Articles from the archive

No.6 : FORD Whereas makes formerly dealt with in this series have been built largely by hand in small numbers and therefore rank as cars to delight present-day vintage-car enthusiasts,…

Besides the books reviewed on page 23 there are some other titles for New Year study. "The Ford 10 Tuning Manual" (80 pp., 10 in. by 8 in.), by D.…

Jody Scheckter, Guest Editor As I say elsewhere in this issue, the urge to drive Formula 1 cars did not disappear the moment I retired from motor racing at the…

Tour of Corsica Luck can often contribute to rallying success as well as skill, reliability and tenacity. Fortunately it does not enter the lists all that often and winners are…

39/98 VAUXHALL SECOND-11AND spares for Side-Valves and O.H.V. models. Everything in stock. Warburton, 420, Walkden Road, Worsley, Manchester.

In this second part of our feature covering the concessionaires of foreign cars sold in this country we survey several more foreign makes, with especial emphasis on spares and service…

The official designation for a works modified Austin Healey Sprite appears to be a "Happy" Sprite, all owners of cars so equipped being eligible for a lapel badge depicting a grinning…

As someone who learned much about old cars from the late, great Bill Boddy and even more so from Denis Jenkinson, I am by reflex a sceptic. The legendary status…

The Ford GT40 lookalike should be back at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2011. The Ford GT, developed for the GT1 class by the Swiss-funded Matech group, took part…

The fifth round of the Sports/Prototype Championship at Spa on 22nd May was won easily by Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarflotti in a 330P3 coupe Ferrari from Sir John Whitmore…

* The works-backed Jaguar XKR GT2 built by the RSR squad has completed 2000 test miles, team boss Paul Gentilozzi has revealed. Marc Goossens, who drove the car on its…

One of the best-known Lotus 10s is now in the ownership of seasoned racer Malcolm Paul after he acquired it from the family of the late historic racer Adrian Hall.…