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The wonderful 14.1-kilometre circuit that runs between Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot, in the hills near Spa, needs little introduction to followers of Grand Prix racing, and this year everyone was…

July MG attractions THE MG GAR CLUB LTD. has some interesting events planned in July. On the second the Northern Concours d'Elegance and Motoring Gymkhana is to be held at…

A new and formal version of the ‘one move’ blocking rule, which requires drivers to leave space when they return to the racing line, could lead to some controversy over…

Hyundai is a company that is fascinating to me. Bigger than Ford, there’s probably not a brand in the land that’s tried harder to haul its products out of the…

Sir, I'm just catching up with past issues of your superb magazine, which takes a while to reach the States but is well worth the wait. I loved the piece…

Don’t you just love politicians? While appreciating they have a tremendously exposed, difficult and demanding job to do, these too-often over-weeningly self-important, self-promoting (and variably incompetent) creatures have willingly set…

This Generation has seen GLASS that admits the sun GLASS that defies the heat GLASS that withstands blows At last comes GLASS THAT CONQUERS FOG What the Press says :—…

Aston lore The article by F. W. Ellis on the pre-Bertelli Aston-Martins, which we published in the May issue, has brought forth some additional very interesting facts, by no less an…

A Race to the Finish REIMS, FRANCE, July 5th. With the French Grand Prix having gone to Rouen, the A.C. de Champagne had to think up something new for their…

THE PIQUET / SALAZAR INCIDENT That Piquet lost his temper with Salazar after his Brabham had been shunted out of the German Grand Prix by the latter's ATS was just…

Multi-valve heads are in fashion these days. Turbocharging is passé and supercharging has not yet been taken up by enough manufacturers. No, the way to increased horsepower and torque, according…

Cars In Books THERE ARE several interesting references to cars in the late Dennis Wheatley's third volume of autobiography. "The Time Has Conte — 1919-1977, Drink and Ink" ,Hutchinson 1979,,…