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by Guido Schittone Part biography, part corporate brochure, part homage to the corner of rural Italy where Dallara is based, Guido Schittone’s dual-language tome is an interesting oddity. It begins…

Sir, I have a 1925 Lea-Francis " 12/22 " J two-seater coupe, with dickey. The car was purchased by myself in April, 1949, for the low sum of £25. Since…

Motoring Sport Events for April Only clubs R. Rewicted whose secretaries furnished the necessary information prior to the Event. C. = Chfseet Event. C.1. Closed Invitation Event. N.B. = National…

Sir, You mention twice in your article on the American Car Rally at Beaulieu last month that the Marmon Roosevelt was the first eight to sell for under $1,000. Actually…

N.B.—Opinions expressed are those of our Correspondents and "Motor Sport" does not necessarily associate itself with them.—Ed. - A 3.4 Jaguar MK. 2 after 31,000 miles Sir, The October 1960…

A NEW SINGER SPORTS MODEL A 1,500 c.c. SIX CYLINDER CAR WITH STURDY CHASSIS AND ATTRACTIVE LINES. THE successes achieved in the short time since the introduction of the Singer…

Experiences with an Alfa-Romeo 2000GTV IT WAS in the summer of 1972 that our Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV was traded in for the then newly released 2000 GTV. Externally there…

By S. A. GIBBONS Mr. G. R. DOYLE, in "The World's Automobiles," gives the date of the birth of the Iris as 1905. How the name Iris came to be…

Capri 2.8i turbo by AVJ AVJ DEVELOPMENTS on Pershore's flourishing industrial estate, which is bordered by rolling Worcestershire agricultural land, are a company best known for their appointment as Aston…

Dramatic battles of the early '70s between the Bayerische Motoren Werke's CSL 'Batmobiles' (Tim Busby's is seen below) and Ford's Cologne Capris, with a rumbling Chevrolet Camaro or two for…

A 90 H.P. FIAT L,P)KING back at Various articles which have appeared in the " Veteran Types " series I am struck by a journalistic convention, not to say subterfuge,…

THE CAR AND THE CINEMA by a film fan rom the earliest days of the cinema the racing car has had obvious appeal for the producer. In his search for…