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Consider Colin McRae's World Rally Championship victory and it's easy to run out of superlatives. What lies ahead for the youngest-ever champion? Ka-pow! Colin McRae slammed shut the boot of…

Having heard intriguing accounts of how a Targa Florio type Fiat had been rescued from an Irish bog and immaculately reborn, and then seen it open this year's VSCC Prescott…

A reader has very kindly made available to me some correspondence involving buying a Bentley. Not from any of the Motor Sport advertisers who specialise in these; the car involved…

FTD by Guy Smith (Frazer Nash Special) Whereas at Shelsley Walsh the paddock is comparatively small and seems subservient to the famous hill, at Prescott it is rather the reverse, with…

THE LE MANS 24 HOUR RACE Alfa-Romeos take first three places in Grand Prix d'Endurance. Aston Martin a close second for 9th Rudge-Whitworth Cup. AFTER a spirited four-sided battle, from…

1950 ROLLS SILVER WRAITH. &Milner body. Laid up Past two years and needs some tidying. Offers around Vicio. Also 190 Lancia Spyder zseater sports, the Italian " Queen of the…

Back in 1973, James Hunt was perhaps the sensation of the Formula 1 season for his exploits in Alexander Hesketh’s virgin-white March. This combination of man and motor car finished…

A UK de Dion Bouton Club has been started for this pioneering marque. The inaugural meet was held on April 1 at the old Michelin depot in London, and the…

The Sunbeam Rapier has improved out of all recognition since its introduction many years ago, mainly because the Rootes Group has not been slow to incorporate improvements which have been…

The comeback! It is as well to be honest so that you, the reader, know where you stand from the start. The ownership of two Alfa Romeos has not diminished…

The Chic Sir, I read with interest your article concerning Chic cars. Although I have no knowledge of the Australian Chic I can perhaps add a little about the Bond-built…

Alfa Romeo will be the featured marque for the 2010 edition of Race Retro, the international historic motor sport show. The event will be held from March 12-14 retaining the…