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Nelson Piquet's son got an insight into his father's British Formula Three Championship-winning year of 1978 when he sampled the title-winning Ralt RT1 at Silverstone in May. Nelson Angelo, himself…

Photographic Studies by LOUIS KLEMANTASKI My introduction to Bugattis was caused by a gradual awakening to the deficiencies of my first four cars: the first three, a Salmson, Cup Model…

When you change the oil, change the filter, too How can you tell when your filter has reached capacity—when it can trap and hold no more dangerous specks of abrasive…

1929 was a good year for the American auto industry. And it was a good year for the Du Pont Motor Co, too. In its 10-year existence, only a few…

Sir, I was surprised that Mr. Erik Johnson, the Marketing Manager of Mercedes-Benz (England) Ltd., should state in his letter in the January issue that "Mercedes-Benz racing cars of 1938/9…

WE HEAR Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret have graciously accepted membership of the " Order of the Road." Their fleet of cars now carry the insignia of…

Legendary Formula One team owner Ken Tyrrell received a lifetime achievement award at the second Classic & Sports Car Historic Motorsport Awards, held at London's Park Lane Hotel on Halloween…

VAN WALL SELECT 2-4 HOUR VALS PAR Another International racing team chooses 2-4 hour Valspar. Reason: its outstanding all-round performance under testing track conditions. TOUGH FINISH Impervious to oil, petrol…

Those who like engines are advised that AE Tagg has produced a short history of Green and ENV aero-engines, called Power for the Pioneers which is is packed with many…

A Lotus hand-out reads: "Well over 7,000 visitors attended the Lotus factory at Hethel last weekend when, for the first time, the complete car manufacturing plant was opened to the…

No. 14: THE BELSIZE BRADSHAW AMONGST the more ingenious of the innumerable small cars which struggled, most of them unsuccessfully, to establish themselves on the market after the 1914/18 war, was…

Mike Thackwell became the first drive to win an F3000 race his third International Trophy win with Ralt in four years. As usual, the weather conditions were appaling (Above, top)…