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RUMBLINGS The Earls Court Exhibition was a success in every way, and 562,954 people attended—a record. As so much has been written about it, we will content ourselves with a…

Bill Boddy has been contributing to MOTOR SPORT for 70 years and was its editor for over 50 of them. Here he reflects on the life and often curious times…

Motoring history holds all manner of interesting items. Recently I learned that VCC member Mike Bradbrook has owned for the past four years a very desirable 1910 24/30hp touring Nagant,…

Catterick Speed Hill-Climb always attracts a large entry and plenty of spectators. On Whit-Sunday, this year, 3,000 people watched the entry of 85 cars make their two runs up the…

Many entries arrived for this event and the Paddock was as crowded as it generally is on a large club race meeting in mid-season. The competitors were scheduled to run…

THE JUNIOR RACE Pine wins after very gallant ride. APTER the unpleasant conditions which prevailed during the practice week, the weather on the day of the Junior Grand Prix race…

Top model in Peugeot / Talbot's new "supermini" 205 range so far is the 105 mph GT, using the power unit of the Samba 5, which we recently tried. Unusually…

The Press Office of British Leyland thought it worthwhile to send us a Press release about an Austin Maxi into which 30 Loughborough students managed to squeeze "to achieve a…

Budget Day What will Budget Day bring to ease the motorists' heavy burden ? In a little more than a month we shall know the best, or the worst. We…

Agood pedigree is one thing. Allround experience is another, and outstanding management is the third ingredient launching PJ Jones to stardom in America. At the age of 23, Parnell Velco…

"John Montagu Of Beaulieu — 1866-1929. Motoring Pioneer And Prophet" by Paul Tritton. 291 pp, 9 1/2: in o 6 1/4 in. (Golden Eagle/George Hart, 73 New Bond Street, London,…

Le Mans veteran John Sheldon will be the man to beat when the 15th Tour Auto heads away from the Fontaines du Trocadero in Paris on Tuesday April 25. Ahead…