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Back in the early Seventies, when the East African Safari did not stick to all-weather roads, when the Acropolis was an absolute road race and when the first leg of…

Simon Arron Editor 1991-1996 "Who do you think you are, telling me what's going in the issue?" My first conversation with Bill Boddy didn't get off to a great start.…

THE LAYSTALL MOTOR ENGINEERING WORKS, LTD. ON the Laystall Stand at Olympia will be shown examples of the Company's products and Special Motor Repairs, including : New Crankshafts and Camshafts,…

Sir, I was most surprised to read three letters in your December issue actually praising the Triumph TR range of cars, my own experience with the model contrasts sharply with…

TRYING AGAIN Ilse Bentley D.C. is taking a 3-litre, two 41-litre and a 61-litre Bentley to Mont1h4ry at Easter to attempt one hour high-speed runs. The drivers will be Messrs.…

WIRELESS on an M.C.C. RELIABILITY TRIAL A Thousand Miles Test of a " Radiola" Wireless Set. By RICHARD TWELVETREES, A.M.I.Mech.E. EVER since the early days of Broadcasting, the problem of…

It was a pleasant surprise for WB to learn that he had been awarded the new National Motor Museum Prince Henry Trophy for 1993. Judged by the Museum's Advisory Council,…

Designer Frank Dernie laments the disappearance of the practical career path for talented young engineers that he followed The first involvement I had with F1 was a little bit of…

It was Ferrari's own fault. By squeezing its svelte GTO through a tiny 'body option' loophole in the GT regs, it made room for this, the fastest Cobra of all.…

After Brooklands Track was opened in 1907 there were complaints about the inconvenience caused to local inhabitants. These included anxiety about noise from the new Motor Course, which was described…

Sébastien Loeb is on course to overtake Carlos Sainz at the top of the all-time World Rally Championship winners list before the halfway point of next season, if he continues…

FRAZ ER-NASH rRASER-NASH Cars, Falcon Works, London 1: Road, Isleworth (Hounslow 00 ill have for disposal a number of reconditioned ears—Full particulars on application. FOR sale, in good condition, taxed.…