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A 3-litre Humber Super Snipe and the New Standard Vanguard Vignale Six Used to Follow the R.A.C. Rally When it had been decided that I should take a photographer to…

A 1917 Turner Sir, As I do not remember a similar car being mentioned previously, I enclose a photograph of a Turner 2/3-seater car (R.A.C. rating 8.9 h.p.) which I…

Book Reviews "'Tan Moron' YEAR Ram, 1951," by Laurence Pomeroy, M.S.A.E., and R. L. de Burgh Wallarley. (Temple Press, Ltd., Bowling Green Lane, E.C.1, 216 pp., 12s. 6d.) Every honest…

Looking towards F1 next year, I wonder why, with the massive costs of F1 already, more money should be spent developing new power units? There is nothing new about V8s.…

"Continental Sports Cars", by W Boddy (Foulis, 7, Milford Lane, WC2) will soon appear in revised, enlarged form, errors in the first edition corrected and additional information added, notably under…

Britain's oldest motor race, the Tourist Trophy, produced drama right to the end of its 105-lap distance and, as has often been the case since the event moved to Silverstone,…

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…