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Ferrari — The Machines and the Man by Pete Lyons. 320pp. 11" x 83/4". GT Foulis & Co. Ltd., Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset BA22 7JJ. £19.95   For those who collect everything,…

The United States Auto Club has gone a long way toward putting its house in order by finally naming a full-time executive director to oversee all its operations and at…

Although not specifieally designed as such, the Yimkin Special, which has been raced for two seasons now, is a boon to the proverbial impecunious enthusiast who contemplates a season's racing for the…

Occasionally one gets a glimpse of motoring from the past on the TV screen, in plays or documentaries, but best of all, as brief shots from the true past. I…

Great Britain, Austria, German: three Grands Prix in four weekends. Not to mention a three-day Monza test, the first confirmations of 1999's driver signings, and FIA hearings in Paris. It's…

Air-Road-Sea Addlestone by JH Rowe, DM&JL Barker, Addlestone. £4.95. Those who seek the history of coachbuilding companies should note the availability of this little soft-cover book of 64 pages, which…

It is sad that Great British makes are taking on new manufacturing identities and that long-established factories such as Vauxhall's at Litton and Austin's at Longbridge are faced with closure…

"Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913" by Oliver Tapper. 390 pp. 8.1/2 in. X 5 in. (Putnam & Co. Ltd., 9 Bow Street, London, WC2E 7AL. £6.00). It is excellent that…

Sir, Anyone who believes that Ader flew, or even "hopped" in "AEOLE" or "AVION" in the late 19th century should read Charles Gibb-Smiffi's exhaustive book on the subject. Gibb-Smith uncovers…

Andrew Frankel drove the most original factory D-type of all in the Le Mans Classic parade, then opened it up on William Lyons's favourite testing ground the English country road…

When Formula Two was fading, Bernie Ecclestone came up with an alternative. -- A new home for a castrated DFV. By Damien Smith Michel Ferté was on a mission. This…

The ex-Jo Siffert 1968 British Grand Prix winning Lotus 49 will be the jewel in the crown of a special tribute to legendary privateer entrant Rob Walker (below) on the…