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The combination of a fuel-consumption formula (all the cars had to run for 20 laps or more without refuelling), the absence of many graded drivers, and—worst—the lack of Matra, Alpine,…

AN IMPROVED CASTROL " R " The distinctive exhaust smell associated with Castro! It has been synonymous with motor sport for over forty years. Wakefields now announce thai this racing…

Sir, Firstly may I be allowed to comment on Mr. P. F. G. Wright's notes on 2-gallon petrol cans. The only Pratts cans that I have come across are of…

Charles Amherst Villiers: from supercharging to James Bond, Churchill and a manned mission to Mars. Paul Kenny looks at an amazing maverick When you are next in London with half…

Back in 1965 I was aware that other motor journals were publishing roadtests of used cars. It seemed sensible for MOTOR SPORT to join in. But instead of reports on…

By Michael Keyser and Jonathan Williams ISBN 8376 0234 3 Published by Bendy, £39.99 What a simply terrible title for a simply brilliant book. Brilliant, that is, if you have…

OPPOSED PISTONS By BALADEUR There is a special satisfaction reserved for the cynic in the study of extinct animals. It must tickle his fancy no end to think of nature,…

To refer to the RAC Brighton Run as one of our greatest events on the veteran car calendar is entirely unnecessary. It has been such for a great many years,…

The Aston Martin DB7 will be built as a follow-on to the Jaguar XJ220 in a converted mill at Bloxham, near Banbury in Oxfordshire. Of the 125 people employed there…

A fact to which we have got to resign ourselves with the best grace possible is that motor-racing is harder hit by war than most other sports. Football, horse-racing, boxing,…

DRIVING EDUCATION. ITis of vital importance to owners of fast cars that they should be able to depend upon other road users doing the right thing. Such criminal faults as…

THE J.C.C. OPENS BROOKLANDS. GOOD ENTRY FOR NEW-SEASON EVENT. TAKE a large crowd of enthusiasts, and an assortment of cars ranging from old " 30-98's " to modern touring saloons,…