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Profiles on three more racing teams which appear regularly at race meetings The Frank Manning team is not often seen in England, as the two black Formula Three Brabham-Fords are…

CONTENTS Hotchkiss wins the Monte Carlo Rally Alvis Speed Twenty, The ... Looking back at the Exeter Rumblings 1934 Racing Cars, The Moaoposto Maserati 'Winter Work in the Garage Fiat,…

Goodwood Revival brought a remarkable return to the track for the 1922 TT-winning Sunbeam; it was the first time that Chassagne's car has raced in England in 83 years. Bentley…

The crisis in the Middle East has begun with the equivalent of the 'phoney war' period of 1939, when German bombers droned over London but no bombs fell and we…

Sir, I read with more than passing interest the interview with Mr. Chapman, the retired chauffeur of the late Lord Davies of Llandinam„ and the reference to the statue of…

In October 14th the BBC "Top Gear" programme sent Willie Rushton to cover the Hispano Suiza Hotel Ritz Spanish Rally, which brought out a record number of these rare cars,…

Continental Notes Etancelin Prepares. ONE of the very first of the 1934 3 litre Maseratis was supplied to the well known French driver, Philippe Etancelin. Leaving no stone unturned in…

Even if John Fitch had never sat in a racing car, his extraordinary life would still be the stuff of legend. Fighter pilot, sailor, inventor, farmer, prisoner of war, car…

There are a lot of people who seem to think that Grand Prix racing began in 1950, whereas the first Grand Prix was held in 1906. It was the present…

Since the Maserati factory withdrew from racing at the end of 1957 they have not been entirely inactive on the racing side but given financial encouragement by private owners they have…

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When people ask me which I think is the most impressive vantage point on any circuit I have visited, my answer unfailingly surprises them. Eau Rouge at Spa? Suzuka's 130R?…