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Virgin gets McLaren tech help Marussia Virgin has established a technical partnership with McLaren after splitting with Nick Wirth following the Monaco Grand Prix. The team's original business model was…

One of the three Napiers which took part in the first competition event at Brooklands returned to action during the Double Twelve event in June, nearly 103 years after its…

Sir, For 18 years I drove and enjoyed a succession of British-built automobiles. These varied from such mundane machinery as a Standard 8, Morris 10, Austins A40, A60, A95 and…

This year’s Indianapolis 500 was a fiercely competitive race with 14 drivers leading at least one lap and a long line of cars snaking along in pursuit of the leader.…

Aston Martin specialist Richard Williams, who managed the firm's Group C racing activities from 1984-1989, has developed a lusty seven-litre conversion for the race-bred V8 engine. Even before the Newport…

Jackie Stewart has been named as the president of the British Racing Drivers Club. He replaces Ken Tyrrell who has occupied the seat in a caretaker role since Lord Hesketh…

Le Mans (Sarthe), June 12th The Le Mans 24-hour race gave promise of being a gigantic battle this year, and on the Tuesday and Wednesday before the race the cars…

_ VAUXHALL t27 . 113 Vauxhall, 14/40 sports tourer, polished aligninium, completely overhauled, spring wheel, good tyres, fast, 25 m.p.g., negligible oil. 42 Denton Road, E. Twickenham. Popesgrove 4021.

Good to see that the unusual 1909 Austin town-carriage with its underfloor engine and driving compartment right at the front, only the radiator ahead of it, has resurfaced in a…

Sir, I was very interested in Mr. W. F. S. Wike's outburst directed against. me in your March issue. Actually, I am getting a little tired of him extolling the…

The Triangle Flying Saucer I was most interested in the letter in this month's MOTOR SPORT from Mr. F. M. Wilcock regarding the Rolls-Royce Kestrel Engine in the Triangle Flying…

Sir, Having watched the Veteran Car Rally (Sunday, 7th November) on the London. Brighton run, I thought that you might like to have an eye-witness account of the first occasion…