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The ex-Birkin Bentley single-seater Sir, I am writing to thank you for the fascinating and erudite article which appeared in the October "Motor Sport" about the Birkin 4½ blown single…

The Global-warming panic is on! HRH The Prince of Wales has presented convincingly his own long TV documentary telling how we are destroying the environment. Mrs. Thatcher has said what…

RUMBLINGS V. itk the return of the Austin Seven a highlight of the justconcluded Earls Court Show thoughts turn again to economy vehicles built to ideals and ideas. Economy Cars…

The new-for-2014 rulebook for the Le Mans 24 Hours could spell the end for the open-top prototype. One of the proposals is that the new breed of prototype, which will…

Ivy’s charm offensive Sir, Your piece on Bill Ivy (October issue) reminded me of a distant memory from my youth. In 1969 I was a 14-year-old schoolboy waiting for a…

The man behind this remarkable collection of Lancias is Gino Macaluso, a former works rally driver for Fiat in the early 1970s. The genial Italian is now the president of…

There are some interesting references to cars in "The Unforgiving Minute" (W. H. Allen, 1978), the fascinating if at times almost unbelievable autobiography of Beverley Nicholls. When I first began…

American Eagle to soar again in Formula One? The Eagle name could return to Formula One next season. During the GP at Indianapolis, Dan Gurney revealed his plans to create an American F1 team, with two American drivers. Gurney, the man behind the…

After Britain's longest car rally, WB reviews the entry, and Tom Threlfall reports from John O'Groats A month or so after the veterans have had their Run to Brighton comes…

LUBRICATION SERVICE GUIDE. The publication of the latest list of eastrol Lubrequipment service stations shows that there are now 2,253 (two thousancli, two hundred and fifty three) in operation throughout…

Sir„ About a year ago I purchased two S.L.I.M. chassis, plus sundry bits and pieces. It is my intention to restore the best of these chassis to Concours condition and…

V-E-V Miscellany. That supposed Lagonda derelict in South London turns out to be a Mk. VI Bentley, sans radiator so if anyone craves a cut-and-shut . . . The Bean…