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The last Lagonda was produced in May 1990, but the Vignale seen at the Geneva Show last March was a curtain-raiser for the revival of the name, although certainly not…

Those B. & B. Continentals Sir, I feel, as the owner of the only Lancia "Ardea" in this country, I cannot allow Mr. A. E. Frost's letter to go unchallenged.…

Rust has taken its toll on unrestored steel-. bodied cars: virtually every square inch of metalwork is susceptible to the vagaries of 'tin worm'. Pay particular attention to the wheel…

THE B.R.D.C. DINNER & DANCE THE annual Dinner and Dance of the British Racing Drivers' Club, held at the Park Lane Hotel, Piccadilly, London, on February 17th, proved to be…

He may downplay his achievements, but daredevil rider turned car designer Chris Lawrence can be rightly proud of taking Morgan to success at La Sarthe He seems impervious to praise.…

Farman - the Hispano-Suiza rival Not all that much seems to have been known about the Farman cars, especially in comparison with the respect accorded, absolutely rightly, to the Hispano-Suiza,…

Don't get chippy! Sir, While I was aware that McLaren Electronic Systems supplied the standard chip in Formula 1 I hadn't realised they had fitted one on Lewis Hamilton's shoulder...…

We Hear P. H. Lloyd has a 1927 3-litre Bentley, Reg. No. YE 1140, chassis T.N. 1559, which was at one time owned by Wilcox, Segrave's chief mechanic. He would…

Here is an astonishing statistic: of our 1000 issues, Bill Boddy has been directly involved in almost 900 of them. Freelance contributor from 1930, Editor for the remarkable span of…

During April and May, two World Championship qualifiers took place in fairly close succession. The Safari and the Tour of Corsica were as similar as chalk and cheese; the latter…

In more recent years the stars of Brooklands were Sir Henry Birkin in the blower 4 1/2 Bentley, Oliver Bertram in the Barnato-Hassan, John Cobb in the lap-record Napier-Railton and…

NEWS FROM THE U.S.A. By our American Correspondent T. MERIVVETHER-SMITH. CHAMPIONSHIP automobile races are always rare in the United States during the summer months. Interest in the A. A. A.…