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The Sanremo Rally If you drive eastwards through the mountains from the Alpine stamping ground of the Monte-Carlo Rally, keeping as near parallel to the northern Mediterranean coastline as possible,…

Golden Egg for a Golden Arrow? Planners International of Tetbury in Gloucestershire is hoping that the 925hp Irving-Napier Land Speed Record car "Golden Arrow" can be restored to running order,…

A lunch to celebrate Mike Hawthorn leads to an unexpected private view At the Bill Boddy Tribute Day, Tim Ely, who owns Mike Hawthorn’s Riley Ulster Imp (top), invited me…

While the rest of the world was following the fortunes of the Grand Prix stars at Monaco, and others were watching a Dutchman win at the Brickyard in middle America,…

For a few weeks it looked like I wouldn’t make MG Live! at Silverstone this year, the 50th anniversary of the MGB. But thanks to a very kind invitation from…

It is now history that this year's Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree was abandoned after false starts. It was what Peter O'Sullivan, BBC Sport's commentator, called the greatest disaster in…

While I have ceased to be astonished at the numbers of references to cars in non-motoring books I was intrigued when a reader recommended "John Christie of Glyndebourne" a biography…

FORD SIERRA THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CAR AT THE CONVENTIONAL running-gear is (lathed different body-shell. A COMMON complaint today is that most mass-produced European cars tend to look the same. Ford,…

Toyota MR2 THE TOYOTA MR2, which made its British &but at the NEC, is a stylish two-seater sports car using the Corolla engine / transaxle mounted amidships. Performance details are…

Lewis Hamilton says he is determined to win the British Grand Prix and make up for a frustrating debut appearance in front of home fans last year. In the 2007…

Italian pride shines bright at the start of a new World Championship, but 10 years later the British turn F1 on its head – and back to front By Doug…

Two more-than-normally interesting Lesney "Matchbox" miniatures are No. 24, a 3-in.-long Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow to 67:1 scale, priced at 2s., and No. Y-4, a "Models of Yesteryear" 1909 Opel two-seater…