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SPORTING CARS ON TEST. THE FRAZER NASH SPORTS-TOURER. By RICHARD TWELNETREES. TO many motorists the term of " sports" as applied to a car conjures up one of two things,…

When your working day begins with a man from Munich parking a Ferrari apparently valued at £44,000 in front of the house, it is hard to grasp the motoring realities…

The Fate of a 1913 Indianapolis Sunbeam Sir, I was very interested to read a letter regarding a 1913 Indianapolis Sunbeam, in which S. T. B. Cripps made a kind…

The time has come to write of two fast Fords. First, the 150 bhp V6 2.8-litre fuel injection Uniroyal Rallye-shod Sierra XR4i, which, at the time of writing, I have used…

This year for the very first time, advance reconnaissance of the RAC Rally's forest stages will be allowed, and the use of pace notes during the event itself. GP explains…

MODEL T on 17th and it Anyone who feels that he or she would like to grapple once again with the unconventional controls of the epileptic— sorry, epicyclic—model T Ford…

LONDON RALLY (Sept. 111t6/12th) Results : Wick Challenge Trophy t J. H. Wick Challenge Trophy t J. H. Ray (2.088.e.c. Morgan). Norwester Challenge Trophy t R. P. N. Stark (2,213-c.c.…

An original road test taken from the Motor Sport archives, June 1965 By Bill Boddy Factfile Production: 1963-67 Power: 150bhp 0-60mph: 11sec Max speed: 124mph Economy: 18mpg Prettiest of the…

Sir, In Andrew Frankel's piece on the Audi R53 (September issue) he says he can't think of another manufacturer which mounted wider tyres in front than in the rear. I…

A 100 m.p.h. German Highway. ANEW arterial road, connecting the cities of Cologne and Bonn, has just been completed in Germany. Designed as an express road for high speed traffic,…

Sir, On September 27th, 1981 my VW Polo suffered a major engine failure due to a sheared oil pump drive after having run only 8,500 miles. I wrote to the…

We have commented previously on the new Leyland transporter used to convey the victorious Vanwalls to the circuits, which made its debut at Rouen this year. Now, through the courtesy…