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THE MANX GRAND PRIX NEXT WEEK'S RACES THE organisers of the Manx Grand Prix are hopeful that the two races are going to be a big success. As will be…

Anthony Phelps, ex-test pilot, introduces the 1-1/2 litre Gordano -- an entirely new British sports car The problems besetting aircraft and motor-car designers are not always analogous in practice, but they are…

Trans-Atlantic tie-up The project of the enthusiastic Lord Avebury, who thought that an Anglo-American car based on Graham components might be viable in the mid-1930s following in the tradition of…

When overseas competitors returned from practising along the route of the 1976 Safari Rally some of them made general comments that the "toughest rally in the world" had become soft,…

The Police and the Law Sir, I write with regard to an article which appeared in the July issue of your magazine in the "Matters of Moment" column and entitled…

The professional Grand Prix drivers, who seem to spend more time trying to get motor racing organised to their way of thinking, than actually getting on with the racing, are…

TO celebrate its 40th birthday and the 70th anniversary of the historic 1,000-Mile Trial the Veteran CC is staging a very exciting and strenuous event, which commences on May 1st.…

Technicalities of the 1968 Formula One Cars To the casual eye all Formula One or Grand Prix cars look the same, in as much as they have multi-cylinder engines mounted…

Sir, Where is Mike Hawthorn in your all-rounder list? Starting with his world championship, one must include his sportscar victories at Le Mans, Sebring, the Supercortemaggiore (twice) and in the…

VINTAGE POSTBAG "The American Invasion" Sir; The " Cat-cycle " (i.e., The Cyclecar) surely dates it somewhere between November 19 t 2 and October 1913, at which date The Crciecar…

I was reminded of the Lancia Lambda by a letter in the VSCC Bulletin debating whether this landmark vintage car was made in production form with very narrow rear doors…

• CLUB AFFAIRS The Thames Estuary A.C. is tiiuv well under way and has held several events. Its club nights will be held twice a month as from Oetober 8th,…