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Of all British sportscars, the Jaguar D-type and Ford’s GT40 are the most successful. Yet, though separated by just four seasons, they feel a generation apart. Andrew Frankel braves the…

1½-litre Fords When we road-tested the new Ford Consul Classic last year we stated "the performance is nothing to rave about." Ford has since found this out for themselves, for…

Books have been written about Austin racing history and before this special articles in Motor Sport provided very adequate coverage of the subject. But some significant gaps are filled in…

The trend of design As another year commences it behoves us to take a look at how engineering is developing in the motoring world. It is remarkable how many, and…

• AD067--British Leyland's first completely new car The editor writes:—"l was summoned to Longbridge as long ago as mid-January, for a preview of the long-awaited entirely-new British Leyland car. The…

Major R R. Dove describes another journey In his Continental travels in his 1928 "12/40" Lea Francis—providing food for thought to those of our readers who are already planning their…

TWO CLUB PUBLICATIONS Too late for mention in the proper section of this paper under Club News, the May issue of" Bugantics " and "The Gauntlet" have come to hand.…

The Royal Automobile Club of Belgium, who organise the Grand Prix on the hilly and wooded Spa-Francorchamps circuit, invariably prefer a small entry of top drivers to a large entry…

Over the Christmas break i was reading The Eye of the Needle by Ken Follet, a fictional spy story, and to my surprise I found I had to read it…

Keith Duckworth and company talk about their turbocharged V8 USAC engine Surprising as it may seem in view of Cosworth Engineering's role in Formula One, Keith Duckworth is all for…

On December 9th, the R.A.C. held its annual meeting with club delegates. Some sensational revelations were made during this meeting, notably that Silverstone will be available to clubs who wish…

The Race of Champions arrived at the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium in Beijing (above) with an all-star cast of drivers, including World Champions past and present Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher,…