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These are contentious times for Bentley, as the company edges into German hands. But with the launch of the new Arnage, Andrew Frankel insists the future looks bright. Photogaphy by…

This year the Italian Grand Prix took the title of the Grand Prix of Europe, for what it is worth, and the organisers reverted to the to-kilometre combined road and…

...edited by the Institute of Advanced Motorists. 126pp. 81/2" x 51/4". (Kogan Page Ltd, 120 Pentonville Road, London N1 5JN. £3.95). Initially available only to IAM members, this book arguably…

ONE UP FOR FORD! Sir,. It was interesting to note in the Volkswagen advertisement on page 761 of your September issue that Fords outnumbered the Volkswagens by it t to…

Cardiff, Wales What should have been the ultimate title showdown became a tale of two broken radiators when the fight for the 2011 World Rally Championship reached its climax on…

His many friends in the motor club world will join me in mourning the loss of Holland Birkett, who, with his third wife Margaret, was killed when his Auster failed…

The Ford Consul Classic, although not a revolutionary new car, is such a significant addition to the family car field that a great deal will be heard of it as production…

TIME FL A. R. C. AUGUST MEETING-. The chief race at the Brooklands August Bank Holiday Meeting will be the scratch race over the Campbell road course for cars of…

After the simultaneous running of Indianapolis 500 and the new US 500, David Phillips contemplates the implications for American motor sports. Indycar racing's inaugural Mille Miglia is history. Based on…

Fascinating restorer stories Sir, I am writing to thank you for your splendid series 'The Classic Restorers'. I began following vintage and classic racing some 20 years ago when I…

By William Plowden. 469 pp. 8 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. (The Bodley Head, 9, Bow Street, London, WC2. £6.) These excellent books have appeared recently on what could…

A FAST LIFE FUNNY MOTORBOATING FILM. A REALLY IN the little M.G.M. Theatre there issued a series of guffaws punctuated by roars of hearty laughter. A group of sour-looking critics…