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Another Forgotten Journey Bruce Dowell, the Sunbeam man, has kindly sent me details of an interesting journey undertaken circa 1926 by a 25hp Sunbeam tourer, which was considered sufficient of…

A summary of classic and racing auctions from around the world in numbers RM Auctions Monterey August 16/17 27 cars sold for over $1M (£639,200) £17.6m The most road car…

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A Triumph Comparison THE Triumph Acclaim, that well-stirred BL / Honda pudding, represents British Leyland's desperate interim hope in the family-car market, so merits a few more words about it.…

A reminder that Peter Robertson-Rodger's two ex-Birkin 4 1/2-litre Bentleys, the short chassis, blower 4-seater and the single-seater which held the Brooklands lap record at 137.98 m.p.h., are now in…

Without a doubt the most serious happening in the road-racing world recently was Eric Oliver's crash at Bordeaux, which resulted in a broken leg. While the accident was serious enough in itself,…

Sir, "Seventeen shillings for fitting just one pair of brake shoes with linings which were my own property", writes Mr DI Williams in your April publication. We should like to complete…

On the Road in an 1897 4-1--h.p. Panhard IN the January issue of Mayon Svoirr, as will be remembered by the nwre inveterate readers of this series of articles, I…

At Montlhery a Simca Aronde has set up 27 new International Class F records, covering over 37,641 miles at around 70 m.p.h. All the Austin A40 records of 1951 and…

APOLOGY In the issue of MOTOR SPoar for June of last year in an article dealing with Grand Prix races in 1961, comments were made which, it has been suggested,…

A section devoted to old-car matters The V.S.C.C. Presteigne Rally (October 5/6th) The annual Vintage S.C.C. Presteigne Rally has a tradition dating back to pre-war days and this year the…

Curborough correction Sir, I feel I must write to correct a slight error in the report of the V.S.C.C. Curborough Speed Trials. This is no fault of your own as…