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Most petrol-heads (Ghastly description), whose enthusiasm, I thought, came from the heart, even the soul, will have owned quite a few cars. But who can compete with G RN Minchin…

In Part Two of his investigation into GT cars, Michael Cotton asks if sportscars have risen from the ashes only to fall back into the flames Remember what you thought…

A close race September 19th Despite an almost complete lack of pre-race publicity, a good crowd turned up at Oulton Park to watch this year's Gold Cup, which had been…

This shows the convincing superiority of the 2-litre V12 Ferrari „. amongst current sports-ears. All who were at Silverstone for the Daily Express meeting were impressed by the performance and…

Bravo, Alfa Romeo As the rebirth of this magazine in recent years has shown, certain brands have an ability to defy logic. They can be run almost into the ground…

Northern 200-Mile Trial. A reliability trial with an unusual route will be held on June 30th to July 1st, when the Wood Green Club will hold a " Northern 200-Mile…

A V8 SPORTS CAR THE LEIDART 8, A NEW CAR WITH OUTSTANDING ACCELERATION AND A STATED SPEED OF 100 M.P.H. The V-8 Ford has acquired a reputation possessed by few…

Bill Boddy remembers the Hon Brian Lewis – a very successful, aristocratic amateur racer who drove with professional style It is interesting to recall how many titled racing drivers there…

The widely-publicised reciprocating steam engine with which William P. Lear was going to revolutionise the American automobile industry has been abandoned. However, the multi-millionaire industrialist and inventor insists that he…

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Wlhatever you might think about the level of competitiveness in Formula One racing 1988-style, and however much you might bemoan the loss of Brands Hatch as a Grand Prix venue,…

ALAN MINSHAW'S BEAUTIFULLY presented Maserati 'Birdcage' emerged on top from the round of the BRDC Historic Sports Car Championship run within the annual MG Car Club's Silverstone event. Julian Bronson…