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January 8th-9th Another well-supported VSCC Measham Rally took place last month (50 entries). Having had a good run back from the Exeter Trial in the BMW I decided to go…

Having heard a rumour that another motoring writer may have discovered the possibly skeletal remains of the aero-engined Mercedes in which Hartshorn Cooper was killed at Brooklands in 1921, I…

There is interest in the fate of old motor factories and racing shops, etc. A long time ago, riding into Aylesbury in a Model-T or Lancia bus from Waddesdon, I…

VINTAGE CARS Sir, In reply to " Countryman's " letter in the March issue, I enclose herewith two photographs of my 2-litre Sunbeam. I acquired this car in late 1036,…

Raymond May's memory is to be recognised at the VSCC Silverstone Meeting on June 12, with the display of hopefully all the ERAs and four V16 BRMs including the non-runner…

Loton Park I 11E VSCC LOTON PARK HILL CLIMB ON September 19 was billed as the place at which to see girl drivers in action, probably to their surprise. Only…

Pit equipment  As fast as the detail design work on Formula One cars progresses, so does the design of equipment for behind-the-scenes work and for pit and paddock work by the…

With many manufacturers withholding further road-tests from us until after the Show was over, it was pleasing to receive a letter from Patrick Lee of BL's Longbridge factory, in which…

2,400 SERVICE STATIONS By the end of 1933—less than nine months after the first station was opened —no fewer than 2,432 Castrol lubrequipment stations were in operation in Great Britain…

The weekend of May 22nd-23rd saw a wide variety of motoring events taking place on the International Calendar. At Bari, in the south of Italy, Froilan Gonzalez recorded his third…

PORSCHE IN SURREY ANinteresting pre-Show experience was a brief ride along the historic Portsmouth Road in the Type 850 Porsche count': imported by Continental Cars, Ltd., for the Show. This…

Sir, I was extremely interested to read the recent article relating to Fangio's Maserati 250F and its return to the Nurburgring. I well remember attending Aintree, as a 16-year-old enthusiast,…