNDELL (GB) Lives: Royston GPs: 36 Wins: Poles: Perhaps Mark Blundell and Ukyo Katayama have been a little unlucky, barring Mark's excellent third in Spain, but the ingredients…

A NOVEL EXHIBITION AT OLYMPIA. Alexander Duckham & Co.'s exhibit of non-gumming, non-freezing ADCOL ' lubricants includes a petrol engine turning at high speed and illustrating one way in which…

Still More Steam!  Sir, I have been very interested reading of the steam wagons of the past. One unique example was an under-type Foden which was fitted up as a…

Nobuhiko Kawamoto has been made an honourary Knight of the British Empire. The former president and CEO of the huge Honda company was the driving force behind the marques participation…

by Terry Grimwood. 128pp. 93/4 x 71/2. (Osprey Publishing Ltd, 59 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 9DA. £8.95). Reference works for complete beginners in motorsport have become all the more necessary…

Burkard Bovensiepen's Alpina company's 3.0 CSI.. vanquished the works Fords and BMWs in the 37th 'tourist Trophy Race at Silverstone on September 23rd. Unlike the rest of the ETC. series…

Lamborghini also chose China to launch its Urus SUV. Rather awkwardly its stand was next to sister marque Bentley, whose EXP9 F SUV stole the headlines of the Geneva Show…

Continental rallies have become popular with car clubs and one-make organizations, and are likely to increase while the foot-and-mouth epidemic restricts such happenings here. The Guild of Motoring writers had…

* * * LENIN'S CHOICE Sir, It might be of interest for you to know that I have recently come across two extremely fine examples of vintage RollsRoyce in Russia.…

It is at last possible to sort out these toy Citroens which are of Such interest to historians and collectors, thanks to an article in that excellent bi-lingual publication, Le Double Citroen,…